Brook Benton

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Brook Benton

Brook Benton, real name Benjamin Franklin Peay born (September 19, 1931 - April 9, 1988) in Camden, South Carolina in 1931, was a very popular soul singer in the early 1960s, perhaps most widely known for "Rainy Night in Georgia", "Fools Rush In", "This Time of the Year", and "It's Just A Matter Of Time", his first big hit. He was also a songwriter whose songs were performed by both him and other artists.

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  • 1959 Epic Records Brook Benton At His Best
  • 1959 Mercury Records It's Just A Matter Of Time
  • 1959 Mercury Records Brook Benton
  • 1959 Mercury Records Endlessly
  • 1960 Mercury Records So Many Ways I Love You
  • 1960 Mercury Records The Two Of Us With Dinah Washington
  • 1960 Mercury Records Songs I Love To Sing
  • 1961 Mercury Records The Boll Weevil Song (& Eleven Other Great Hits)
  • 1961 Mercury Records Sepia
  • 1961 Mercury Records If You Believe
  • 1962 Mercury Records Singing The Blues - Lie To Me
  • 1963 Mercury Records There Goes That Song Again
  • 1963 Mercury Records Best Ballads Of Broadway
  • 1964 Mercury Records Born To Sing The Blues
  • 1967 Reprise Records Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)
  • 1969 Reprise Records Do Your Own Thing
  • 1970 Cotillion Records Brook Benton Today
  • 1970 Cotillion Records Home Style
  • 1971 Cotillion Records The Gospel Truth
  • 1973 Cotillion Records Something For Everyone
  • 1975 RCA Records Sings A Love Story
  • 1976 All Platinum Mr Bartender
  • 1976 All Platinum This Is Brook Benton
  • 1977 RCA Records Makin' Love Is Good For You
  • 1978 RCA Records Ebony
  • 1984 RCA Records Brook Benton Sings The Standards
  • 1988 Brook Benton R.I.P.

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