Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin'
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Free Music Review: Impressive
Hit: 5 Stars
People say imitation is the highest form of flattery. This album is much more than that, it is a tribute, an hommage, but it is also a solemn re-interpretation of a classic sixties record.
Dusty in Memphis has grown into an iconic record in the history of music. It has become the inspiration of innumerable musicians of all genres. The lush orchestral sound and the delicately subtle vocals has made this a well beloved album, the one where you ceremoniously open the jewel case and formally press the play button while sitting in a warm room. You allow the sounds and the voice envelope you like a loving hug from an old friend.
To take on this kind of a challenge is sheer madness, and Shelby Lynne has admitted as such. In her interview with NPR, she said she constantly berated herself for taking on the most beloved albums from a beloved singer. She also said she never drank more whiskey during the recording of an album. But this is a risk well taken, an interpretation well considered, and stupendously executed.
She stripped away the orchestral lushness, singing the songs almost acapella. The structure was unadorned while the loveliness of her voice as well as the time tested strengths of the songs and lyrics stood front and center, strong and defiant. The production placed the ethereal and magical alchemy of a super talented singer along with the ideal material interweaved and danced in the air. It is lovely, emotional, captivating, and evocative.
One can almost feel the spirit of Dusty rising from the speakers and looking on approvingly at Shelby Lynne, telling her:" You go girl! Make this yours!"
The original was special and the hommage was more than up to the original's magic.
Free Music Review: A New Statement
Hit: 4 Stars
Shelby Lynne's tribute to Dusty Springfield embraces the material and makes it her own. "Anyone who had a heart could surely take me in his arms and always love me. Why won't you?" she sings on the classic Burt Bacharach melody that is probably more associated with Dionne Warwick in the United States. It's a bare emotional reading with the brushes prominently dense in the arrangement. She moves into another bare bones stunner, "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me," where she lets the sad lyric penetrate deeply, "Left alone with just a memory, Life seems dead & so unreal; There's nothing left but loneliness; There's nothing left to feel." "I Only Want to Be With You" gets a subtle samba flavor on what Shelby transforms into a soft jazz number, "Look what happened with just one kiss; I never knew that I could be in love like this." Ana Egge did an excellent version of "Breakfast in Bed" on the Tribute CD Forever Dusty. Shelby's version takes the Donnie Fritts-Eddie Hinton penned song and unleashes the ache against a minimalist arrangement. Tony Joe White's "Willie & Laura Mae Jones" may be one of the lesser known Dusty Springfield tracks, but Lynne lays down a swampy low-key version that ought to put a smile on Tony Joe's face. Shelby's self-penned "Pretend" is given a soft jazz treatment with an acoustic guitar backing. Dusty Springfield recorded the Rascles' "How Can I Be Sure." Lynne's version concludes this set with a spare acoustic treatment and becomes a song of romantic uncertainty and desire, "How do I know maybe you're trying to use me? Flying too high don't confuse me, Touch me but don't take me down." "Just a Little Lovin'" is an excellent set. Lynne transforms the familiar material into a new statement. Enjoy!Free Music Review: What a Disappointment!
Hit: 1 Stars
Shelby Lynne performing classic Dusty Springfield has the makings of a phenomenal disc. Unfortunately, this dreadfully dull offering sounds like Norah Jones on Nyquil. I was excited until I got the CD and noticed that Phil "snooze-master" Ramone produced. This is the man who watered down Paul Simon's seventies albums, so it's no surprise that he was at the helm of this disaster. I really want to like this album but I can hardly stay awake to notice it playing.Free Music Review: Great updated versions of classic easy listen'n.
Hit: 4 Stars
As I heard Shelby say in an interview, at first she was intimidated by trying to do her interpretation of classic songs by past music greats. But she needn't have worried. Those of my generation can enjoy her current version and re-enjoy the memories of the previous performers as well. I thoroughly enjoyed the music and the nostalgic trip to the past.Free Music Review: Album of the year?
Hit: 5 Stars
Just a little lovin' is a remarkable record in many ways, but it's perhaps most significant touch is that it doesn't allow itself to get caught in any genre. It's easy listening without being easy. It's alt country without being country. It's a typical Shelby Lynn record but doesn't sound like her previous records. What it is is the kind of cd that grows every time you hear it. What appears to be familiar songs in new suits shows to be almost new gems when you realise that you can make them shine in so many different ways all depending on your own mood or if you play them in the background or use them for in-depth listening.
So much for talk. Try the sound clips. If you're the least interested in them, don't waste any time to pick it up, and be sure that you're about to make what may be this years best investment.