Bonnie Bramlett - 2002 - I'm Still The Same FLAC torrent

Bonnie Bramlett - 2002 - I'm Still The Same

Even those who remember her performances as copilot of the soulful all-star revue called Delaney & Bonnie & Friends will be startled by the intensity of this comeback album. With full-throated, empathetic vocals throughout I'm Still the Same, Bramlett connects a variety of pop traditions, from jump blues to gauzy romantic balladry, and makes it all work. Her ability to read a lyric on tunes like "Hurt" compares to that of Dinah Washington, and not unfavorably. At medium tempos, such as the Santana-style samba of "What If," Bramlett sings comfortably around the beat, working the tension between the steady pulse and her more rubato phrasing. She's strongest, however, when the groove is slow; the 6/8 crawl of "No Man's Land," for example, lets her draw full dramatic effect from the lyric, especially on long notes that she can twist, stretch, and milk dry through a carefully controlled vibrato, subtle timbral variation, and other tools of expression. And her wrenching, intimate revival of "Superstar," sweetened by Mickey Raphael's haunting harmonica fills, will induce chills, whether you remember the '70s or not. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Hurt
02 - What If
03 - No Man's Land
04 - Made A Believer Out Of Me
05 - Superstar
06 - Give It Time
07 - Closer To You
08 - You Belong To Me
09 - Sure Sign Of Something
10 - Cry Me A River
11 - I'm Still The Same

Personnel:
Bonnie Bramlett (vocals);
Reggie Young (guitar);
Mickey Raphael (harmonica);
Sam Levine (soprano saxophone);
Dennis Solee (saxophone);
John Jonethis (piano);
John Jarvis, Jason Webb, Clayton Ivey (keyboards);
Kevin Mark Grantt, Doug Cahan (bass);
Randy Hardison, Eddie Bayers, Elijah D. Holt, Vince Baranco (drums);
Eric Darken (percussion);
Carolyn Corlew (background vocals);
The Nashville String Machine (strings);
Nashville Horns (horns);

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