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With a vibrant, versatile voice (sounding at times like an inspired mix of Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt) capable of adding subtle emotional shifts to slow-burning ballads or rocking out with the big boys, Susan Tedeschi burst on the scene at the close of the 1990s like a breath of fresh air in an era of prefab MTV teen idols. Like Raitt, Tedeschi works from a blues base, but she mixes in a strong sense of R&B and gospel, and with Back to the River, her second release for Verve Forecast, she shows that she's really starting to find herself as a songwriter, as well. Tedeschi wrote or co-wrote all but one of the 11 tracks here, and while one could still say these songs are based in her beloved blues, like Raitt, she has branched out from there to become a solid pop artist with a real and accessible vision, and the blues is just the engine under the hood. There are some wonderful moments here, including the big and funky title track, "Back to the River," which Tedeschi co-wrote with swamp pop master Tony Joe White, the sincere and solid "Learning the Hard Way," co-written with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, and the impressive "Butterfly," which Tedeschi' co-wrote with her husband, Derek Trucks. The lone cover, a marvelous, horn-driven version of Allen Toussaint's "There's a Break in the Road" (originally recorded in 1969 by Betty Harris), fits seamlessly in with the newer material. Then there is Tedeschi's voice, which is a wonderful instrument, strong and hushed by turns, and she carries the full weight of the world's possibilities when she sings, ranging from wounded to determined, delicate to brash, always getting to the emotional center of the song. Tedeschi has already put out some great albums but as she continues to grow as a songwriter, her best work may still be in the future. Meanwhile, Back to the River will serve fans just fine.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Doyle Bramhall, ComposerLyricist - Matt Slocum, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Doyle Bramhall II, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Drakoulias, Producer, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Yoke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Derek Trucks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Schwartz, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Slocum, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN LEVENTHAL, ComposerLyricist - George Drakoulias, Producer, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Maxine Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Levy, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Budman, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Yoke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Newmaster, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Joe White, ComposerLyricist - Matt Slocum, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - George Drakoulias, Producer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Yoke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brendan O'Brien, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Trucks, ComposerLyricist - Matt Slocum, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Doyle Bramhall II, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hardt, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Drakoulias, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Simms, ComposerLyricist - Maxine Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Hovorka, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Levy, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Yoke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Newmaster, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Derek Trucks, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Walter, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Tis, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Derek Trucks, Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Schwartz, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Slocum, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - George Drakoulias, Producer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonya Kitchell, ComposerLyricist - Susan Tedeschi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dave Yoke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Schwartz, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Louris, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Slocum, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Drakoulias, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Derek Trucks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Schwartz, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Slocum, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hardt, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN LEVENTHAL, ComposerLyricist - George Drakoulias, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Maxine Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Hovorka, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Levy, Trombone, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Yoke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Green, ComposerLyricist - Matt Slocum, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Doyle Bramhall II, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hardt, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Drakoulias, Producer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Perry, ComposerLyricist - Jeffrey Sipe, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Hovorka, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Levy, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Yoke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Newmaster, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Schwartz, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Matt Slocum, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Drakoulias, Producer - Allen Toussaint, ComposerLyricist - Maxine Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Levy, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Budman, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Yoke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Newmaster, Trumpet, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Matt Slocum, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Drakoulias, Producer - Dave Bianco, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Yoke, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Matt Slocum, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Pecchio, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Greenwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Tedeschi, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Yoke, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
With a vibrant, versatile voice (sounding at times like an inspired mix of Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt) capable of adding subtle emotional shifts to slow-burning ballads or rocking out with the big boys, Susan Tedeschi burst on the scene at the close of the 1990s like a breath of fresh air in an era of prefab MTV teen idols. Like Raitt, Tedeschi works from a blues base, but she mixes in a strong sense of R&B and gospel, and with Back to the River, her second release for Verve Forecast, she shows that she's really starting to find herself as a songwriter, as well. Tedeschi wrote or co-wrote all but one of the 11 tracks here, and while one could still say these songs are based in her beloved blues, like Raitt, she has branched out from there to become a solid pop artist with a real and accessible vision, and the blues is just the engine under the hood. There are some wonderful moments here, including the big and funky title track, "Back to the River," which Tedeschi co-wrote with swamp pop master Tony Joe White, the sincere and solid "Learning the Hard Way," co-written with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, and the impressive "Butterfly," which Tedeschi' co-wrote with her husband, Derek Trucks. The lone cover, a marvelous, horn-driven version of Allen Toussaint's "There's a Break in the Road" (originally recorded in 1969 by Betty Harris), fits seamlessly in with the newer material. Then there is Tedeschi's voice, which is a wonderful instrument, strong and hushed by turns, and she carries the full weight of the world's possibilities when she sings, ranging from wounded to determined, delicate to brash, always getting to the emotional center of the song. Tedeschi has already put out some great albums but as she continues to grow as a songwriter, her best work may still be in the future. Meanwhile, Back to the River will serve fans just fine.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:53
- Main artists: Susan Tedeschi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Forecast
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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