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| | Hope Waits | | | Music Artist : | | Hope Waits | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Radarproof Records | | Release Date : | | 2007-09-18 | | Store Price : | | $10.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $9.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. I'll Be Satisfied
2. You Crossed the Line
3. Fortune Teller
4. Yesterdays
5. Get Behind the Mule
6. Ring Them Bells
7. Drown in My Own Tears
8. Ballad of Judith Anne
9. Cigarettes and Coffee
10. Mother-in-Law Blues
11. Come Rain or Come Shine
12. Ignatius
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Beautiful voice!
Submitted on: 2009-10-15 |
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| I love her voice and some of her lyrics! especially the 3rd track of this cd but it is still lacking something. It is not a cd i can hear without pushing FF. The band is great too. |
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 Soulful music - Truthful delivery
Submitted on: 2009-07-07 |
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| Hope Waits provides some of the most soulful music; amidst a sonic landscape groomed to each message. The variation of keys, themes and rhythms makes for a very rewarding listening experience. I have not been so excited about a new artist in a very long time. This is Soul Music re-born for a new generation. |
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 Much hope for Hope
Submitted on: 2009-06-27 |
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| Many of the previous reviews compare Hope Waits to Bonnie Raitt, Madeleine Peyroux, Susan Tedeschi, et al; and I'll add relative unknowns, Sonya Kitchell, Jennifer Kimball (previously with The Story), and even Dr. John! In my opinion all the comparisons are apt. The production of this album is fantastic...spare background, voice up front and personal. There you go then...it would be hard for anyone not to like this album. Hope Waits' self-titled album is a channeled montage of the previously mentioned singer/songwriters. Note to Hope: Could you push your superior talent just a tad further and create YOUR sound, so that when talented newbies come along in the future, they'll be compared to you? This is a wonderful album, but really, no new ground was plowed. Not to worry. I believe she will plow it up soon. |
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Smoky and serene.....
Submitted on: 2009-06-16 |
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| Hope Waits has an incredible voice. The songs written by and for her on the CD really accentuate her talents. Her covers are different but true to the spirits of the originals. Love this CD, can't stop playing it! |
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Your Eyes
Submitted on: 2009-04-11 |
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| Hope Waits' debut is a strong set. Her voice is a smoky alto that oozes and croons to emotional effect. Not related to Tom Waits, confusion is warranted as she covers his "Get Behind the Mule" from his "Mule Variations" CD. Bob Dylan recorded "Ring Them Bells" on his "Oh Mercy" album. It's been frequently recorded with versions in my collection by Joan Baez on Ring Them Bells and Joe Cocker on Hymn for My Soul. Waits' version slows the tempo and dives into the lyric. Otis Redding sang "Cigarettes & Coffee." Waits' version sighs & smokes. The opening track "I'll Be Satisfied" that Jackie Wilson sang registers as an old timey soulful crooner. On "Fortune Teller," Waits brings to mind Louise Taylor's excellent Written in Red, "I'm walking the streets of New Orleans, looking to get my fortune told; I passed a lady who seems to be crazy, she said, 'Baby, your eyes are much too old'." Peter Malick who worked with Norah Jones on New York City does a great job producing, letting each track find its own expression such as on the peppy "Mother-In-Law Blues." Her take on the Ray Charles' classic "Drown in My Own Tears" shines. "You Crossed the Line" may be my very favorite with its delicious build to a smashing crescendo. The cover art by Deana G. Conn makes one stop and look twice at the disc. This is a strong outing from a young singer who has studied her musical history. Enjoy! |
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