Lou Ann Barton - Old Enough (1982) (1992) Lossless
Artist: Lou Ann Barton Title Of Album Old Enough Year Of Release: 1982/1992 Label (Catalog#) Antone's Records Country: USA Genre: Electric Texas Blues, Blues Rock Quality: FLAC (*tracks+.cue,log) Bitrate: Lossless Total Time: 32:43 Total Size: 183Mb(+3%)(covers)
The debut album by Austin-based blues-rock singer Lou Ann Barton didn't sound like many major-label releases of 1982. Produced by Atlantic Records veteran Jerry Wexler (with, worryingly, some help from ex-Eagles schlockmeister Glenn Frey) and recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Old Enough is a solid piece of soulful Texas-style blues-rock. Barton reveals herself to be an exceptional singer, sassy and sly but with a welcome tendency toward restraint. (Many singers in this style try too hard to prove their soulfulness and end up sounding ridiculous.) She's also got a keen eye for songs, investing the old standard "Finger Poppin' Time" with enough relish to make it sound fresh and turning Marshall Crenshaw's rockabilly-tinged "Brand New Lover" into a full-on Wanda Jackson-style barnburner. There are a few missteps, like the too-slick-by-half radio-friendly ballad "It's Raining," but overall, Old Enough is an unpretentious, timeless-sounding set. It all but disappeared upon its 1982 release and remained out of print until the Austin blues label Antone reissued it on CD in 1997.by Stewart Mason
Tracks: ------- 01. I'm Old Enough 02. Brand New Lover 03. It's Raining 04. It Ain't Right 05. Finger Poppin' Time 06. Stop These Teardrops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu1cXZOfKRc 07. The Sudden Stop 08. The Doodle Song 09. Maybe 10. Every Night Of The Week
Personnel --------- Lou Ann Barton (vocals) Jimmie Vaughan, Wayne "Night Train" Perkins, Duncan Cameron, Jimmy Johnson (guitar) Glenn Frey (guitar, background vocals) Harvey Thompson, Walter King, Greg Piccolo (tenor saxophone) Ronnie Eades (baritone saxophone) Al Garth (saxophone) Harrison Calloway (trumpet) Charlie Rose (trombone) Barry Beckett, Clayton Ivey (keyboards) David Hood (bass) Roger Hawkins (drums) Tom Roady (percussion) Lenny LeBlanc, Eddie Struzick, Cindy Richardson, Ava Aldridge, The Flemtones (background vocals).
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