| The Brill Building | ||||
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| Studio album of cover songs by Kramer | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) | |||
| Recorded | 2005 (2005) – 2012 (2012) | |||
| Studio | Noise Miami (Miami, FL) | |||
| Genre | Art pop | |||
| Length | 42:12 | |||
| Label | Tzadik | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
| Kramer chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| PopMatters | (8/10) |
The Brill Building is the sixth solo album by American composer and producer Kramer, released on September 25, 2012 by Tzadik Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "He Hit Me (and It Felt like a Kiss)" | Goffin, King | The Crystals (1962) | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | Barry, Greenwich | the Exciters (1963), Manfred Mann (1964) | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Baby It's You" | Bacharach, David, Williams | The Shirelles (1961) | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Spanish Harlem" | Leiber, Spector | Ben E. King (1960) | 4:42 |
| 5. | "I Love How You Love Me" | Kolber, Mann | The Paris Sisters (1961) | 4:32 |
| 6. | "I Want Candy" | Berns, Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer | The Strangeloves (1965) | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | Pomus, Shuman | The Drifters (1960) | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Cherry, Cherry" | Diamond | Neil Diamond (1966) | 4:29 |
| 9. | "On Broadway" | Leiber, Mann, Stoller, Weil | The Drifters (1963) | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Paradise" | Botkin, Garfield, Nilsson, Spector | The Ronettes (1976) | 4:19 |
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Personnel
Adapted from liner notes of The Brill Building.
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2012 | Tzadik | CD | TZ 7412 |
References
- Peterson, Ben (March 12, 2013). "Kramer: The Brill Building". PopMatters. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- Zorn, John (1995). "Kramer: The Brill Building". Tzadik Records. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- "Kramer: The Brill Building > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- The Brill Building (booklet). Kramer. New York City: Tzadik Records. 2012.
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External links
- The Brill Building at Discogs (list of releases)
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