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Those looking for blues, R&B, rootsy rock & roll, gospel-tinged ballads, loungy supper club jazz, and boogie-woogie piano pounding all led by an instantly recognizable powerhouse voice infused with gritty soul will rejoice with Marcia Ball. Although this is only her sixth album since her career shifted into high gear with 1984's Soulful Dress, Ball hits all those bases and more on her debut for Alligator. She's as comfortable with heart-wrenching lost-love songs like this album's touching "Let the Tears Roll Down" as with loose-limbed swampy piano/accordion-powered rockers such as "Louella." Her show-stopping piano virtuosity takes a back seat for the majority of this release, as Ball turns up the tough R&B heat on a cover of "Fly on the Wall" with guests Sonny Landreth on slide guitar and backing singers right out of Aretha Franklin's '60s heyday. Horns also play a large part, underpinning the Bobby "Blue" Bland-styled Crescent City soul-blues and rolling Fats Domino piano of Don Covay's "I'm Coming Down With the Blues." The opening "Scene of the Crime," powered by Gary Primich's plucky harmonica, is one of Ball's best tracks, with a snappy melody, gutsy singing, and Southern-fried R&B attack. Allen Toussaint's "You Make It Hard" finds fellow Texan Delbert McClinton on duet vocals highlighting the track's urging slow groove. Classy and subdued yet bubbling with passion, emotion, and a love of Southern-style music that explodes out of every track, with Presumed Innocent Marcia Ball has released what is arguably the finest and most inspired album of her career.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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Ball, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Bruton, Composer, Lyricist - Bug Music obo Brutunes c/o Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gatorhythms Music adm by Lew-Bob Songs, PO Box 869, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Toussaint, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Screen Gems/EMI c/o Harry Fox Agency, 711 3rd Ave. NY, NY 10017, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
WILLIAMS, Composer, Lyricist - Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Foxx, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Catalogue Music, Inc. c/o Harry Fox Agency, 711 3rd Ave. NY, NY 10017, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Harris, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - tenBroek, Composer, Lyricist - Gentilly Lace Music, 833 Taft Pl., New Orleans, LA 70119, MusicPublisher - Nix On That Music, 1422 N. Curson, Apt. 32, Los Angeles, CA 90046, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Ball, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Gatorhythms Music adm by Lew Bob Songs, PO Box 869, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Barranco, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Lady Teresa Music, c/o John Barranco, 546 Hickory Trail Dr., Nashville, TN 37209, MusicPublisher - Sweet Medicine Music c/o Bug Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
BURNS, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Brenda Burns Music c/o Bug Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Bramhall, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Syler, Composer, Lyricist - Syler Songs, 6436 Lavendale Ave., Dallas, TX 75230-3542, MusicPublisher - Two Thirty Music c/o Bug Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Covay, Composer, Lyricist - Berry, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Screen Gems/EMI c/o Harry Fox Agency, 711 3rd Ave. NY, NY 10017, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Wilson, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Herron, Composer, Lyricist - Hear No Evel Music obo Jesilu Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - See Johnny Run Songs c/o South Hudson Music c/o Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Ball, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Gatorhythms Music adm by Lew Bob Songs, PO Box 869, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Ball, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Gatorhythms Music adm by Lew Bob Songs, PO Box 869, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Ball, Composer, Lyricist - Marcia Ball, MainArtist - Gatorhythms Music adm by Lew Bob Songs, PO Box 869, Cedar Creek, TX 78612, MusicPublisher
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
Albumbeschreibung
Those looking for blues, R&B, rootsy rock & roll, gospel-tinged ballads, loungy supper club jazz, and boogie-woogie piano pounding all led by an instantly recognizable powerhouse voice infused with gritty soul will rejoice with Marcia Ball. Although this is only her sixth album since her career shifted into high gear with 1984's Soulful Dress, Ball hits all those bases and more on her debut for Alligator. She's as comfortable with heart-wrenching lost-love songs like this album's touching "Let the Tears Roll Down" as with loose-limbed swampy piano/accordion-powered rockers such as "Louella." Her show-stopping piano virtuosity takes a back seat for the majority of this release, as Ball turns up the tough R&B heat on a cover of "Fly on the Wall" with guests Sonny Landreth on slide guitar and backing singers right out of Aretha Franklin's '60s heyday. Horns also play a large part, underpinning the Bobby "Blue" Bland-styled Crescent City soul-blues and rolling Fats Domino piano of Don Covay's "I'm Coming Down With the Blues." The opening "Scene of the Crime," powered by Gary Primich's plucky harmonica, is one of Ball's best tracks, with a snappy melody, gutsy singing, and Southern-fried R&B attack. Allen Toussaint's "You Make It Hard" finds fellow Texan Delbert McClinton on duet vocals highlighting the track's urging slow groove. Classy and subdued yet bubbling with passion, emotion, and a love of Southern-style music that explodes out of every track, with Presumed Innocent Marcia Ball has released what is arguably the finest and most inspired album of her career.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:47
- Main artists: Marcia Ball
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Alligator Records
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Blues
2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc 2001 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc
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