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Album · 1992

Devil’s Got Your Tongue

by Abbey Lincoln

Released
13 October 1992
Label
Verve Records
Catalogue no.
513 574-5
Tracklist
11 tracks
Length
1:09:29
Country
FR

“Devil’s Got Your Tongue” is an album by Abbey Lincoln, released in 1992 on Verve Records. The original release has 11 tracks with a running time of 1:09:29. Jazz standards on the record include “A Child Is Born”. The line-up features Abbey Lincoln (lead vocals), Marcus McLaurine (double bass), Rodney Kendrick (piano), Grady Tate (drums (drum set)) and Yoron Israel (drums (drum set)).

Who played on Devil’s Got Your Tongue

  • Abbey Lincoln lead vocals all tracks
  • Marcus McLaurine double bass on 10 tracks
  • Rodney Kendrick piano on 10 tracks
  • Grady Tate drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
  • Yoron Israel drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
  • Stanley Turrentine tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
  • J.J. Johnson trombone on 3 tracks
  • Randolph Noel conductor on 3 tracks
  • The Noel Singers choir vocals on 3 tracks
  • Cleotha Staples background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Mavis Staples background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Maxine Roach viola on 2 tracks
  • Roebuck “Pops” Staples background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Babatunde Olatunji membranophone, djembe, shekere, ashiko on 1 track
  • Gordy Ryan junjung on 1 track
  • Kehinde O'Uhuru ashiko on 1 track
  • Sulé O'Uhuru djembe, agogô on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 Rainbow — Melba Liston 4:44
  2. 2 Evalina Coffey (The Legend Of) — Abbey Lincoln 7:06
  3. 3 Story of My Father — Abbey Lincoln 5:31
  4. 4 A Child Is Born standard — Thad Jones 6:22
  5. 5 People in Me — Abbey Lincoln 6:15
  6. 6 A Circle of Love — Abbey Lincoln 5:57
  7. 7 Jungle Queen — Abbey Lincoln 6:12
  8. 8 The Merry Dancer — Abbey Lincoln 7:52
  9. 9 Devil’s Got Your Tongue — Abbey Lincoln 5:52
  10. 10 Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year — Frank Loesser 7:49
  11. 11 The Music Is the Magic — Abbey Lincoln 5:49

Production

  • Doug McKean engineer
  • Jay Newland engineer
  • Jean-Philippe Allard producer
  • Rick Applegate engineer
  • Sandy Palmer engineer

More albums by Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln’s Affair... A Story of a Girl in Love 1957 · Liberty That’s Him! 1957 · Riverside It’s Magic 1958 · Riverside Abbey Is Blue 1959 · Riverside Straight Ahead 1961 · Candid People in Me 1973 · Philips Painted Lady 1980 · Blue Marge Talking to the Sun 1984 · enja A Tribute to Billie Holliday 1989 The World Is Falling Down 1990 · Verve You Gotta Pay the Band 1991 · Verve Abbey Sings Billie, Volume 2 1992 · enja

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Devil’s Got Your Tongue?

The line-up of Devil’s Got Your Tongue includes Abbey Lincoln (lead vocals), Marcus McLaurine (double bass), Rodney Kendrick (piano), Grady Tate (drums (drum set)), Yoron Israel (drums (drum set)), Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone), J.J. Johnson (trombone) and Randolph Noel (conductor).

Which label released Devil’s Got Your Tongue?

Devil’s Got Your Tongue was released in 1992 on Verve Records (513 574-5).

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