Irene Reid: Queen Of The Party

1 Million Dollar Secret - 4:20, 2 I'm Getting Tired - 4:48, 3 If I Never Get To Heaven - 3:59, 4 I'm Walkin' - 4:39, 5 Aiming At Nothing - 5:09, 6 Once There Lived a Fool - 6:17, 7 Long John Blues - 4:28, 8 One Eyed Man - 4:50, 9 I Took the Backdoor Out - 5:47, 10 I Ain't Doing Too Bad - 5:06, 11 I'll Take You Back - 5:18, 12 Big Fat Daddy - 5:46

From her days singing with the Count Basie band as a replacement for Joe Williams, to her Indian summer of renewed popularity, Irene Reid always lived up to her moniker, "The Queen of Uptown Blues." Like Dinah Washington and Esther Phillips, Irene had a church background and never lost that divine intensity or power to convey the emotions in a lyric. Queen of the Party is a program featuring Irene, the Mighty Burner, Eric Alexander and the rest of the crew doing what Irene did best - the Uptown Blues. With her all-star band, Irene's wit, sassy delivery and love of life is evident in every track.

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