Dee Dee Bridgewater (1976 album)

Dee Dee Bridgewater is the second studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. The record was released in 1976 via Atlantic Records label. She also released a self-titled album in 1980 via the Elektra label.

Dee Dee Bridgewater
Studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released	1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, AL Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA Soundtek, New York, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:05
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Gene Page, Stephen Y. Scheaffer, Jerry Wexler
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Afro Blue (1974) Dee Dee Bridgewater (1976) Just Family (1977)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[3]

Stacia Proefrock of AllMusic wrote "Dee Dee Bridgewater's self-titled album opens with a song that sounds closer to Gloria Gaynor than Ella Fitzgerald, throwing her jazz fans for a loop. This 1976 release explores R&B and funk territories, while still employing her strong, husky voice. She shows the amazing range and emotional expression that would make her "comeback" albums of the '90s so remarkable, while apparently having a lot of fun. While this album is out of character for her stylistically, it is still a fine addition to any fan's collection."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Prayer"	Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy	3:35
2.	"My Lonely Room"	Peter Skellern	4:52
3.	"It Ain't Easy"	Allen Toussaint	3:32
4.	"He's Gone"	Daryl Hall, John Oates	5:56
5.	"Goin' Through the Motions"	Tom Bahler	3:53
6.	"You Saved Me"	Bob Bateman, LiL' Ed	4:29
7.	"Every Man Wants Another Man's Woman"	Alan O'Day	4:09
8.	"My Prayer"	Georges Boulanger, Jimmy Kennedy	5:39
Total length:			36:05

Personnel

Band Dee Dee Bridgewater – primary artist, vocals Barry Beckett, Joe Sample, Tom Hensley – keyboards Harry Bluestone – concertmaster Herb Bushler, Henry Davis, Wilton Felder, David Hood – bass guitar Pete Carr, Jerry Friedman, Jimmy Johnson, Cliff Morris, Ray Parker Jr., Dean Parks, Melvin Ragin, David T. Walker – guitar Vivian Cherry – backing vocals Merry Clayton – backing vocals Gary Coleman – percussion Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals Ed Greene, Roger Hawkins – drums Loni Groves – backing vocals Bobbye Hall – congas

Augie Johnson – backing vocals John Lehman – backing vocals Marti McCall – backing vocals Linda November – backing vocals Jackie Ward – backing vocals Carolyn Willia – backing vocals Harold Wheeler – horn arrangements, keyboards, string arrangements Gene Orloff – concertmaster

Production Bob Defrin – art direction Lewis Hahn – mixing Gregg Hamm – engineer David Hassinger – engineer Jerry Masters – engineer Steve Melton – engineer Billy Page – vocal arrangement Gene Page – arranger, producer Stephen Y. Scheaffer – mixing, producer Paula Scher – art direction Jon Vogel – mastering Jerry Wexler –producer