Devil's Got Your Tongue

Devil's Got Your Tongue
Abbey Lincoln - Devil's Got Your Tongue Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Abbey Lincoln
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)
RecordedFebruary 24 and 25, 1992
StudioBMG Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length68:56
LabelVerve
ProducerJean-Philippe Allard
Abbey Lincoln chronology
You Gotta Pay the Band (with Stan Getz)
(1991)
Devil's Got Your Tongue
(1992)
Abbey Sings Billie, Volume 2
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Devil's Got Your Tongue is the fifteenth album by Abbey Lincoln, and her third for Verve Records. It was released on October 13, 1992. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart on April 10, 1993.

Critical reception

AllMusic says that "the set consists primarily of her own compositions" and that "it's gratifying to see a major jazz label allowing Lincoln's musical vision to flourish and grow".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Abbey Lincoln, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rainbow" (with The Noel Singers)
4:42
2."Evalina Coffrey (The Legend Of)" 7:04
3."Story of My Father" (with The Staple Singers) 5:28
4."A Child Is Born" (with The Noel Singers)6:20
5."People in Me" (with The Noel Singers) 6:13
6."A Circle of Love" (with The Noel Singers) 5:53
7."Jungle Queen" 6:09
8."The Merry Dancer" 7:48
9."Devil's Got Your Tongue" 5:49
10."Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year"Frank Loesser7:46
11."The Music Is the Magic" (with The Staple Singers) 5:44
Total length:68:56

Musicians

  • Abbey Lincoln – vocals
  • Rodney Kendrick – piano
  • Marcus McLaurine – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums (tracks 2–4, 10–11)
  • Yoron Israel – drums (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8–9)
  • James Louis "J.J." Johnson – trombone (tracks 2, 4, 10)
  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone (tracks 5, 8, 10–11)
  • Maxine Roach – viola (tracks 2, 6)
  • Babatunde Olatunji – Ngoma, Djembe, Ashiko & Shekere drums (track 7)
  • Kehinde O'Uhuru – Ashiko drum (track 7)
  • Sule O'Uhuru – Agogô bells, Djembe (track 7)
  • Gordy Ryan – Jun-jun drum (track 7)
  • The Staple Singers – backing vocals
    • Pops Staples, Mavis Staples, Cleotha Staples
  • The Noel Singers – backup singers
    • Ivan Archer, Giselle Brown, Queinton Caesar, Ronnie David, Shelby Ellis, Daylene Hunt, Clevie Jordan, Marie Leveque, Lucila Martinez, Jason Moses, Gregory Norman, Leigh-Ann Oadmore, Aleata Prince, Natasha Reeves, Tiffany Rivera, Linda Sanchez, Joann Santiago Sherrille Shabazz, Chante Slater, Karen Thompson, Teddy Turrene, Merlene West, Tasha Woodward

Production

  • Producer – Jean-Philippe Allard
  • Engineer (First Engineer) – Rick Applegate
  • Engineer (Second Engineer) – Jay Newland
  • Engineer (Assistant Engineer) – Doug McKean
  • Engineer (Assistant Engineer) – Sandy Palmer

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Traditional Jazz (Billboard) 2

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