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If ever there was a soul singer who rivaled Otis Redding's raw, deep emotional sensuality, it was James Carr, and the proof is in the pudding with You Got My Mind Messed Up. Carr was one of the last country-soul singers to approach any chart given to him as if it was a gift from God. Carr was Redding's rival in every respect if for no other reason than the release of this, his debut album recorded in 1966. The 12 songs here, many of them covered by other artists, are all soul classics merely by their having been sung and recorded by Carr. Among them is the Drew Baker/Dani McCormick smash "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man," George Jackson's "Coming Back to Me Baby," a handful of tracks by O.B. McLinton, including "Forgetting You" and the title track, and the Chips Moman/Dan Penn hit "Dark End of the Street." And while it's true that few have ever done bad versions of the song because of the phenomenal writing, there is only one definitive version, and that one belongs to Carr. In his version he sings from the territory of a heart that is already broken but enslaved both to his regret and his desire. This is a love so pure it can only have been illicit. When he gets to the beginning of the second verse, and intones "I know time is gonna take its toll," he's already at the end of his rope; he knows that desire that burns like this can only bring about ruin and disaster, and it is precisely since it cannot be avoided that his repentance is perhaps accepted by the powers that would try him and judge him. He holds the arrangement at bay, and unlike some versions, Carr keeps his composure, making it a true song of regret, remorse, and a love so forbidden yet so faithful that it is worth risking not only disgrace and destruction for, but also hell itself. As the guitar cascades down the fretboard staccato, he can see the dark end of the street and holds it as close to his heart as a sacred and secret memory. By the album's end with the title track, listeners hear the totality of the force of Memphis soul. With Steve Cropper's guitar filling the space in the background, Carr offers a chilling portrait of what would happen to him in the future. Again pleading with the beloved in a tone reminiscent of a church-singer hell, he's in the church of love. He pleads, admonishes, begs, and finally confirms that the end of this love is his insanity, which was a chilling prophecy given what happened to Carr some years later. This is one of theMemphis soul records of the mid-'60s, full of rough-hewn grace, passion, tenderness, and danger. A masterpiece.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Danny McCormick, Composer - Drew Baker, Composer - James Carr, MainArtist - Warner-tamerlane Publishing, MusicPublisher - Millbrand Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2010 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Quinton Claunch, Composer - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Quinton Claunch, Composer - Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ridgetop Music (GB), MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
Dan Greer, Composer - James Carr, MainArtist - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, Composer, MainArtist - Roosevelt Jamison, Composer - Screen Gems-EMI Music, MusicPublisher - MORNING MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher - POET'S PUBLISHING, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Quinton Claunch, Composer - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Chips Moman, Composer - Dan Penn, Composer - James Carr, MainArtist - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - Screen Gems, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Eddie Campbell, Composer - Ernest Johnson, Composer - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Osbie Burnett McClinton, Composer - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Osbie Burnett McClinton, Composer - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Osbie Burnett McClinton, Composer - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher - Rise Music, MusicPublisher - SCREEN-GEMS-EMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Osbie Burnett McClinton, Composer - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - Ridgetop Music (GB), MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Otis Redding, Composer - James Carr, MainArtist - Wildwood Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Roosevelt Jamison, Composer - MORNING MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Roosevelt Jamison, Composer - MORNING MUSIC LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Homer Banks, Composer - Allen Jones, Composer - Rondor Music (London) Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
Jerry Foster, Composer - Wilburn Rice, Composer - James Carr, MainArtist - Universal Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
George Jackson, Composer - James Carr, MainArtist - Raymond Moore, Composer - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Bob Crewe, Composer - Lawrence Brown, Composer - James Carr, MainArtist - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Irral Berger, Composer - Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd, MusicPublisher - Carla Thompson, Composer
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Felix Cavaliere, Composer - James Carr, MainArtist - Edward Brigati, Composer - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Harlan Howard, Composer - James Carr, MainArtist - Tro Essex Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Sony ATV Music Pub (UK), MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, Composer, MainArtist - Denny Weaver, Composer - Ridgetop Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
James Carr, MainArtist - Larry Rogers, Composer - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Lyn-Lou Music Inc, MusicPublisher
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records
Chronique
If ever there was a soul singer who rivaled Otis Redding's raw, deep emotional sensuality, it was James Carr, and the proof is in the pudding with You Got My Mind Messed Up. Carr was one of the last country-soul singers to approach any chart given to him as if it was a gift from God. Carr was Redding's rival in every respect if for no other reason than the release of this, his debut album recorded in 1966. The 12 songs here, many of them covered by other artists, are all soul classics merely by their having been sung and recorded by Carr. Among them is the Drew Baker/Dani McCormick smash "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man," George Jackson's "Coming Back to Me Baby," a handful of tracks by O.B. McLinton, including "Forgetting You" and the title track, and the Chips Moman/Dan Penn hit "Dark End of the Street." And while it's true that few have ever done bad versions of the song because of the phenomenal writing, there is only one definitive version, and that one belongs to Carr. In his version he sings from the territory of a heart that is already broken but enslaved both to his regret and his desire. This is a love so pure it can only have been illicit. When he gets to the beginning of the second verse, and intones "I know time is gonna take its toll," he's already at the end of his rope; he knows that desire that burns like this can only bring about ruin and disaster, and it is precisely since it cannot be avoided that his repentance is perhaps accepted by the powers that would try him and judge him. He holds the arrangement at bay, and unlike some versions, Carr keeps his composure, making it a true song of regret, remorse, and a love so forbidden yet so faithful that it is worth risking not only disgrace and destruction for, but also hell itself. As the guitar cascades down the fretboard staccato, he can see the dark end of the street and holds it as close to his heart as a sacred and secret memory. By the album's end with the title track, listeners hear the totality of the force of Memphis soul. With Steve Cropper's guitar filling the space in the background, Carr offers a chilling portrait of what would happen to him in the future. Again pleading with the beloved in a tone reminiscent of a church-singer hell, he's in the church of love. He pleads, admonishes, begs, and finally confirms that the end of this love is his insanity, which was a chilling prophecy given what happened to Carr some years later. This is one of theMemphis soul records of the mid-'60s, full of rough-hewn grace, passion, tenderness, and danger. A masterpiece.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 24 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:00:32
- Artistes principaux : James Carr
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : ACE RECORDS
- Genre : Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
(C) 2013 Ace Records (P) 2013 Ace Records - This product is protected by a registered watermark patent. All copying prohibited.
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