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  • #30672
    tntracy
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    From Lu’s Facebook page:

    Lucinda Williams is featured on 2 tracks on Steve Cropper’s upcoming release, “Dedicated” coming out on 8/9/11. She performs with Steve on both Track #4 (Dedicated to the One I Love) and Track #15 (When I Get Like This). Check it out here!

    Dedicated

    Another two songs for the “Guest Appearances” list… 😉

    Also singing duets on the album with Mr. Cropper are Steve Winwood, B.B. King, Bettye Lavette & Brian May. Ought to a good ‘un…

    Tom

    P.S. Scroll down at the above Amazon.com link & there are song samples for each song on the album to check out. Lu is featured prominently on each 30 second preview of her two songs…

    #46929
    tntracy
    Participant

    This album is out now. Rather than buy the whole album, I downloaded tracks # 4 & 15 from Amazon

    Tom

    #46930
    punchdrunklove
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    good lord, “dedicated to the one i love”. i ADORE this song.

    the shirelles’ and laura nyro’s versions, of course.

    btw, there’s a duet with the superb sharon jones. get to know this lady, people. she’s a national treasure. yours!!!

    #46931
    TOverby
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    Here is a great review of the album from allmusic.com:
    http://www.allmusic.com/album/dedicated-a-salute-to-the-5-royales-r2187989/review

    #46932
    LWjetta
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    A little nostalgia.
    Dedicated to all those “slow” dances compliments of The “5” Royales 1957.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epcl2KopdD0

    lwj

    #46933
    Mike_Doran
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    Got the cd two days ago and can’t get enough of it.

    Lu’s vocals on “Dedicated to the one I love” have never sounded more rich and impressive..
    And “When I get like this” again, very, very nice.

    #46934
    punchdrunklove
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    Lu’s vocals on “Dedicated to the one I love” have never sounded more rich and impressive.

    i second that. i really second that.

    #46935
    TOverby
    Participant

    NPR interview with Steve Cropper -Lu get a great mention in the first couple of minutes.
    http://www.npr.org/2011/08/14/139586411/steve-cropper-an-old-pro-honors-his-unsung-idols

    #46936
    Mike_Doran
    Participant

    @tntracy wrote:

    This album is out now. Rather than buy the whole album, I downloaded tracks # 4 & 15 from Amazon

    Tom

    I appreciate the info, and if I had it before I pre-ordered the album, likely would have done the same…

    Am I ever glad I didn’t.
    The whole album is such a good time…

    #46937
    tntracy
    Participant

    @SamishSeaMike wrote:


    if I had it before I pre-ordered the album, likely would have done the same…

    Am I ever glad I didn’t.
    The whole album is such a good time…

    Yeah, the more I read about the album as a whole, the more I want it. I might just have to buy the CD, my previous $1.98 investment notwithstanding… 😉

    Tom

    #46938
    Lafayette
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    Another nod to Lu on the Steve Cropper project from Pop Matters.

    http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/148197-steve-cropper-dedicated/

    In a series of stellar vocal performances, Lucinda Williams makes the biggest impression. Her rough voice contrasts with the “5” Royales’ harmonies. The performance carries emotional weight without any overreaching. It doesn’t hurt that she’s joined by Dann Penn and gets background vocals from Dylan Leblanc, Lee Roy Parnell, and Keb’ Mo’. The strong showing on the marquee track makes it appropriate that she returns for the closing number, “When I Get Like This”. Williams’s style stays different from the Royales’, yet it’s a perfect blend with the R&B band backing her.

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