Release Date: 22 April, 2003
Audio CD
Tracks
- Foreclose on the House of Love
- Dance With Me
- Baby, Why Not
- Honeypie
- Give Me a Chance
- Didn't You Know
- Give It Up (Give In)
- So Many Rivers to Cross
- Storm
- Lowdown
- Hurricane on China Lake
- Three Hundred Pounds of Hongry
- If It's Really Got to Be This Way
- If Ain't One Thing
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Rating 4.0
No House of Glass"So Many Rivers" is a high point for Marcia Ball. An accomplished pianist, she has a crack band to help fill in the gaps. Six of the tracks are originals that she penned. My favorite is Danny Timms' "Hurricane on China Lake." Although this was copyrighted in 1978, this is the first recording of the tune I can find. Marcia's bluesy piano pounds out the melody, "It's blowing the walls down; You find your house of glass in pieces on the ground." Donnie Fritts & Gary Nicholson penned the beautiful melody of "If It's Really Got to Be This Way," a sad slow breakup lament that Marcia's vocals fully embody. On "Give Me A Chance," Marcia's piano goes gospel with Greg Smith's sax and the Los Angeles Horns giving Marcia's powerful vocal a classic soul feel that'd put a smile on Al Green's face. Danny Timm's "Dance With Me" bounces joyfully on the set's feel-good track. The material on this set is consistently good. The performances are first rate & make this a delightful jewel! Enjoy! More like it.I was disappointed with Marcia's last album, "Presumed Innocent", as it had a somewhat antiseptic sound for this most organic of performers. "So Many Rivers" sounds much more vibrant and closer in feel to her best album: "Let Me Play with Your Poodle". Her playing and that of her band is solid and rollicking. The mix between rockers and ballads is perfect. However, to experience Marcia at her best you need to see her in concert. This album should provide some excellent fodder for her current live set. A live album would really do Marcia justice. |
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