Telling The Truth
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| Feb 2011
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2011-04-11
Reviewed 2011-04-11
Soul singer, rhythm acoustic guitar, recorded in 1977, only a
thousand copies mostly sold out of the back of a car finally
reissued by Numero Group. various length slow fades at end.
1: 0:12 stage introduction can go right into #2
****2: 3:42 mid fast, cool "island/scat style" rhythm, nice male vocal
3: 4:37 slow
***4: 4:33 slow to mid, nice guitar & bass work, fem chorus
5: 4:37 slow to mid, flute, 12 second slow fade at end
6: 3:45 fast upbeat, fem chorus, 12 second slow fade at end
7: 0:04 intro again "once again Willie Wright"
**8: 4:49 mid tempo, scat style
9: 4:32 slow
10: 5:14 mid to faster, 12 second slow fade at end
11: 5:00 slow, flute, big bass
12: 4:42 mid to faster
****13: 3:20 fast, nice guitar & percussion, Curtis Mayfield cover
***14: 4:23 mid tempo, mellow vocal, flute
**15: 3:38 mid tempo, nice guitar work D Farrell 04/2011
thousand copies mostly sold out of the back of a car finally
reissued by Numero Group. various length slow fades at end.
1: 0:12 stage introduction can go right into #2
****2: 3:42 mid fast, cool "island/scat style" rhythm, nice male vocal
3: 4:37 slow
***4: 4:33 slow to mid, nice guitar & bass work, fem chorus
5: 4:37 slow to mid, flute, 12 second slow fade at end
6: 3:45 fast upbeat, fem chorus, 12 second slow fade at end
7: 0:04 intro again "once again Willie Wright"
**8: 4:49 mid tempo, scat style
9: 4:32 slow
10: 5:14 mid to faster, 12 second slow fade at end
11: 5:00 slow, flute, big bass
12: 4:42 mid to faster
****13: 3:20 fast, nice guitar & percussion, Curtis Mayfield cover
***14: 4:23 mid tempo, mellow vocal, flute
**15: 3:38 mid tempo, nice guitar work D Farrell 04/2011
Recent airplay
Nantucket Island
Poetry in Parlando — May 17, 2011
Africa
broken flowers — May 10, 2011
Right On For The Darkness
Music Casserole — Apr 30, 2011
Nantucket Island, Africa
American Beauty — Apr 25, 2011
Nantucket Island
Double Daydream Disaster — Apr 14, 2011
Nantucket Island
broken flowers — Apr 12, 2011
Charting
2011-04-10 — 2011-06-12
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 22 | 1 |
| May 15 | 1 |
| May 1 | 2 |
| Apr 17 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Hello, Music People Of The World (Intro) | ||
| 2. | Nantucket Island | ||
| 3. | Lady Of The Year | ||
| 4. | I'm So Happy Now | ||
| 5. | In The Beauty Of The Night | ||
| 6. | Love Is Expensive | ||
| 7. | Okay, Once Again (Intro) | ||
| 8. | Jackie's Song | ||
| 9. | Son, Don't Let Life Pass You By | ||
| 10. | Indian Reservation | ||
| 11. | Dressing For The Occasion | ||
| 12. | It's Only Life, That's All | ||
| 13. | Right On For The Darkness | ||
| 14. | Africa | ||
| 15. | Lack Of Education |