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Eli "Paperboy" Reed emphasized how his 2016 album My Way Home brought him back to his roots, underscoring the point with its very title. 99 Cent Dreams, its 2019 sequel, proves how true that assessment was. Working once again for Yep Roc, Reed stays focused on retro sounds and vintage vibes, drawing deeply from the Southern-fried sounds of Memphis but adding some sick uptown grooves reminiscent of both the Windy City and the Motor City. A former hotshot guitar slinger, Reed reins in his solos throughout 99 Cent Dreams, pushing song, and especially sound, to the forefront. He's particularly unapologetic about his pining for the past, making a direct allusion to Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions' "People Get Ready" on "Coulda Had This" and otherwise playing upon shared memories of classic soul from the days before disco. Reed has a knack for easy-gliding melodies and the smarts to keep his songs tight -- nearly half of the album clocks in at under three minutes -- which helps keep 99 Cent Dreams cooking at a steady simmer even when it veers a little bit toward the tidy. Perhaps that's the inevitable byproduct of adhering too closely to the past -- everything winds up falling into its right place, with no allowance for accidents -- but even with this slight airless tendency, 99 Cent Dreams does deliver some potent throwback thrills.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishign Corp (BMI), Rough Trade as Square Smoker, MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Benjamin Pirani, Composer
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishign Corp (BMI), Rough Trade as Square Smoker
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), CAE, MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Aaron Frazer, Composer
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), CAE
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Ohio City Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Jesse Anthony Barnes, Composer
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Ohio City Music (BMI)
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Egg Songs Publishing (ASCAP), Downtown DLJ Songs (ASCAP, MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Jordan Miller, Composer
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Egg Songs Publishing (ASCAP), Downtown DLJ Songs (ASCAP
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), 33 Legend Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Ryan Spraker, Composer
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), 33 Legend Music (BMI)
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Eli Husock / Aaron Frazer, Composer - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Songs In Numerical Order (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Songs In Numerical Order (BMI)
Album review
Eli "Paperboy" Reed emphasized how his 2016 album My Way Home brought him back to his roots, underscoring the point with its very title. 99 Cent Dreams, its 2019 sequel, proves how true that assessment was. Working once again for Yep Roc, Reed stays focused on retro sounds and vintage vibes, drawing deeply from the Southern-fried sounds of Memphis but adding some sick uptown grooves reminiscent of both the Windy City and the Motor City. A former hotshot guitar slinger, Reed reins in his solos throughout 99 Cent Dreams, pushing song, and especially sound, to the forefront. He's particularly unapologetic about his pining for the past, making a direct allusion to Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions' "People Get Ready" on "Coulda Had This" and otherwise playing upon shared memories of classic soul from the days before disco. Reed has a knack for easy-gliding melodies and the smarts to keep his songs tight -- nearly half of the album clocks in at under three minutes -- which helps keep 99 Cent Dreams cooking at a steady simmer even when it veers a little bit toward the tidy. Perhaps that's the inevitable byproduct of adhering too closely to the past -- everything winds up falling into its right place, with no allowance for accidents -- but even with this slight airless tendency, 99 Cent Dreams does deliver some potent throwback thrills.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:21
- Main artists: Eli Paperboy Reed
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Yep Roc Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishign Corp (BMI), Rough Trade as Square Smoker
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