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Come On In This House -- SACD

Junior Wells

1996 Telarc Music

All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Junior Wells' penchant for clowning around sometimes conflicts with his craftsmanship, but he's all business on Come on in This House, his most unadulterated blues record since his highly acclaimed Hoodoo Man Blues of more than 30 years vintage. This is what has come to be known as an "unplugged" session -- that is, predominately, although not exclusively, acoustic instrumentation. Producer John Snyder's concept was threefold: to team Wells with some of the era's top younger traditional blues guitarists -- Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Sonny Landreth, Bob Margolin, and John Mooney; to have those musicians, in various combinations, accompany Wells on a variety of slide guitars; and to concentrate on vintage Chicago and Delta blues from the repertoires of Rice Miller, Little Walter, Tampa Red, Arthur Crudup, and Wells himself. The result is a virtual slide-guitar mini-fest and a demonstration of the timeless appeal of classic blues done well. Wells' vocals are deep and manly; his harp playing is high-pitched, like a child's pleading. A surprising highlight is the only contemporary tune on the disc, Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason." New Orleans drummer Herman Ernest III, who appears on 11 of the 14 cuts, does a masterful job laying down understated rhythmic grooves. ~ Steve Hoffman

Track listing

1. What My Momma Told Me / That's All Right
2. Why Are People Like That?
3. Trust My Baby
4. Million Years Blues
5. Give Me One Reason
6. Ships on the Ocean
7. She Wants to Sell My Monkey
8. So Glad You're Mine
9. Mystery Train
10. I'm Gonna Move to Kansas City
11. King Fish Blues
12. You Better Watch Yourself
13. Come on in This House
14. Goat, The





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Rockferry -- CD

Duffy

2008 Mercury Records

Amazon.co.uk

Rockferry, the Welsh singer's lovingly constructed debut album, has already succeeded beyond expectations, and although Duffy may not quite be the ingénue portrayed by a clever press campaign (she nearly won a local television talent show a few years back while a single credited to Aimee Duffy is still available on iTunes) she is surely the most appealing of the current flood of young soul sirens. The astonishing title track, co-written by Bernard Butler, sounded like a lost transmission that had taken decades to get through as soon as it hit radio last year. But the gently rolling soul ballad "Stepping Stone", that strapping, inescapable monster hit "Mercy", the ice cool "Serious" (the one time she really does channel the spirit of Dusty Springfield) and the wistful, elegant "Warwick Avenue" are similarly effective. Suggestions by some that Rockferry is little more than sixties pastiche are churlish. Butler's previous work with David McAlmont (featured here as a backing singer) showed his skill at writing and arranging the dramatic, while her other collaborators such as Steve Booker and the team of Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White are hardly lightweights. But despite some wonderful orchestral settings, it's Duffy's terrific voice that makes this so satisfying, even overpowering Butler's exquisitely underplayed guitar work on "Rockferry" itself. Growling the blues on "Syrup & Honey" or belting it out over his lovingly arranged wall of sound on "Distant Dreamer", she sets the tone throughout, several of her songs dealing with escape, both physical and romantic. The sound of someone singing herself to stardom, Rockferry is at times genuinely amazing. --Steve Jelbert

1. "Rockferry" Duffy, Bernard Butler 4:14
2. "Warwick Avenue" Duffy, Jimmy Hogarth, Eg White 3:46
3. "Serious" Duffy, Butler 4:10
4. "Stepping Stone" Duffy, Steve Booker 3:28
5. "Syrup & Honey" Duffy, Butler 3:18
6. "Hanging on Too Long" Duffy, Hogarth, White 3:56
7. "Mercy" Duffy, Booker 3:41
8. "Delayed Devotion" Duffy, Hogarth, White 2:57
9. "I'm Scared" Duffy, Hogarth 3:08
10. "Distant Dreamer" Duffy, Butler 5:05
 
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The Secret Sisters -- CD

The Secret Sisters

2010 Universal Republic Records

Product Description

Grammy winning producer T Bone Burnett will be presenting and releasing Universal Republic singing duo The Secret Sisters - and their highly anticipated, self-titled debut album- on a brand new Universal Republic label created by Burnett especially for this release: Beladroit Records.

The Alabama-reared siblings, Laura and Lydia Rogers, whose new album is steeped in the familial camaraderie and mesmerizing harmonies braced by their Mussel Shoals roots, recorded their inaugural musical effort at Nashville's renowned Blackbird Studio. Produced by revered country knob-turner Dave Cobb (Waylon Jennings and Jamey Johnson), and executive-produced by Burnett, The Secret Sisters' sound captured on their debut has been described by Burnett as "as close to `pure' as it gets, and I've been doing this for forty years."

The multiple-Grammy winner's enthusiasm for The Secret Sisters attests to their burgeoning stature as one of the year's rare musical finds: "In The Secret Sisters, you can hear the history of rural American music from the 1920s and a reverence for every musical genre since," stated T Bone Burnett. "Popular music requires the absolute honesty of The Secret Sisters, and I'm thrilled to be involved in presenting them to the world."

Scheduled to hit stores and online platforms this fall, The Secret Sisters was recorded in a marathon two-week recording time frame. The producers also brought in vintage analogue recording equipment and vintage microphones, determined to properly capture The Secret Sisters' magical harmonizing and stunning vocal power. The duo's signature sound is evident on songs such as "Why Don't Ya Love Me," Why Baby Why," and the lilting anthem "Tennessee Me," among others.

Hailing direct from the fertile musical territory of Mussel Shoals, AL, The Secret Sisters co-wrote several of the songs on the new album. The girls' also re-worked found treasures, including the Frank Sinatra classic "Something Stupid," as well as enlisting the support of legendary country musicians such as pedal steel great Robbie Turner and piano legend Pig Robbins, among others.
Track Listing

Tennessee Me (2:28)
Why Baby Why (2:29)
The One I Love Is Gone (3:25)
My Heart Skips A Beat (2:22)
Something Stupid (2:42)
I've Got A Feeling (2:25)
Do You Love An Apple (2:44)
All About You (2:58)
Waste The Day (2:35)
Why Don't You Love Me (2:19)
House of Gold (2:57)




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My last one for tonight is a repeat of this one. I am really enjoying "The Secret Sisters"! :handgestures-thumbup:



Dennie :text-bravo:
 
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Blood On The Tracks -- CD

Bob Dylan

1975/2004 Columbia Records

Amazon.com

Inevitably, when critics praise a new Dylan album, they label it the "best since Blood on the Tracks," and with good reason. Inspired by a crumbled marriage, and recorded after a tour with the Band had apparently re-ignited his creativity, Blood is among Dylan's masterpieces. The album's epic songs are well known, but its real high points are the shorter numbers--"You're a Big Girl Now," the flawless blues "Meet Me in the Morning," and the sweetly devastating "Buckets of Rain." These are songs of "images and distorted facts," each expressed through tangled points of view, and all of them blue. --David Cantwell

Side one

"Tangled Up in Blue" – 5:42 (Sound 80 Studio - Minneapolis, MN - 12/30/74)
"Simple Twist of Fate" – 4:19 (A & R Studios - New York, NY - 9/19/74)
"You're a Big Girl Now" – 4:36 (Sound 80 Studio - Minneapolis, MN - 12/27/74)
"Idiot Wind" – 7:48 (Sound 80 Studio - Minneapolis, MN - 12/27/74)
"You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" – 2:55 (A & R Studios - New York, NY - 9/17/74)

Side two

"Meet Me in the Morning" – 4:22 (A & R Studios - New York, NY - 9/16/74)
"Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" – 8:51 (Sound 80 Studio - Minneapolis,MN - 12/30/74)
"If You See Her, Say Hello" – 4:49 (Sound 80 Studio - Minneapolis, MN - 12/30/74)
"Shelter from the Storm" – 5:02 (A & R Studios - New York, NY - 9/17/74)
"Buckets of Rain" – 3:22 (A & R Studios - New York, NY - 9/19/74)
 
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Good To Go-Go -- SACD

Sypro Gyra

2007 Heads Up Records

Amazon.com

Spyro Gyra leader Jay Beckenstein credits the addition of Trinidadian drummer Bonny B with juicing the long-running contemporary jazz band's sound, making it more "live-sounding." Wherever the stimulus came from, Good to Go-Go is one of the more forceful albums by Beckenstein and company. The drummer's Caribbean-style "Jam Up," featuring Andy Narell on steel drums and Bonny B on vocals, is infectious in a tightly wound way and melodically flavorful. With its modern harmonies, "The Left Band," with Christian Howe's guesting on violin, has an edge most such music lacks. Elsewhere, Spyro Gyra's funk-based sound is boosted by Julio Fernandez's wired guitar and lyrically colored by Tom Schuman's unplugged piano. This is the band's 26th album. Three decades on, it would seem, it is entering a promising new phase. --Lloyd Sachs

"Simple Pleasures" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:50
"Get Busy" (Tom Schuman) – 5:19
"Jam Up" (Bonaparte) – 4:15
"The Left Bank" (Beckenstein) – 5:40
"Funkyard Dog" (Fernandez) – 5:02
"Along for the Ride" (Julio Fernandez) – 6:45
"Island Time" (Scott Ambush) – 6:23
"Wassup!" (Schuman) – 4:45
"Easy Street" (Beckenstein) – 5:02
"A Winter Tale" (Beckenstein) – 6:34
"Good to Go-Go" (Ambush) – 6:41
"Newroses" (Beckenstein, Fernandez) – 6:46
 
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Stories Without Words -- CD

Spyro Gyra

1998 MCA/Amherst Records

Contemporary Jazz with Latin overtones..., November 15, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Stories W/o Words (Audio CD)

This is one of their better albums. All songs have Latin overtones and are pretty upbeat. Only the last song, Pyramid, seems out of synch with the other songs (maybe hinting to their first album in 1978). Definitely able to put you in a "feel good" mood.

"Cayo Hueso" (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:29
"Serpentine Shelly" (Tom Schuman) - 4:33
"Del Corazon" (Julio Fernandez) - 6:25
"Early Light" (Beckenstein) - 4:23
"Nu Sungo" (Manolo Badrena) - 4:10
"Chrysalis" (Dave Samuels) - 4:12
"Joy Ride" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:55
"Pyramid" (Wall) - 6:25

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Country Life -- CD

Roxy Music

1974/2000 Virgin Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Some contend Roxy Music peaked on their first two LPs, the ones with Brian Eno. Others contend they were best on their next two LPs, without Eno. Country Life is the second LP of the latter grouping, and it probably is the highpoint of the band's career (although its predecessor, Street Life, is stiff competition). The haunting, melancholic "The Thrill of It All," the art-rockin' "Out of the Blue," the almost-pure '50s rock of "If It Takes All Night," and the decadent Berlin-before-the-War affectations of "A Really Good Time" all lead to the concluding "Prairie Rose," Bryan Ferry's campy ode to Texas and amour Jerry Hall. This was "alternative" rock before the term existed. After this, Roxy Music became an entirely different band. --Bill Holdship

Side One

"The Thrill of It All" – 6:24
"Three and Nine" (Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 4:04
"All I Want Is You" – 2:53
"Out of the Blue" (Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 4:46
"If It Takes All Night" – 3:12

Side Two

"Bitter-Sweet" (Ferry, Mackay) – 4:50
"Triptych" – 3:09
"Casanova" – 3:27
"A Really Good Time" – 3:45
"Prairie Rose" (Ferry, Manzanera) – 5:12
 
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Shaman -- CD

Santana

2002 Arista Records

Amazon.com

How could Carlos Santana hope to follow the massive comeback album Supernatural? The solution he settled upon was to once again pull in as many guest artists as possible. Shaman features a slew of stars, but, despite their presence, the instrumental "Victory Is Won" is the standout track here, as Santana blazes through an exhibition of his patented fusion of Latin and rock. In contrast, the sugary pop single "The Game of Love," sung by Michelle Branch, illustrates the lack of consistency that mars the album. Only Ozomatli and Macy Gray seem to totally get Santana. That said, his cover of Angelique Kidjo's "Adouma" is storming, and Santana stands strong when he ventures into world-music territory ("Foo Foo," "Aye, Aye"). However, if the celebrated guitarist had concentrated a little more on who he is and not on who he believes people would like him to be, he'd have made a better album. --Jake Barnes

1. Adouma
2. Nothing At All (Featuring Musiq)
3. The Game Of Love (Featuring Michelle Branch)
4. You Are My Kind (Featuring Seal)
5. Amore (Sexo) (Featuring Macy Gray)
6. Foo Foo
7. Victory Is Won
8. Since Supernatural (Featuring Melkie Jean & Governor Washington)
9. America (Featuring P.O.D.)
10. Sideways (Featuring Citizen Cope)
11. Why Don't You & I (Featuring Chad Kroeger from Nickelback)
12. Feels Like Fire (Featuring Dido)
13. Aye Aye Aye
14. Hoy Es Adios (Featuring Alejandro Lerner)
15. One Of These Days (Featuring Ozomatli)
16. Novus (Featuring Placido Domingo)
 
The album's cover features the 1961 painting Annunciation, by Mati Klarwein.

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Abraxas -- Remastered CD

Santana

1970/1998 Columbia Legacy

Columbia raises the bar, February 20, 2000
By "keonikrazey" (Heidelberg, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Abraxas (Audio CD)

Columbia/Legacy has restored some of the best music in its catalogue, and this album gets a royal treatment. The three bonus tracks are from a live performance and give you a taste of the band's stage persona, but the sound quality is tweeked to perfection, if you have the old one, this is well worth the price. This album is essential to anyone concerned with an eclectic mix of rock. Blues influences are predominant, but the mix of jazz-fusion and Afro-latin rhythms make every track listenable and exciting. If your going to buy one Santana album, this is the one to start with, then go to his first and third albums. The rest will work out in time. A wonderful remastering to one of the greatest albums of all-time.

1998 remastered edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts" Carabello 4:51
2. "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" Green/Szabo 5:19
3. "Oye Como Va" Puente 4:17
4. "Incident at Neshabur" Gianquinto, Santana 4:57
5. "Se a Cabo" Areas 2:51
6. "Mother's Daughter" Rolie 4:26
7. "Samba Pa Ti" Santana 4:45
8. "Hope You're Feeling Better" Rolie 4:11
9. "El Nicoya" Areas 1:29
10. "Se a Cabo (Live)" (1998 Edition) 3:47
11. "Toussaint L'Ouverture (Live)" (1998 Edition) 4:52
12. "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (Live)" (1998 Edition) 4:57
 
Dennie said:
The album's cover features the 1961 painting Annunciation, by Mati Klarwein.

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One of the most important albums in my life... :bow-blue:
 
My last one for the evening......

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Elixir -- CD

Fourplay

1995 Warner Bros. Records
All Stars of Smooth Jazz, March 24, 2003
By Russell Diederich (Littleton, CO United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)
This review is from: Elixir (Audio CD)

You can't complain when you put Lee Ritenour on guitar, Nathan East on Bass, Bob James on keys and Harvey Mason on drums. The kings of smooth jazz all joining together to form Fourplay, and release another incredible album in "Elixir". The musicians have been successful on their own, and when mixed together, it is hard not to put out something of this caliber.

The album is packed with good smooth jazz, mostly written by the guys in the band. There are some exceptional gems here like "Magic Carpet Ride" with some great solos from Ritenour and James. Phil Collins lends his voice and his lyrics to "Why Can't It Wait Till Morning", which is well done by the band and Collins' voice is very fitting. The title track is very jazzy, and what a great sound from Ritenour. "Play Lady Play" is a little more funky and allows East to step forward and slap his bass around a bit. "Licorice" also has a good sound.

I was pleased with this release from Fourplay, and it gets a lot of airplay from my smooth jazz collection. Fourplay is definitely a band worth pursuing, as well are each of the guys in the band. I have been a large fan of Ritenour and came across his work with Fourplay in pursuing him. His solo stuff is exceptional, and I recommend his Wes Montgomery tribute, "Wes Bound".

1. "Elixir" East, James, Mason, Ritenour 7:23
2. "Dream Come True" East, Lawson 5:15
3. "Play Lady Play" James, Ritenour 4:36
4. "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning?" Collins 5:17
5. "Magic Carpet Ride" Ritenour 6:27
6. "Whisper in My Ear" James 6:12
7. "Fannie Mae" Mason 5:31
8. "The Closer I Get to You" Mtume 5:01
9. "East 2 West" East, East 5:56
10. "Licorice" James 5:12
11. "In My Corner" Mason, Mason 6:56

Total length:63:46
 
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Sahara -- CD

The Rippingtons

1994 GRP Records

Amazon.com

The Rippingtons are ostensibly a band, but in reality the name is just a vehicle for Russ Freeman and his ideas. Freeman not only writes almost all the material, he also plays all the guitar parts and most of the keyboard parts. Moreover, he arranges, produces, engineers and mixes the recordings himself. Ever since they emerged in 1987, the Rippingtons have dominated the jazz charts, even though they play instrumental pop, not jazz. On Sahara, Freeman integrates two pop vocal numbers with the eight instrumentals. Jeffrey Osborne is the guest singer on the Rippingtons' remake of the Spinners' '72 hit, "I'll Be Around." Unfortunately, Freeman's arrangement smooths out the rhythm, mutes the accents and induces Osborne to deliver a bland vocal with none of the passion of Philippe Wynne's original. This is not just pop music; this is easy-listening pop music with every challenging element surgically removed. --Geoffrey Himes

"Native Sons of a Distant Land" - 4:47
"True Companion" - 4:26
"I'll Be Around" - 4:04
"Principles of Desire" - 4:41
"Sahara" - 5:01
"'Til We're Together Again" - 5:17
"The Best Is Yet to Come" - 4:59
"Journey's End" - 3:13
"Girl With the Indigo Eyes" - 4:49
"Porscha" - 4:49
 
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Product Description . . .

Roll On is JJ Cale's first batch of new solo material since 2004's To Tulsa and Back and comes on the heels of his gold selling 2006 collaboration with Eric Clapton, The Road to Escondido, which also earned him his first Grammy. Comprised of 12 new songs, including the previously unreleased title track recorded with Eric Clapton, Roll On finds Cale still in love with making music and passionately creating future classics that he'll one day tuck into his very own chapter of the Great American Songbook.
 
There are two covers for this album.

This is the one I have....

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This is the "other" one, and I like it better as it leaves less to the imagination........

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One Night Of Sin -- CD

Joe Cocker

1989 Capitol Records

Full of Cocker rockers and ballads., November 1, 2000
By Anthony Accordino (Massapequa Park, New York United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)


This review is from: One Night of Sin (Audio CD)

Joe Cocker's "One Night Of Sin" was not only one of Joe's more popular modern day albums but showed the english soul shouter in fine vintage form with his voice as strong as ever. The top ten smash "When The Night Comes" is just the beginning of an album loaded with top notch songs. Producer Charlie Midnight really gets Joe rocking on tunes like"Just To Keep From Drowning" and "Bad Bad Sign"[not to many modern day singers can match this vocal performance]. Long time musical friend Chris Stainton is back on keyboards providing that hard driving piano sound that was so prominent during their Maddogs and Englishman heyday. Joe also belts out great covers of "Fever" and "Iv'e Got To Use My Imagination". The ballads on this cd are sung in typical gut wrenching Joe cocker style. A truly solid musical effort not to be missed.

"When the Night Comes" - 5:20 (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren)
"I Will Live for You" - 4:11 (Stephen Allen Davis)
"I've Got to Use My Imagination" - 4:24 (Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg)
"Letting Go" - 4:11 (Charlie Midnight, Jimmy Scott)
"Just to Keep from Drowning" - 4:39 (Marshall Chapman, Stephen Allen Davis)
"Unforgiven" - 3:28 (Tim Hardin, Ken Lauber)
"Another Mind Gone" - 4:44 (Cocker, Levine, Chris Stainton)
"Fever" - 3:37 (Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell, John Davenport)
"You Know We're Gonna Hurt" - 3:59 (Rick Boston, Nick Gilder)
"Bad Bad Sign" - 4:09 (Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight)
"I'm Your Man" - 3:52 (Leonard Cohen)
"One Night of Sin" - 3:14 (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steinman)
 
I've had this on vinyl for years, but I just found a Cee Dee copy and I am Stoked!! :text-bravo:

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Blue Kentucky Girl -- CD

Emmylou Harris

1979/1990 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com

Emmylou Harris focuses more intently on her country ancestry with this 1979 record, tackling songs made famous by Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, and the Louvin Brothers. However, the most rewarding cuts are the lesser-known gems: Willie Nelson's rollicking "Sister's Coming Home" (with Tanya Tucker), Dallas Frazier's aching ballad "Beneath Still Waters" (which hit No. 1 for Harris), and Jean Ritchie's moving folk song "Sorrow in the Wind." Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt help out on "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues," while Lincoln Davis's accordion beefs up the Flatt & Scruggs classic "Rough and Rocky." This record, Harris's fifth for Reprise, signals the end of her classic country-rock period. She would unplug completely for 1980's superb Roses in the Snow before breaking up with producer-husband Brian Ahern and pointing herself in new directions. --Marc Greilsamer

Product Description

With its spare, acoustic-based instrumentation, this 1979 Grammy winner is one of Emmylou's most traditional efforts. Among its down-home offerings is the #1 country single "Beneath Still Waters." --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.
Side one

"Sister's Coming Home" [with Tanya Tucker] (Willie Nelson) – 2:52
"Beneath Still Waters" (Dallas Frazier) – 3:41
"Rough and Rocky" (Charles Justice/Shoji Tabuchi) – 3:50
"Hickory Wind" (Gram Parsons/Bob Buchanan) – 4:01
"Save the Last Dance for Me" (Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman) – 3:30

Side two

"Sorrow in the Wind" [with Sharon & Cheryl White] (Jean Ritchie) – 3:28
"They'll Never Take His Love From Me" (Leon Payne) – 2:34
"Everytime You Leave" [with Don Everly] (Charlie Louvin/Ira Louvin) – 2:58
"Blue Kentucky Girl" (Johnny Mullins) – 3:17
"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" [harmony by Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton] (Rodney Crowell) – 3:56
 
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Time (The Revelator) -- CD

Gillian Welch

2001 Acony Records

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

The considerable promise carried forth on Gillian Welch's first two albums is thoroughly fulfilled on Time (The Revelator). Welch has traded the guidance of her previous producer, T Bone Burnett, for the sympathetic studio skills of her longtime guitarist-harmony singer David Rawlings, who loosens the reins just enough to allow moments of spontaneity to sparkle within the duo's spare, eloquent playing. "Revelator" is an instant classic, perhaps the first great folk song of the 21st century. "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" is three minutes of Louvins/Everlys-style bliss. "April the 14th, Part 1" haunts its historical context with an achingly melancholy melody. It all leads up to the epic 14-minute "I Dream a Highway," one of the finest closing tracks ever put on record. --Peter Blackstock

All songs written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.

"Revelator" – 6:22
"My First Lover" – 3:47
"Dear Someone" – 3:14
"Red Clay Halo" – 3:14
"April the 14th Part I" – 5:10
"I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" – 2:51
"Elvis Presley Blues" – 4:53
"Ruination Day Part II" – 2:36
"Everything Is Free" – 4:48
"I Dream a Highway" – 14:39

Musicians

Gillian Welch - banjo, guitar & vocals
David Rawlings - guitar & vocals

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