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Like 2012's Good Feeling before it, 2013's Rain or Shine captures Paul Carrack living comfortably inside his signature sound: a blue-eyed soul that turns happier with each passing year. Sounds-wise, this one is rooted fairly strongly in late-'60s Motown, sometimes swinging a little earlier (there's "You Don't Know Me," which owes a debt to Ray Charles), sometimes swinging a little later (but no later than the early '70s, the time when Philadelphia International reigned supreme). The production on Rain or Shine is crisp and clean, almost a little too bright and shiny (the preponderance of strings accentuates this), but Carrack warms things up considerably with his light, easy touch. Make no mistake, this album doesn't deliver a knockout punch -- either with an individual song or overall impact -- but Carrack doesn't intend to wow; he aims to please, which he does in nice, relaxed ways here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Paul Carrack, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - MCPS, MusicPublisher
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Paul Carrack, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - MCPS, MusicPublisher
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Paul Carrack, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - MCPS, MusicPublisher
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Paul Carrack, MainArtist - Cindy Walker, Composer, Lyricist - Eddy Arnold, Composer, Lyricist - Inc, MusicPublisher
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Raymond Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Hampton, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Carrack, MainArtist - Homer Banks, Composer, Lyricist - BMI, MusicPublisher
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Paul Carrack, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - MCPS, MusicPublisher
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Ray Charles, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Carrack, MainArtist - Mitch Mitchell, Composer, Lyricist - WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INC, MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Carl Sigman, Composer, Lyricist - JEAN RENARD, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Carrack, MainArtist - Pierre Havet, Composer, Lyricist - Music Sales Corporation, MusicPublisher - Jean Gatson Renard, Composer, Lyricist
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Paul Carrack, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - MCPS, MusicPublisher - Robert Wells Orchestra & Choir, FeaturedArtist
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Johnny Mercer, Composer, Lyricist - Harold Arlen, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Carrack, MainArtist - Chappell & Co., MusicPublisher
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
Album review
Like 2012's Good Feeling before it, 2013's Rain or Shine captures Paul Carrack living comfortably inside his signature sound: a blue-eyed soul that turns happier with each passing year. Sounds-wise, this one is rooted fairly strongly in late-'60s Motown, sometimes swinging a little earlier (there's "You Don't Know Me," which owes a debt to Ray Charles), sometimes swinging a little later (but no later than the early '70s, the time when Philadelphia International reigned supreme). The production on Rain or Shine is crisp and clean, almost a little too bright and shiny (the preponderance of strings accentuates this), but Carrack warms things up considerably with his light, easy touch. Make no mistake, this album doesn't deliver a knockout punch -- either with an individual song or overall impact -- but Carrack doesn't intend to wow; he aims to please, which he does in nice, relaxed ways here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:16
- Main artists: Paul Carrack
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Carrack UK
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
2013 Carrack-UK 2013 Carrack-UK
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