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Memphis Rock and Soul -- meaning the kind of integrated, funky, swampy R&B-rock hybrid cranked out of Memphis' American Sound Studio in the late '60s, music that often saw release on the Stax imprint -- is certainly well within the wheelhouse of Melissa Etheridge, who has emphasized the bluesy, soulful undercurrent in her voice since her eponymous 1988 debut. Arriving nearly 30 years after that album, Memphis Rock and Soul -- released on a revived Stax by Concord Records -- is faithful and loving to the original versions, preserving the arrangements but sometimes allowing the band to vamp a bit, as on Sam & Dave's "Hold on, I'm Coming." Usually, Etheridge stays with tried-and-true songs, finding space for both Otis Redding and Albert King, but she slides a couple of left-field choices into the mix, such as William Bell's "Wait a Minute." If Etheridge doesn't necessarily rework these songs, these straightforward interpretations illustrate why the catalog endures and her affection for both the songs and sound of Southern soul in the '60s is evident.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mack Rice, Composer - Rufus Thomas, Jr., Composer - Willie Sparks, Composer - Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Mack Rice, Composer - Luther Ingram, Composer - Melissa Etheridge, Composer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer - Priscilla Renae, Composer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Raymond Jackson, Author - Don Davis, Author - Homer Banks, Author - Bettye Crutcher, Author - Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Isaac Hayes, Composer - David Porter, Composer - Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Otis Redding, Author - Jerry Butler, Author - Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
William Bell, Author - Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Jimmy Mccracklin, Composer - Lowell Fulson, Composer - Melissa Etheridge, Composer, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Composer, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
B.B. King, Author - Joe Josea, Author - Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Author - William Bell, Author - Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Barbara Stephens, Composer - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Booker T. Jones, Author - William Bell, Author - Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Zelma Redding, Composer - Otis Redding, Composer - Melissa Etheridge, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - John Burk, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
Album review
Memphis Rock and Soul -- meaning the kind of integrated, funky, swampy R&B-rock hybrid cranked out of Memphis' American Sound Studio in the late '60s, music that often saw release on the Stax imprint -- is certainly well within the wheelhouse of Melissa Etheridge, who has emphasized the bluesy, soulful undercurrent in her voice since her eponymous 1988 debut. Arriving nearly 30 years after that album, Memphis Rock and Soul -- released on a revived Stax by Concord Records -- is faithful and loving to the original versions, preserving the arrangements but sometimes allowing the band to vamp a bit, as on Sam & Dave's "Hold on, I'm Coming." Usually, Etheridge stays with tried-and-true songs, finding space for both Otis Redding and Albert King, but she slides a couple of left-field choices into the mix, such as William Bell's "Wait a Minute." If Etheridge doesn't necessarily rework these songs, these straightforward interpretations illustrate why the catalog endures and her affection for both the songs and sound of Southern soul in the '60s is evident.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:38
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Melissa Etheridge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stax
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2016 MLE Music, Inc. ℗ 2016 MLE Music, Inc.
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