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- Date Released: August 23, 2005
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Americana, Alt-Country
- Label: New West Records
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Cost of Living continues the astonishing run of Delbert McClinton recordings that have come along since the mid-'90s. While some would argue that McClinton has always been consistent, Cost of Living ranks up there with Keeper of the Flame, Plain from the Heart, and Jealous Kind. This set contains 13 tunes, the majority of which McClinton either wrote or co-wrote with old mates including Gary Nicholson, Glen Clark, and Al Anderson. The sounds here are tough, gritty Texas rhythm & blues, hard honky tonk blues, slippery acoustic country, and killer funky white boy Southern soul. While there isn't a weak tune in the bunch, there are some standouts, such as the streetwise stroll of "The Part I Like the Best"; the David Parker/Manuel Villa swamp R&B of "I'll Change My Style"; the utterly spooky tale of robbery and tragedy "Down into Mexico," and the ripped-heart ballads "Kiss Her Once for Me" and "Your Memory, Me, and the Blues." There's also the rollicking wide-open rocker "Dead Wrong." The sheer intensity and acumen of McClinton's delivery on these songs takes his reputation as one of the great R&B singers to an entirely new shelf. For McClinton fans, this will be a major cause to celebrate, for the uninitiated, this is as fine a place as any to start. It's authentic, full of heart, and so deep it's fathomless.
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One of the Fortunate Few |
2:47 |
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| 02. | |
Right to Be Wrong |
2:41 |
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| 03. | |
The Part I Like Best |
2:17 |
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I'll Change My Style |
2:36 |
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Hammerhead Stew |
2:53 |
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Your Memory, Me and the Blues |
4:05 |
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Dead Wrong |
2:02 |
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| 08. | |
Down Into Mexico |
4:35 |
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Kiss Her Once For Me |
4:01 |
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I Had a Real Good Time |
2:27 |
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| 11. | |
Midnight Communion |
4:10 |
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| 12. | |
Two Step Too |
3:02 |
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| 13. | |
Alright By Me |
3:11 |
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13 Total Tracks, 40:47 Total Length
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Credits
- Delbert McClinton - Guitar (Acoustic) // Delbert McClinton - Harmonica // Delbert McClinton - Vocals // Delbert McClinton - Producer // Bekka Bramlett - Vocals // Bill Campbell - Guitar // Jim DeMain - Mastering // Stuart Duncan - Fiddle // Jim Hoke - Saxophone // Kevin McKendree - Organ // Kevin McKendree - Piano // Gary Nicholson - Guitar (Acoustic) // Gary Nicholson - Guitar (Electric) // Gary Nicholson - Producer // Gary Nicholson - Engineer // James Pennebaker - Guitar (Acoustic) // James Pennebaker - Fiddle // James Pennebaker - Guitar (Electric) // Dave Sinko - Engineer // Lynn Williams - Drums // Tom Hambridge - Percussion // Tom Hambridge - Vocals // Spencer Campbell - Bass (Electric) // Spencer Campbell - Bass (Acoustic) // Jeffrey Steele - Vocals // Don Wise - Saxophone // Ragena Warden - Production Assistant // Bob Merlis - Publicity // Al Anderson - Guitar (Acoustic) // Matt Andrews - Engineer // Glenn Sweitzer - Art Direction // Glenn Sweitzer - Design // Ray Kennedy - Mastering // Ray Kennedy - Mixing // Michael "Mick" Wilson - Photography // Nathan Nicholson - Production Assistant // Wendy Goldstein - Executive Producer // Rob McNelley - Guitar (Acoustic) // Rob McNelley - Guitar (Electric) // Rob McNelley - Soloist // Cameron Strang - Executive Producer // Patrick Granado - Assistant Engineer // Steve Mackey - Bass // Crystal Talifaro - Vocals
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