Greatest Hits [Malaco]

by Z.Z. Hill

Overview

When he died in 1984 at the relatively young age of 48, Z.Z. Hill went down in history as a great blues singer. But he was also an excellent soul singer, and this 1990 CD reminds us that he had as much to do with earthy, gospel-drenched Southern soul as he did with B.B. King-influenced electric blues. Focusing on Hill's Malaco output, Greatest Hits contains some inspired 12-bar numbers (including "Open House at My House," "Shade Tree Mechanic" and Denise LaSalle's "Someone Else Is Steppin' In") but is just as heavy in its R&B content. "Right Arm for Your Love," "Get a Little, Give a Little" and "Cheatin' in the Next Room" serve as fine examples of his unpretentious approach to Stax-influenced soul. And, of course, the CD boasts what became Hill's signature song, the infectious "Down Home Blues." For those who haven't experienced the impressive material Hill was delivering during the last years of his life, this CD would be the appropriate starting point. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	06/13/1990
Label:	Malaco
UPC:	0048021743728

Tracks

1. Cheatin' in the Next Room
2. Down Home Blues
3. Please Don't Let Our Good Thing End
4. Right Arm for Your Love
5. Open House at My House
6. Someone Else Is Steppin' In
7. Get a Little, Give a Little
8. Shade Tree Mechanic
9. Three into Two Won't Go
10. Stop You from Givin' Me the Blues
11. Friday Is My Day

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Z.Z. Hill   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ronnie Eades   Horn
Dana Teboe   Horn
Harvey Thompson   Horn
Jim Horn   Horn
Thomisene Anderson   Vocals (Background)
Tommy Tate   Vocals (Background)
Bogdan Chruszcz   Strings
John Frantz   Strings
Dino Zimmerman   Guitar
Stuart McDonald   Strings
Harrison Calloway, Jr.   Horn
Chris Colelessor   Horn
Charlotte Chenault   Vocals (Background)
Marjorie Lash   Strings
Guy Weddle   Strings
Kathy Robinson   Strings
Walter King   Horn
Glen Holmes   Drums
John Barranco   Guitar
Linda Geidel   Strings
Bennett Randman   Strings
Leroy Emanuel   Guitar
Valerie Williams   Vocals (Background)
Gail Bauser   Strings
Jorge Orbon   Strings
David Chappell   Strings
Brian Gum   Strings
George Allen   Guitar (Bass)
Bob McNally   Strings
Kenneth Faulk   Horn
Carson Whitsett   Keyboards
Ben Cauley   Horn
Carl Marsh   Synthesizer
Owen Hale   Drums
Charles Rose   Horn
James Robertson   Drums
Jimmy Johnson   Guitar
Vasti Jackson   Guitar
Jewel Bass   Vocals (Background)
Kathy Young   Vocals (Background)
Whit Sidener   Horn
Peggy Plucker   Strings
Don Barrett   Guitar (Bass)
Ray Griffin   Guitar (Bass)
Claudette Hampton   Strings
Mickey Davis   Strings
Janet Dressler   Strings
Marguerite Haldeman   Strings
Ann Mason   Strings

Technical Credits

Wolf Stephenson   Producer
A.D. Prestage   Composer
Harrison Calloway, Jr.   String Arrangements
Jerry Strickland   Composer
Marion Vance   Photography
Peter Damroth   Photography
Rick Cason   Composer
Walter Godbold   Composer
Phil Allen   Graphic Design
Jimmy Lewis   Composer
Bobby Patterson   Composer
Don Henry   Composer
Joe Shamwell   Composer
Frank Johnson   Composer
Denise LaSalle   Composer
Mike Lewis   String Arrangements
Tommy Couch   Producer
George Jackson   Composer
Mickey Davis   String Arrangements
Swamp Dogg   Composer