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- Date Released: August 5, 2003
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Soul/R&B
- Label: not really records / CD Baby
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Few sidemen have blossomed into solo artistry as fully as Nashville stalwart Steve Conn on this self-titled release. Crisply produced, with a degree of clarity that in no way subverts the album's rustic ambience, Steve Conn stands on a foundation of vintage keyboards; there's only one synthesizer cameo, and even that was played on a stone-age miniMoog. This gives each song a spacious, solid feel, which serves the narrative quality of the lyrics well. Conn's vocal delivery, unaffected and almost conversational, brings these stories into focus, like a rugged frame around an old family portrait. On "Down on Rigolette" it's a country gothic tale told in stark, poetic detail; "Comfort Me," the plaintive "Beautiful," and the easy-rolling, Professor Longhair-flavored "Don't Ask Me" are more personal recitations, haunted by mystery and glimpses of salvation; and his humor, in full view on "I've Got Your Dark," has a wicked twist. Extra flavor is added throughout each track by the band, whose most stellar member, Sonny Landreth, plays just as exquisitely as you'd expect; Conn's solos are somewhat less pointed but just as drenched in homespun soul. Though not as sophisticated as the songs of Bruce Hornsby, this material draws from the same well and quenches that same thirst for something cool, dark, and Southern.
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| 01. |  |
If I Were King |
3:53 |
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| 02. | |
Great Big Beautiful World |
3:46 |
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| 03. | |
Somebody Gotta Make A Move |
3:35 |
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| 04. | |
Eliana |
4:04 |
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| 05. | |
All The King's Horses |
4:26 |
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| 06. | |
Down On Rigolette |
6:10 |
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| 07. | |
Comfort Me |
5:47 |
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| 08. | |
Don't Ask Me |
3:16 |
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| 09. | |
I've Got Your Dog |
4:01 |
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| 10. | |
Love Everybody |
4:25 |
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| 11. | |
Polishing Chrome |
4:48 |
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| 12. | |
Beautiful |
4:17 |
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12 Total Tracks, 52:28 Total Length
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Credits
- Sonny Landreth - Slide Guitar // Steve Conn - Piano // Steve Conn - Accordion // Steve Conn - Organ (Hammond) // Steve Conn - Piano (Electric) // Steve Conn - Sax (Soprano) // Steve Conn - Tambourine // Steve Conn - Vocals // Steve Conn - Melodica // Steve Conn - Producer // Steve Conn - Engineer // Steve Conn - Penny Whistle // Steve Conn - Organ (Pump) // Steve Conn - Fender Rhodes // Steve Conn - Mixing // Steve Conn - Wurlitzer // Steve Conn - Mini Moog // Jim DeMain - Mastering // R.S. Field - Mixing // Dave Francis - Guitar (Acoustic) // Dave Francis - Bass // Carmella Ramsey - Vocals (Background) // Darrell Scott - Mandolin // Darrell Scott - Mandolin // Darrell Scott - Vocals (Background) // Darrell Scott - Vocals (Background) // Michael Severs - Guitar (Electric) // Kenny Vaughan - Guitar (Electric) // Chris Carmichael - Fiddle // Chris Carmichael - Violin // Chris Carmichael - Cello // Chris Carmichael - Viola // Chris Carmichael - String Arrangements // Jon Randall - Vocals (Background) // Richard McLaurin - Engineer // Richard McLaurin - Mixing // Bryan Owings - Percussion // Bryan Owings - Drums // Thomas Johnson - Mixing // Megan Barra - Design // Jake Nicely - Mixing // Jack Spencer - Photography // Jessie Alexander - Vocals (Background) // Shamus Fuller - Engineer
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