Sing it!

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Sing it!
Studio album by Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson

Publication
(s)

January 13, 1998

admission

April to September 1997

Label (s) Rounder Records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Blues , rhythm and blues , southern soul

Title (number)

13

running time

49:14

occupation
  • Vocals, backing vocals: Tracy Nelson
  • Piano, vocals, background vocals: Marcia Ball
  • Vocals, background vocals: Irma Thomas
  • Hammond organ: Davell Crawford
  • Trumpet: Barney Floyd
  • Baritone saxophone: Victor Goines
  • Tenor saxophone: Derek Huston
  • Tenor saxophone Ed Petersen
  • electric and acoustic guitar: Michael Toles
  • Piano, Hammond organ: David Torkanowsky
  • Percussion, drums: Raymond Weber
  • Bass: Lee Allen Zeno

production

Scott Billington

Studio (s)

Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans

Sing it! is an R & B - album , the Marcia Ball , Irma Thomas and Tracy Nelson 1998 Rounder Records have recorded.

General

The three singers have always been fans of each other, but rarely had musical contact. Duets were sung, but never all three sang together. Marcia Ball listened to Irma Thomas recordings as a teenager and her albums were among the first to buy. A few years ago Brad Paul put together a show in New Orleans on which the three vocalists performed together, as they had just released a record on Rounder that they were supposed to promote. "We sang together, completely off the cuff, and it worked!", Remembers Marcia Ball. This gig was the origin of the album and Irma Thomas made sure that everything went well. The three singers unanimously said that they had a lot of fun with the recording. Difficult was the fact that each lived in a different city and they had little time to rehearse.

The band they were in the studio with are also some of the best that southern R&B has to offer. Michael Toles played guitar on Isaac Hayes Shaft's recording , Lee Zeno played bass on Buckwheat Zydeco, and drummer Raymond Weber played with Harry Connick, Jr.

Track list

  1. Sing it
  2. I want to hold you
  3. In tears
  4. Lovemaker
  5. Yield Not to Temptation
  6. Heart to Heart
  7. People will be people
  8. Please No More
  9. If I know you
  10. Woman on the Move
  11. Hey's mine
  12. Shouldn't I Love Him
  13. You don't know nothing

Charts and awards

Criticism

  • Sing it! is a blessed event . Becky Byrkit AMG (Sing It! Is a blessed event.)
  • This is a fine, fine record by three brilliant, completely authentic women . Becky Byrkit in Allmusic (This is a fine, fine recording of three brilliant, competent and authentic women.)
  • Southern R&B's answer to The Three Tenors. Entertainment Weekly (1/16/98, p.71) - (Southern R&B's answer to the Three Tenors)
  • Downbeat : 4 ½ stars out of 5
  • Why settle for one great female vocalist when you can get three . Amazon Review (Why settle for one great singer when you can have three.)
  • Combining the talents of three of the leading female blues-based vocalists ... Living Blues (Combines the talents of three of the leading blues-based vocalists ...)
  • It's a fabulous soul summit . Bill Milkowski (It's a great soul summit.)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Liner Notes - Sing It!
  2. ↑ Liner Notes - Sing It!
  3. ^ All Music Guide Review
  4. ^ All Music Guide Review
  5. ↑ to: CD Universe product information
  6. ↑ Amazon.com
  7. ↑ quoted from Amazon.com
  8. ↑ Jazz Times