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The follow-up to Wet Willie's breakthrough benchmark release, Keep On Smilin', didn't match its predecessor in sales, and began a commercial decline from which they never recovered. But although there's nothing as catchy as the previous album's title track, Dixie Rock is a worthy successor and another excellent yet underrated entry in the band's catalog. With their picture dominating the back cover, backing singers the Williettes (Ella Avery and Donna Hall) receive featured treatment, and their contribution adds substantial gospel flavor to the group's approach. Avery's duet with frontman Jimmy Hall on "Mama Don't Raise No Fools" is one of the disc's highlights, and the stripped-down version of Albert Brumly's "He Set Me Free" could have come directly off a traditional spiritual album. But "Leona" (a minor hit single), is pure greasy Southern singalong funk and rock that, along with the title cut, slots into Willie's established sound. The R&B-drenched "It's Gonna Stop Rainin' Soon," featuring sublime slide work from Ricky Hirsch and Jimmy Hall's mournful harp along with the deep Delta blues of "Jailhouse Moan," help make this one of the band's most cohesive works, although it takes a few spins for their charms to be appreciated. Those who enjoy Wet Willie's gritty Southern soul will find lots to like on this low-key, predominantly hitless gem, which, as of 2002, had been taken out of print after being digitally remastered and reissued in 1999.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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TOM DOWD, Producer - John Anthony, ComposerLyricist - Wet Willie, MainArtist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
TOM DOWD, Producer - John Anthony, ComposerLyricist - Lewis Ross, ComposerLyricist - Wet Willie, MainArtist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jimmy Hall, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Wet Willie, MainArtist - Ricky Hirsch, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
TOM DOWD, Producer - Wet Willie, MainArtist - Ricky Hirsch, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jimmy Hall, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - John Anthony, ComposerLyricist - Lewis Ross, ComposerLyricist - Wet Willie, MainArtist - Ricky Hirsch, ComposerLyricist - Jack Hall, ComposerLyricist - Ella Avery, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jimmy Hall, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Wet Willie, MainArtist - Jack Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jimmy Hall, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Wet Willie, MainArtist - Ricky Hirsch, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
TOM DOWD, Producer - Albert E. Brumley, Sr., ComposerLyricist - Wet Willie, MainArtist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jimmy Hall, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Wet Willie, MainArtist - Jack Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
TOM DOWD, Producer - Wet Willie, MainArtist - Ricky Hirsch, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Albumbeschreibung
The follow-up to Wet Willie's breakthrough benchmark release, Keep On Smilin', didn't match its predecessor in sales, and began a commercial decline from which they never recovered. But although there's nothing as catchy as the previous album's title track, Dixie Rock is a worthy successor and another excellent yet underrated entry in the band's catalog. With their picture dominating the back cover, backing singers the Williettes (Ella Avery and Donna Hall) receive featured treatment, and their contribution adds substantial gospel flavor to the group's approach. Avery's duet with frontman Jimmy Hall on "Mama Don't Raise No Fools" is one of the disc's highlights, and the stripped-down version of Albert Brumly's "He Set Me Free" could have come directly off a traditional spiritual album. But "Leona" (a minor hit single), is pure greasy Southern singalong funk and rock that, along with the title cut, slots into Willie's established sound. The R&B-drenched "It's Gonna Stop Rainin' Soon," featuring sublime slide work from Ricky Hirsch and Jimmy Hall's mournful harp along with the deep Delta blues of "Jailhouse Moan," help make this one of the band's most cohesive works, although it takes a few spins for their charms to be appreciated. Those who enjoy Wet Willie's gritty Southern soul will find lots to like on this low-key, predominantly hitless gem, which, as of 2002, had been taken out of print after being digitally remastered and reissued in 1999.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:14
- Main artists: Wet Willie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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