"i like it like dat!"

May 2025 "i like it like dat!" studio Della Reese Della Reese--i like it like dat.jpg 1966 02 BluesAlbum Reviews Cash Box February 19, 1966 30 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/60s/1966/CB-1966-02-19-OCR-Page-0030.pdf#search=%22della%20reese%20i%20like%20it%20like%20dat%22 3 January 2025 popAlbum Reviews: Pop Spotlight Billboard March 3, 1966 36 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1966/Billboard%201966-03-05-OCR-Page-0076.pdf#search=%22della%20reese%20i%20like%20it%20like%20dat%22 3 January 2025 ABC–Paramount Records Lee Magid C'mon and Hear Della Reese! 1965 Della Reese Live 1966 "i like it like dat!" studio Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do February 1966 If It's the Last Thing I Do June 1966 "i like it like dat!" is a studio album by American singer Della Reese. It was released in February 1966 by the ABC–Paramount Records label and was her second LP issued with the company. It was a collection of 12 songs performed in a blues style and featured several cover tunes. The album received a mixed reception from critics, some of which praised the production while others did not. Two singles were also included on the product. Background, recording and content Notably remembered for her acting career, Della Reese first gained international recognition as a singer of various musical styles. She was most successful while at the RCA Victor label, recording the number two US Hot 100 single, "Don't You Know?" (issued in 1959). She also recorded a series of studio and live albums with the label.A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers 385–388 Will Friedwald Knopf Doubleday 2010 9780307379894 She was then signed by Larry Newton to the ABC–Paramount label in 1965Della Reese Billboard June 12, 1965 4 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1965/Billboard%201965-06-12-OCR-Page-0004.pdf#search=%22della%20reese%20signs%20with%20abc%22 3 January 2025 and they issued her first album called C'mon and Hear Della Reese! (1965). The album was produced by Bob Thiele but he was replaced on "i like it like dat!" by Reese's manager, Lee Magid. Magid then brought in Bobby Bryant to provide the arrangements and conduct the album. Both received credit on the liner notes for "i like it like dat!". The album consisted of 12 tracks in total,Reese Della "i like it like dat!" (Disc Information) ABC–Paramount Records February 1966 ABC-540 (LP mono); ABCS-540 (LP stereo) many of which were cover tunes of blues standards, such as Billy Eckstine's "Fool That I Am" and two songs by Johnny Mercer: "Travelin' Light" and "Drinkin' Again". Release, critical reception and singles "i like it like dat!" was released by ABC–Paramount in February 1966New Album Releases Billboard February 5, 1966 39 https://books.google.com/books?id=ew8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&dq=della+reese+i+like+it+like+dat!&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwix9bOjvdqKAxWQMlkFHSyuI-kQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=della%20reese%20i%20like%20it%20like%20dat!&f=false 3 January 2025 and was her second album with the label. It was distributed as a vinyl LP, offered in either mono or stereo formats. Six tracks were on each side of the disc. The album received a mixed critical reception. Billboard magazine praised the product, writing, "The dynamic songstress displays her great gospel style in this exciting package of both raunchy hod funky blues ballads." Also praising the LP, Cash Box magazine wrote, "With Bryant and a rhythm section backing the lark, this set could be a strong candidate for chart honors." Meanwhile, Will Friedwald (author of the book A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers) criticized it, finding it to be "an occasionally overly jukeboxy attempt to bring out Reese's blues strengths, evoking Dinah Washington and Aretha Franklin." He did praise the ballads on the album as being "outstanding". Although no written review was provided, AllMusic gave the album a two out of five star rating.I Like It Like Dat - Della Reese: Album https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-like-it-like-dat%21-mw0000902858 AllMusic 3 January 2025 Two singles were issued from the album as well: "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do"Reese Della "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do"/"I Ain't Ready for That" (7" vinyl single) ABC–Paramount Records February 1966 45-10759 and "If It's the Last Thing I Do".Reese Della "If It's the Last Thing I Do"/"A Stranger on Earth" (7" vinyl single) ABC–Paramount Records June 1966 45-10815 Track listing Side one Travelin' Light J. Mercer 2:35 If It's the Last Thing I Do D. Washington 2:55 Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do P. Grainger E. Robbins 2:04 Every Evenin' Blues D. Reese 2:22 A Stranger on Earth R. Ward S. Feller 2:50 I Ain't Ready for That D. Reese 2:05 Side two Fool That I Am F. Hunt 3:19 If I Never Get to Heaven D. Washington 2:25 Drinkin' Again J. Mercer D. Tauber 2:32 Man with a Horn B. Lake J. Jenney E. DeLange 3:04 In the Dark L. Green 2:30 Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning P. & T. Delaney 2:45 Personnel All credits are adapted from the liner notes of "i like it like dat!". Bobby Bryant – Arranger and conductor Lee Magid – Producer Release history +Release history and formats for "i like it like dat!" Region Date Format Label Ref. Various February 1966 Vinyl LP (mono) Vinyl LP (stereo) ABC–Paramount His Master's Voice Ampar Reese Della "i like it like dat!" (Disc Information) His Master's Voice February 1966 CLP-3540 (LP mono); CSD-3540 (LP stereo)Reese Della "i like it like dat!" (Disc Information) Ampar Records February 1966 SML-931-889 (LP stereo) Circa 1984 Jasmine Reese Della "i like it like dat!" (Disc Information) Jasmine Records 1984 JAS-1504 (LP) References Category:1966 albums Category:ABC Records albums Category:Della Reese albums Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title