Tami Neilson – Sassafrass! (Vinyl)
Tami Neilson's last two records, Dynamite and Don't Be Afraid, have largely reflected a soul-infused country sound. In Sassafrass, the soul aspect is much more to the fore, and boy does it work a treat.
The oxygen that is breathed in at Lyttelton's Sitting Room studios has once again produced a record that just has to be listened to. The songs that Neilson brought to the table for this album are simply sensational.
It has up-tempo soul workouts fired up with a brass section that's sublime. Stay Outta My Business, Bananas, Devil in a Dress, and Neilson's tribute to the late Sharon Jones all come from that mindset.
In A Woman's Pain, she channels Bobbie Gentry, while she wrote the sultry Manitoba Sunrise at Motel 6, while she was on the road, on the day Glen Campbell died. For the grand finale, Good Man, the lights are turned way down and Neilson's delivery is the very essence of the soulful sound she was looking for.
It's easy to think about soul greats like Ray Charles on these originals. First class.
Tracklist:
1 Stay Outta My Business
2 Bananas
3 Diamond Ring
4 Woman's Pain
5 Devil In A Dress
6 One Thought Of You
7 Miss Jones
8 Smoking Gun
9 Kitty Cat
10 Manitoba Sunrise At Motel 6
11 Good Man
Tami Neilson's last two records, Dynamite and Don't Be Afraid, have largely reflected a soul-infused country sound. In Sassafrass, the soul aspect is much more to the fore, and boy does it work a treat.
The oxygen that is breathed in at Lyttelton's Sitting Room studios has once again produced a record that just has to be listened to. The songs that Neilson brought to the table for this album are simply sensational.
It has up-tempo soul workouts fired up with a brass section that's sublime. Stay Outta My Business, Bananas, Devil in a Dress, and Neilson's tribute to the late Sharon Jones all come from that mindset.
In A Woman's Pain, she channels Bobbie Gentry, while she wrote the sultry Manitoba Sunrise at Motel 6, while she was on the road, on the day Glen Campbell died. For the grand finale, Good Man, the lights are turned way down and Neilson's delivery is the very essence of the soulful sound she was looking for.
It's easy to think about soul greats like Ray Charles on these originals. First class.
Tracklist:
1 Stay Outta My Business
2 Bananas
3 Diamond Ring
4 Woman's Pain
5 Devil In A Dress
6 One Thought Of You
7 Miss Jones
8 Smoking Gun
9 Kitty Cat
10 Manitoba Sunrise At Motel 6
11 Good Man
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