This Bitter Earth
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"This Bitter Earth" is a 1960 song made famous by rhythm and blues singer Dinah Washington. It topped the U.S. R&B charts for the week of 25 July 1960 and also reached #24 on the U.S. pop charts. The song was re-done by The Satisfactions and released in May 1970, reaching #36 on the R&B charts.[1] The song is a key piece in the 1977 film Killer of Sheep by director Charles Burnett.[2] The song was produced by Clyde Otis.[3] In 2007, R&B/Dance singer Deborah Cox made a remake of this song on her album Destination Moon.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ The Marvels By Marv Goldberg, Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks, 2007
- ^ 'Killer of Sheep' by Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2007
- ^ 'Clyde Otis Music Group Beginnings'
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