Dry Your Eyes (1967)

About this title: As was the custom of the day, Brenda & the Tabulations' debut album was overstuffed with familiar cover versions, which were done respectably; actually, the sultry, drawn-out reading of "Summertime" is really good, as is the calypso-ish take of the Marvelettes' "Forever." There are also a few more originals by the Brenda Payton-Maurice Coates team responsible for "Dry Your Eyes," including the low-charting single "Just Once in a Lifetime"; this has a similar marriage of doo wop-type vocals with the lush orchestration for which Philadelphia soul was famous. The album had yet two more small ... read more

Tracks:

1. Dry Your Eyes [Payton/Coates]
2. Walk on By [Bacharach/David]
3. God Only Knows [Wilson/Asher]
4. Who's Lovin' You [Robinson]
5. Summertime [Heyward/Gershwin/Ge]
6. Where Did Our Love Go [Dozier/Holland]
7. Just Once in a Lifetime [Coates/Finiz/Payton]
8. Forever [Dozier/Gorman/Holla]
9. Stay Together Young Lovers [Bell/Ellison]
10. Hey Boy [Payton/Coates]
11. Oh Lord, What Are You Doing to Me [Dixon/Keyes]
12. The Wash [Payton/Coates]
13. That's in the Past [Jones/Payton]
14. When You're Gone [Finiz]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.