James Hunter - People Gonna Talk
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Artist: James HunterBrand: HUNTER,JAMES
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2006-03-07
Music Label: Rounder / Umgd
Soundtracks:
- People Gonna Talk
- No Smoke Without Fire
- You Can't Win
- Riot in My Heart
- Til Your Fool Comes Home
- Mollena
- I'll Walk Away
- Watch & Chain
- Kick It Around
- Don't Come Back
- It's Easy to Say
- Tell Her for Me
- Talkin' 'Bout My Love
- All Through Cryin'
Free Music Notes for People Gonna Talk
Free Music Review: Hunter shines, although several songs are recycled from his sophomore album
Hit: 5 Stars
On People Gonna Talk, James Hunter's third album after ...Believe What I Say on Ace UK and Kick It Around on RUF Records, Hunter is at his blusiest and his band is at their tightest. A prime example of blue-eyed soul, Hunter began his career as Howlin' Wilf on vocals, guitar and harp with the Vee-Jays before tackling a solo career. His unique sound is an homage to early soul and R&B greats such as Sam Cooke and Ray Charles.
On People Gonna Talk, Hunter rerecords several tracks from his acclaimed (and hard-to-find) second album Kick It Around, including Mollena, Kick It Around, It's Easy To Say, and Tell Her For Me. This isn't really an issue since Hunter's songs are original, but after a wait of several years between his second and third albums, I'd expected more new material, particularly since Kick It Around clocked in at a scant half-hour.
The album opens with the uber-catchy People Gonna Talk, with its playful pizzicato strings and relaxed brass. No Smoke Without Fire features a funky guitar, Hammond organ, and James Brown punchy brass for some pure funk bliss. One of my favorites has to be Riot In My Heart, which sounds like some long-lost Ray Charles gospel-influenced gem (check out his delivery on the chorus; pure Ray = pure genius). Till Your Fool Comes Home channels a bit of Reverend Al along with the piano. Mollena is even more beautiful; it's a slow, soft love song in the style of Sam Cooke. The soulful blues solo on All Through Cryin' has hints of B.B. King.
People Gonna Talk finds Hunter and his tight band experimenting with different sounds such as ska (the title track), funk, gospel, and soul/blues-influenced R&B straight outta the '50s-early 1970s. This broadened horizon is a big step forward for Hunter, and improves on one of my main complaints of his Ace debut, that of the fact that the earlier backing tracks sounded the same from song to song. Also, Hunter's authentically retro recording method (all the musicians record together in the studio; no digital wizardry and no phoned-in performances) results in an absolutely astounding sound that has been lost in modern times.
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Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 7-MAR-2006
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