On his first album in 20 years, master songwriter Dan Penn performs his classics, "Do Right Man," "I'm Your Puppet," "It Tears Me Up" and "The Dark End of the Street," as well as compelling new works. — No Track Information... more » Available
On his first album in 20 years, master songwriter Dan Penn performs his classics, "Do Right Man," "I'm Your Puppet," "It Tears Me Up" and "The Dark End of the Street," as well as compelling new works.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: PENN,DAN
Title: DO RIGHT MAN
Street Release Date: 06/14/1994
Rich C. (jeepjeep) from SUMMERVILLE, SC Reviewed on 1/7/2007...
good guitar picking cajun style
CD Reviews
My cousin
sheila egge | san diego, california | 02/12/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"you know, I met Dan in 1996. I had heard about him all of my life. See, his grandma and my grandma were sisters. I called him out of the blue when I was traveling through Nashville. I heard he was a great musician, but I was in shock to find out how truly good he is. He gave me the CD, "Do right Man" and I relate to this so much. I sing along with him and daydream about singing the blues myself. I have lived the life of the blues and still am. He is not only a great musician, but a great man as he made me feel right at home. I am going to get back in touch with him. If you ever get the chance to meet him you will feel as if you knew him all your life. Once again, hats off to my famous cousin."
The songs are an obvious '5' stars, but there's more..
. | Chicago, IL USA | 02/19/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"All one needs to do is look at the song titles to know how important Dan Penn's contribution to 'soul' music is, but his voice is great, too. I remember an Alex Chilton,(BoxTops' singer), interview where he mentioned his producer showing him how to sing 'The Letter', and that all he did was imitate it,(and not as well, according to Chilton himself). That producer was Penn...After listening to 'Do Right Man', I'm positive that Eric Clapton must have heard some old Dan Penn Demos when forming his own vocal style. I'm not a fan of 'singer-songwriter' recordings in general, but that's not an issue here; this is flat-out a great cd."
Get greasy and buy this one.....
. | 03/14/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Probably the biggest testament to this album, is that I've loaned it out to friends several times over the last 6 years, and I always have to fight to get it back.Soul music at it's greatest. Sitting out on the back porch sweat rolling down your face watching the dogs fight each other while cooking ribs and drinking beer music"
A legend of r&b, soul and country finally steps to the front
. | 02/01/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Dan Penn was there when Aretha sang his classic "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" in Muscle Shoals. Along the way, this writer's writer dug funky grooves that channeled Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, James & Bobby Purify and The Box Tops to the top of the charts. Penn's fingerprints are all over the slick, funky sound of "Cry Like a Baby" and "The Dark End of the Street. He is a legendary writer and a venerated producer -- but the truth is, he's also a hell of a singer. He takes his "babies" and sings then in the gravelly, emotive voice that they were conceived in. You've heard eveybody else cover these tunes; now you can hear them like they were meant to be heard. If you doubt the influence Dan Penn has exerted over rhthym and blues and southern rock, ask the "legends" of Nashville and Memphis who some of their favorite writers are. His name comes up like clockwork. Occasionally you find a gem. The smart person recognizes it as such."
The Man Who Penned The Words In Soul
J. Kerr | 12/28/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This session brings together legendary soul songwriter Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham together with American Studio session musicians. They go over tunes recorded by everyone from Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, James Carr and others. This cat was twisting the dials for the Boxtops (Chilton got his soulful growl from Penn I'm convinced) playing backup or having written the tune for about every major Southern soul jam from the 60s. Penn and Oldham are more important than Lennon and McCartney in my opinion. Plus, every car on Penn's solo albums are ones he has bought and restored. A renaissance man."