Three Hundred Pounds of Hongry - Eddie Hinton, Fritts, Donnie
I Got My Thang Together
Ol' Mister Wind - Eddie Hinton, Blackburn, Bill
Ubangi Stomp - Eddie Hinton, Underwood, Charles
What Would I Do Without You - Eddie Hinton, Fritts, Donnie
UK reissue of sadly overlooked masterpiece from the late guitarist/vocalist, widely regarded as perhaps the premier white Southern soul artist. Hinton was an integral part of the Muscle Shoals sound of the late sixties &am... more »p; early seventies working alongside the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in addition to writing songs for Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield & Percy Sledge. 13 tracks including a cover of Otis Redding's 'Sad Song'. Guests include Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn, Johnny Sandlin & Donnie Fritts. For fans of Atlantic Records soul-era classics. 1999 release.« less
UK reissue of sadly overlooked masterpiece from the late guitarist/vocalist, widely regarded as perhaps the premier white Southern soul artist. Hinton was an integral part of the Muscle Shoals sound of the late sixties & early seventies working alongside the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in addition to writing songs for Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield & Percy Sledge. 13 tracks including a cover of Otis Redding's 'Sad Song'. Guests include Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn, Johnny Sandlin & Donnie Fritts. For fans of Atlantic Records soul-era classics. 1999 release.
"Since Eddie's death in 1995, I wondered if there was anything "in the can." I even called Rounder/Bullseye, Eddie's label of last release. "Nope, nothing recorded", I was told. Then I heard of this project, finished by a long-time group of friends and musical collaborators after his death. What an inspired work! The tunes were bare demo tracks consisting of mostly guitar and vocals before being finished. This is a collection of unsurpassed southern roots music that sounds like Eddie was involved with every note. Check out Eddie's cover of Otis Redding's Sad Song and the incredibly soulful Lovin' Chain. My friends and neighbors have all been transformed into fans and I just got to testify. This is one great recording. Too bad there's no more to follow. I'm sure it would be worth the price of admission."
Missing Eddie. . .
12/31/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Hard Luck Guy" is wonderful, as was everything Hinton worked on. His voice, and indeed his place in American music squarely bridging African-American and Southern white country musical traditions, is on view here. This isn't a white guy "singing like Otis Redding" -- this is a musician singing the way he feels, and feeling very similar sentiments to his black friends and colleagues. . .he's the tidewater where swamp rock meets the blues. . .It is distinctly less "polished" than his Capricorn recordings, and consequently much more his, in my opinion. As an aside, I'd highly recommend the Zane CD "Dear Y'all" for anyone interested in Hinton. . .its an import and takes a while to obtain, but it is the best of his releases, IMO"
This beats all other eddie hinton recordings
William Jones | Rockville, MD USA | 09/03/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"however this recording turned up, it's in a different league than his two recordings for rounder records. only 'very extremely dangerous' can compare. if you're a fan, you will have to hear this. this is not your average classic soul recording...the playing is inspired, the horn charts are beautiful...get it before it disappears"
Amazing. Truly amazing.
Lily Courthope | 02/19/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In an era when even the best new soul music still doesn't satisfy, here I stumble over this little gem by a guy I never heard of. I was hooked right from the first line of the title cut, "Hard Luck Guy." It isn't that the lyric is so brilliant, and it isn't just that the arrangements are clearly performed by the finest soul musicians of all time. No, it's that voice that gets to me. Hinton's voice is incredible. Not beautiful, not powerful, not much range; but what emotion he conveys. Beautiful emotions, powerful emotions, and a full spectrum of them as well. Raspy, gravelly, tender and tough in turn. He doesn't just convince you that he's suffering the effects of love and life gone wrong in "Hard Luck Guy," he somehow manages to put that pain inside the listener, and you suffer right along with him. Then he'll switch gears on you and on a song like "One Mo' Time," (which he co-wrote with the inimitable John D. Wyker, who wrote one of my all-time favorite songs, "Baby Ruth") Hinton comes off as world-weary, but not altogether cynical, still lightly tinged with optimism. And then on "Ubangi Stomp," he just flat kicks out the jams and bellows out the old party tune, his voice occasionally abandoning him, failing to keep pace with his manic joy. On "Ol' Mister Wind," you just feel like you're sitting on a cabin porch in the Alabama woods, a glass of sweet tea in your hand, the breeze carrying the scent of honeysuckle; Eddie Hinton is beside you, fanning himself with his hat and telling you stories about some local eccentric. And on "What Would I Do Without You," that voice is so informed by old-timey Baptist gospel music, that Hinton might be singing about the woman he loves, or he might be singing to his Creator, he's that sincere and persuasive. Although I like every single track, my favorite song on this cd may just be "Lovin' Chain." And I'm not sure why. Maybe because it always make me smile, and tap my foot. Maybe because it doesn't even acknowledge political correctness, let alone display it. Maybe it's that rollicking piano. Whatever, it's a great number. And so is "Here I Am," and all the others. This cd isn't coming out of the changer any time in the next year, of that I'm certain."