The Prime of My Life is a 1965 studio album by the American singer Billy Eckstine. It was produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson, and was the first of three albums that Eckstine recorded for Motown Records.[3]
| The Prime of My Life | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 6, 1965[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop, jazz | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | William "Mickey" Stevenson | |||
| Billy Eckstine chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Record Mirror |   [2] |
Track listing
edit- "The Prime of My Life" (Jacques, Ron Miller)
- "Maybe Today" (Anderson, Broadnax, Miller, Vandenberg)
- "Who Can I Turn To?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
- "As Long as She Needs Me" (Lionel Bart)
- "Down to Earth" (Miller, O'Malley, Vandenberg)
- "Feeling Good" (Eger, Yellon)
- "Had You Been Around" (Jaques, Miller, Vandenberg, Yuffy)
- "Love Is Gone" (Hunter, Stevenson)
- "Just Loving You" (Allen, Stevenson)
- "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (Rodgers, Hammerstein)
- "Fantasy" (Hunter, Stevenson)
- "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins)
Personnel
edit- Billy Eckstine – vocals
- William "Mickey" Stevenson – producer
References
edit- ^ "Motown Album Discography, Part 1 (1961–1981)". www.bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (19 February 1966). "Billy Ekstine: The Prime Of My Life" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 258. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Bill Dahl (28 February 2011). Motown: The Golden Years: More than 100 rare photographs. Krause Publications. pp. 236–. ISBN 1-4402-2783-7.