| Product Summary | | Label: Sanctuary Records Group | | UPC: 00060768636620 | | Release Date: 9/28/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 63656163 | | Item#: MDEPJ6 | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2004 Sanctuary Records Group, Inc UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE from SANCTUARY RECORDS GROUP LTD
(C) 2004 Sanctuary Records Group, Inc UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE from SANCTUARY RECORDS GROUP LTD
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Tony Joe White (vocals, guitar); Emmylou Harris, Jessi Colter, Lucinda Williams, Michelle White, Shelby Lynne (vocals); Jennifer Lynn Young (fiddle, cello); David Ralicke (saxophone, trombone); Michael Bolger (trumpet); Carson Whitsett (Hammond b-3 organ); Steve Forrest (bass guitar); Marc Cohen, Jack Bruno (drums). | | Recording information: Church St. Studio, Franklin, Tennessee (2004). | | Though Southern swamp-rocker Tony Joe White is best known for other people's versions of his songs (Elvis Presley and Dusty Springfield were among the many that covered his tunes), his own recordings spotlight an utterly distinctive performing style. Since the late 1960s, he's been committing his deep, swamp-soaked voice and cutting, bluesy guitar to record. Though his latter-day recording career proved to be inconsistent, White never lost the gritty, soulful essence of what made his music great. | | Accordingly, THE HEROINES is one of the best of his later releases. The titular concept finds him singing a number of duets with female country artists (Shelby Lynne, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, and others). But somehow, White neatly avoids the incongruous, slapped-together feel that dominates most duet albums, establishing an agreeably greasy musical through-line in which one can hear a direct connection to his early classics. The production is appropriately stripped-down, and the feel insistent. One never gets the swamp-rock-by-numbers feeling that marred some of his preceding recordings; instead, THE HEROINES proved that White was still capable of showing off his status as a true American original. |
Producer: Tony Joe White; J.D. White |
Musical Guests | | Emmylou Harris | | Lucinda Williams | | Shelby Lynne |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/28/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 86366 | | Label : Sanctuary (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00060768636620 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (p.96)
- "Seminal swamp-rocker White still possesses the same languid drawl, dry humor, and spiky guitar style that drove his 1969 hit 'Polk Salad Annie." - Grade: BUncut (p.109)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "Lucinda Williams smoulders with intent..." Mojo (Publisher)
(p.106)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "White heats up his wah-wah pedal while keeping his vocals country-boy cool..." |
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