Name: The Ice Man Cometh by Jerry Butler
Brand: Jerry Butler
SKU: 602438772605
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (77 reviews)

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The Ice Man Cometh, Jerry Butler's most successful LP, was the first full-album work from the production team Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. It marks an excellent collaboration, the first time R&B production techniques reached a level of maturity and elegance capable of fully complementing one of the smoothest vocalists in soul history. The Top Ten singles "Hey, Western Union Man" and "Only the Strong Survive" weren't just popular radio hits, but great performances displaying how far the R&B/soul crowd had progressed from the novelty-laden '50s. Thanks to Butler and Gamble/Huff, the sound proved incredibly influential, both in the short term (Elvis Presley was definitely listening and cut a very similar "Only the Strong Survive" one year later) and the long term (Gamble and Huff's Philly Intl. label ruled the mid-'70s R&B world with the same sound). Here's where it coalesced. ~ John Bush

1. Hey, Western Union Man

by Jerry Butler

Primary Artist: Jerry Butler; Main Performer
Performer: Bobby Martin; Performer
Composer: Jerry Butler
Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble; Composer
Lyricist: Jerry Butler
Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble; Composer
Producer: Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble; Production
Recording Arrangement: Bobby Martin; Production

2. Can't Forget About You Baby

by Jerry Butler

Primary Artist: Jerry Butler; Main Performer
Performer: Joe Renzetti; Performer
Composer: Jerry Butler
Billy Butler
Kenneth Gamble; Composer
Lyricist: Billy Butler
Jerry Butler
Kenneth Gamble; Composer
Producer: Jerry Ross; Production
Recording Arrangement: Joe Renzetti; Production

3. Only The Strong Survive

by Jerry Butler

Primary Artist: Jerry Butler; Main Performer
Performer: Bobby Martin
Thom Bell; Performer
Composer: Leon Huff
Jerry Butler
Kenneth Gamble; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff
Jerry Butler; Composer
Producer: Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble; Production
Recording Arrangement: Thom Bell
Bobby Martin; Production

4. How Can I Get In Touch With You

by Jerry Butler

Primary Artist: Jerry Butler; Main Performer
Performer: Bobby Martin; Performer
Composer: Leon Huff
Jerry Butler
Kenneth Gamble; Composer
Lyricist: Leon Huff
Jerry Butler
Kenneth Gamble; Composer
Producer: Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble; Production
Recording Arrangement: Bobby Martin; Production

5. Just Because I Really Love You

by Jerry Butler

Primary Artist: Jerry Butler; Main Performer
Performer: Bobby Martin; Performer
Composer: Mikki Farrow
Jerry Butler
Thomas Randolph Bell
Kenneth Gamble; Composer
Lyricist: Jerry Butler
Mikki Farrow
Kenneth Gamble
Thomas Randolph Bell; Composer
Producer: Leon Huff
Kenneth Gamble; Production
Recording Arrangement: Bobby Martin; Production