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Just when it seemed nobody would ever again deliver hard rock laced with a rough, Southern R&B vibe--sung by dudes who've been there, done that and lived to tell the tale--up pops Bobby Whitlock with
It's About Time. A bona fide survivor, he's best remembered for his keyboard work with Delaney & Bonnie and
Eric Clapton, but has also pepped up tracks by
George Harrison,
Ray Charles,
Tom Jones and
John Prine. Although at first his growl is reminiscent of Tom Waits, his lyric concerns are much more direct and conventional, while the music sounds like a revitalised Leon Russell backed by the
Black Crowes,live and well-oiled in some backwoods Mississippi dive. As well as re-visiting some of the classics he co-wrote with Clapton ("Bell Bottom Blues", "Why Does Love Got To Be So Bad?"), Whitlock has a varied bunch of new tunes on offer, impeccably embroidered by legendary sidemen Steve Cropper on guitar and Jim Horn on sax.
--Johnny Black
Album Description
1999 Release from Famed Session Musician & Member of Eric Clapton's Derek & the Dominos Seventies Supergroup.his First Release in Many Many Years. Guests Include Legendary Guitarist Steve Cropper & Sax Player Jim Horn. Includes Re-Makes of 'Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad' & 'Bell Bottom Blues' Co-Written by Eric Clapton from the 70's Classic 'Layla' Album.