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Bad for Me
Studio album by
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released1979
GenreJazz
Length37:05
LabelElektra
ProducerGeorge Duke
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Just Family
(1977) 		Bad for Me
(1979) 		Dee Dee Bridgewater
(1980)
Singles from Bad for Me
  1. "Bad for Me"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cashbox(favourable)[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[4]

Bad for Me is the fourth studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, released in 1979 on Elektra Records.[5] The album reached at No. 29 on the Cashbox Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 30 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[6][7]

Overview

Bad for Me was produced by George Duke. Artists such as Sheila E., Roland Bautista, Ricky Lawson, Alphonso Johnson and Larry Dunn appeared on the album.[5]

Singles

The title track was released as the only single and peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[8]

Covers

Bridgewater covered Carole Bayer Sager's "It's the Falling in Love" on the album.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad for Me"
5:36
2."Back of Your Mind"
3:18
3."For the Girls"
4:47
4."Love Won't Let Me Go"Denise Eileen Garrett4:01
5."Streetsinger"Don Kerr3:35
6."It's the Falling in Love"
3:36
7."Tequila Mockingbird"
4:03
8."Don't Say It (If You Don't Mean It)"Bobby Lyle4:13
9."Is This What Feelings Gets?"
3:56
Total length:37:05

Personnel

  • George Duke - producer, arrangements and orchestrations (1-3, 5), conductor (9)
  • Horn arrangements (8) - George Duke, Bobby Lyle
  • For tracks 4 and 7
    • Vocal arrangements - George Duke, Larry Dunn
    • Horn arrangements - Eduardo Del Barrio, Larry Dunn (4 only)
    • Conductor of horn section - Eduardo Del Barrio
    • String arrangements and conductor of string section - George Del Barrio
  • Gene McDaniels - Producer
  • Songwriters "Back of Your Mind" Gene McDaniels, Raye Stiles

Chart history

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Cashbox Top Jazz Albums[6] 29
US Billboard Jazz Albums[7] 30
US Billboard Top Soul Albums[10] 57

References

  1. ^ "Bad for Me – Dee Dee Bridgewater". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 41. Cashbox. May 26, 1979. p. 13.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me. Elektra Records. 1979.
  6. ^ a b "Top Jazz Albums". Vol. 41, no. 3. Cashbox. June 16, 1979. p. 49. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. ^ a b Billboard's Best Selling Jazz Albums. Vol. 91. Billboard. June 2, 1979. p. 66.
  8. ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  9. ^ "Bad for Me by Dee Dee Bridgewater". secondhandsongs.com.
  10. ^ Dee Dee Bridgewater: Bad for Me (Top Soul Albums). Billboard. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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