King Curtis • Country Soul

 

 

Review
by Bruce Eder
This album of country standards was intended to be King Curtis' answer to Ray Charles' Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. It never sold remotely as well as Charles' album, primarily because of Curtis's more perfunctory singing and some unwise choices of music to cover -- "Night Train To Memphis," "Raunchy" (which is an instrumental), and "I'm Movin' On" work as R&B instrumentals, with the latter benefiting from some sizzling interplay between the guitars, the trumpets, and Curtis's sax. But "High Noon" and "Home On the Range" are a lot less convincing, conceptually as well as in execution. There are a few surprises, however, such as a version of "Your Cheatin' Heart" that tries desperately to transform itself into "Stand By Me."
https://www.allmusic.com/album/country-soul-mw0000980963

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Revisar
por Bruce Eder
Este álbum de estándares country pretendía ser la respuesta de King Curtis a Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music de Ray Charles. Nunca se vendió ni remotamente tan bien como el álbum de Charles, principalmente debido a que Curtis cantaba de forma más superficial y a algunas elecciones poco acertadas de música para versionar: "Night Train To Memphis", "Raunchy" (que es un instrumental) y "I'm Movin' On" funcionan como instrumentales de R&B, y esta última se beneficia de una interacción chispeante entre las guitarras, las trompetas y el saxo de Curtis. Pero "High Noon" y "Home On the Range" son mucho menos convincentes, tanto conceptualmente como en su ejecución. Hay algunas sorpresas, sin embargo, como una versión de "Your Cheatin' Heart" que intenta desesperadamente transformarse en "Stand By Me".
https://www.allmusic.com/album/country-soul-mw0000980963

Tracklist:
1. Brown Eyes
2. I'm Movin On
3. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
4. Walking The Floor Over You
5. Your Cheatin' Heart
6. Night Train To Memphis
7. Tennessee Waltz
8. Any Time
9. Home On The Range
10. Raunchy
11. Wagon Wheels
12. High Noon


Label: Capitol Records – T1756
Released: 1962
Genre: Funk / Soul
https://www.discogs.com/release/19368916-King-Curtis-Country-Soul

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