Slaid Cleaves - Unsung '2006

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Devils Lullaby
02. Another Kind Of Blue
03. Everette
04. Oh Roberta
05. Racecar Joe
06. Call It Sleep
07. Millionaire
08. Fairest Of Them All
09. Flowered Dresses
10. Gospel Moment
11. Working Stiff
12. Getaway Car
13. Song For June


Musicians place a great deal of importance on other musicians ability to craft
their own songs, so its extremely unusual for a songwriter like Slaid Cleaves to
put an entire album together of other peoples songs as he has on Unsung. As he
states, these days, the songs that knock me out are the ones I come across face
to face, in my travels and in my home. This sort of self-effacement is welcome,
because there are so many good songs out there that go unheard while
songwriters, inspired or not, usually insist on writing new ones. The strange
thing about Unsung, though, is that Cleaves manages, through his warm, lived
vocals and Americana backing, to make the most of these songs -- songs written
by other singer/songwriters -- sound like his own. In fact, its an easy bet that
if an old fan picked up the album and listened to Devils Lullaby and Racecar Joe
without bothering to read the credits, he or shed never know the difference. The
songs, by writers like Peter Keane and Chris Montgomery, are literary, tuneful,
and, in the mouth of Cleaves, well-worn friends. With solid arrangements and
well-chosen songs, Unsung should satisfy anyone who appreciates a thoughtful
song well sung.

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