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I have no idea if Nashville is looking for a Barry White to call their own, but judging from his debut album, it seems as if Jeff Bates wants to be the new multi-racial love man of country music. Rainbow Man features a five-song stretch of romantic tunes in which Bates does his best to put some vocal moves on the lady in his life; and he even sinks into a deep-voiced spoken-word routine on "Long, Slow Kisses" in which he explains the details of the seduction ritual he has planned for the evening (Mr. Love Unlimited himself would probably approve). As background music for that "special night" at home, at very least this album beats Toby Keith's body of work; and while songs like "My Inlaws Are Outlaws" and "Country Enough" are by-the-numbers modern country radio fodder, at least "Rainbow Man" (in which he explains and celebrates his diverse ethnic heritage) and "My Mississippi" boast a personal touch that puts Bates a notch or so above most of his competition. While the slick-as-Teflon production and Bates' overly wavering voice don't flatter this material, at least on Rainbow Man Jeff Bates shoots for something slightly to the left of Nashville's radar, a direction he'll hopefully pursue with more vigor on his second album.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - Scott Hendricks, Producer - David Malloy, Producer - Mickey Jack Cones, Background Vocal - Kenny Beard, Producer - Kenny Beard, Composer - Kenny Beard, Lyricist - Tim Owens, Composer - Tim Owens, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - Scott Hendricks, Producer - Casey Beathard, Composer - Casey Beathard, Lyricist - Kenny Beard, Producer - Kenny Beard, Composer - Kenny Beard, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - David Malloy, Producer - Kenny Beard, Producer - Ben Hayslip, Composer - Ben Hayslip, Lyricist - Gordon Bradberry, Composer - Gordon Bradberry, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Jimmy Yeary, Composer - Jimmy Yeary, Lyricist - Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - Scott Hendricks, Producer - David Malloy, Producer - Mickey Jack Cones, Background Vocal - Kenny Beard, Producer - Kenny Beard, Composer - Kenny Beard, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - David Malloy, Producer - Kenny Beard, Producer - Kenny Beard, Composer - Kenny Beard, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - Scott Hendricks, Producer - David Malloy, Producer - Byron Hill, Composer - Byron Hill, Lyricist - Kenny Beard, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - Scott Hendricks, Producer - Dave Loggins, Composer - Dave Loggins, Lyricist - Kenny Beard, Producer - Kenny Beard, Composer - Kenny Beard, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Terry Clayton, Composer - Terry Clayton, Lyricist - Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - Scott Hendricks, Producer - Kenny Beard, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - David Malloy, Producer - Kenny Beard, Producer - Harley Allen, Composer - Harley Allen, Lyricist
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Russell Terrell, Background Vocal - Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - Scott Hendricks, Producer - Byron Hill, Composer - Byron Hill, Lyricist - Kenny Beard, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Terry Clayton, Composer - Terry Clayton, Lyricist - Kris Bergsnes, Composer - Kris Bergsnes, Lyricist - Jeff Bates, Performer - Jeff Bates, Composer - Jeff Bates, Lyricist - David Malloy, Producer - Kenny Beard, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Albumbeschreibung
I have no idea if Nashville is looking for a Barry White to call their own, but judging from his debut album, it seems as if Jeff Bates wants to be the new multi-racial love man of country music. Rainbow Man features a five-song stretch of romantic tunes in which Bates does his best to put some vocal moves on the lady in his life; and he even sinks into a deep-voiced spoken-word routine on "Long, Slow Kisses" in which he explains the details of the seduction ritual he has planned for the evening (Mr. Love Unlimited himself would probably approve). As background music for that "special night" at home, at very least this album beats Toby Keith's body of work; and while songs like "My Inlaws Are Outlaws" and "Country Enough" are by-the-numbers modern country radio fodder, at least "Rainbow Man" (in which he explains and celebrates his diverse ethnic heritage) and "My Mississippi" boast a personal touch that puts Bates a notch or so above most of his competition. While the slick-as-Teflon production and Bates' overly wavering voice don't flatter this material, at least on Rainbow Man Jeff Bates shoots for something slightly to the left of Nashville's radar, a direction he'll hopefully pursue with more vigor on his second album.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:40
- Main artists: Jeff Bates
- Composer: Jeff Bates
- Label: RCA Records Label Nashville
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
(P) 2003 BMG Music
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