Devil's Got Your Tongue

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Devil's Got Your Tongue
Abbey Lincoln - Devil's Got Your Tongue Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Abbey Lincoln
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)
RecordedFebruary 24 & 25, 1992
StudioBMG Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length68:56
LabelVerve
ProducerJean-Philippe Allard
Abbey Lincoln chronology
You Gotta Pay the Band (with Stan Getz)
(1991) 		Devil's Got Your Tongue
(1992) 		Abbey Sings Billie, Volume 2
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars [1]

Devil's Got Your Tongue is the fifteenth album by Abbey Lincoln, her third for Verve Records. It was released on October 13, 1992.[2] This album peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart on April 9, 1993.[3]

Critical reception[]

AllMusic says that "the set consists primarily of her own compositions" and that "it's gratifying to see a major jazz label allowing Lincoln's musical vision to flourish and grow."[1]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Abbey Lincoln, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rainbow" (with The Noel Singers)
4:42
2."Evalina Coffrey (The Legend Of)" 7:04
3."Story of My Father" (with The Staple Singers) 5:28
4."A Child Is Born" (with The Noel Singers)
6:20
5."People in Me" (with The Noel Singers) 6:13
6."A Circle of Love" (with The Noel Singers) 5:53
7."Jungle Queen" 6:09
8."The Merry Dancer" 7:48
9."Devil's Got Your Tongue" 5:49
10."Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year"Frank Loesser7:46
11."The Music Is the Magic" (with The Staple Singers) 5:44
Total length:68:56

Musicians[]

  • Abbey Lincoln – vocals
  • Rodney Kendrick – piano
  • Marcus McLaurine – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums (tracks 2–4, 10–11)
  • Yoron Israel – drums (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8–9)
  • James Louis "J.J." Johnson – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 10)
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone (tracks 5, 8, 10–11)
  • Maxine Roach – viola (tracks 2, 6)
  • Babatunde Olatunji – Ngoma, Djembe, Ashiko & Shekere drums (track 7)
  • Kehinde O'Uhuru – Ashiko drum (track 7)
  • Sule O'Uhuru – Agogô bells, Djembe (track 7)
  • Gordy Ryan – Jun-jun drum (track 7)
  • The Staple Singers – backing vocals
    • Pops Staples, Mavis Staples, Cleotha Staples
  • The Noel Singers – backup singers
    • Ivan Archer, Giselle Brown, Queinton Caesar, Ronnie David, Shelby Ellis, Daylene Hunt, Clevie Jordan, Marie Leveque, Lucila Martinez, Jason Moses, Gregory Norman, Leigh-Ann Oadmore, Aleata Prince, Natasha Reeves, Tiffany Rivera, Linda Sanchez, Joann Santiago Sherrille Shabazz, Chante Slater, Karen Thompson, Teddy Turrene, Merlene West, Tasha Woodward

Production[]

  • Producer – Jean-Philippe Allard
  • Engineer (First Engineer) – Rick Applegate
  • Engineer (Second Engineer) – Jay Newland
  • Engineer (Assistant Engineer) – Doug McKean
  • Engineer (Assistant Engineer) – Sandy Palmer

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

Charts[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Traditional Jazz (Billboard)[3] 1

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Release Date". Google. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Traditional Jazz Chart". billboard.com. Billboard. 9 April 1993. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Devil's Got Your Tongue (liner notes). Abbey Lincoln. Verve. 1992. 314 513 574-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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