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Track Listing
1. Talking About
2. 700 Houses
3. Back To The River
4. Love Will
5. Butterfly
6. People
7. Learning The Hard Way
8. Revolutionize Your Soul
9. True
10. Break In The Road
11. Can't Sleep At Night
Album Notes
Personnel: Susan Tedeschi (vocals, guitars, background vocals); Matt Slocum (piano, keyboards); Ted Pecchio (bass guitar); Tyler Greenwell (drums, percussion); Dave Yoke.
Additional personnel: Derek Trucks (guitars, slide guitar); Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Louris (guitars, background vocals); Josh Stewart, Brendan O'Brien (guitars); Kyle Newmaster, Jamie Hovorka (trumpet); Jeremy Levy (trombone); Robert Walter (keyboards); George Drakoulias (percussion, background vocals); Julia Waters, Maxine Waters (background vocals); Robert Hardt, Alex Budman.
While its predecessor, 2005's HOPE AND DESIRE, found blues-rocker Susan Tedeschi getting on a soul train, BACK TO THE RIVER represents that phrase beloved by hardcore fans of any artist, "a return to form." Tedeschi is back to the hard-hitting, bluesy sound with which she made her name, and her joy at this stylistic homecoming is clearly audible; you can hear it both in the throaty abandon of her vocals and in the unfettered fury with which she digs into her guitar solos. While there's still a soul flavor present in some of the tracks here, it takes a back seat to the visceral, string-bending, blues-belting sound that will forever be identified as Tedeschi's true trademark.
Industry Reviews
[S]he draws from a variety of Southern sounds including blues, gospel, R&B, and swamp rock to create a potent mix that's as hot as the Mississippi sun on an old tar road.
3 stars out of 5 -- BACK TO THE RIVER is never less than a solid showcase...
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