The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits is a studio album released by Brook Benton in 1961 on Mercury LP record MG 20641 (mono) and SR 60641 (stereo).[3] The album appeared on Billboard's album charts in 1961 for thirteen weeks, reaching position number 70.[4] The orchestrations were done by Stan Applebaum, who also conducted the orchestra on the sessions.[5]
Following the significant popularity of Benton's hit "The Boll Weevil Song", Mercury quickly arranged sessions[1] which largely rely on American Caucasian folk music for material,[6] although Benton took composition credit for most of the songs.[1] The result is a mix of R&B and pop.[6] Allmusic reviews the album favorably, but reviewer Greg Adams wishes the rest of the album had the "fire" contained in the title track.[1]
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by Brook Benton; except where indicated
^The Billboard Albums, 6th edn. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 95. ISBN0-89820-166-7.
^Brook Benton (1961). The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits(12-inch vinyl LP)|format= requires |url= (help) (phonograph record). Mercury. MG 20641.
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