I Am Shelby Lynne [Deluxe]

Overview

It didn't take long for the first great album of the 21st century to show up. Shelby Lynne's I AM SHELBY LYNNE is the promise of her powerful voice finally and fully realized. Working with producer Bill Bottrell, who oversaw Sheryl Crow's TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB, Lynne makes a clean break from an inconsistent Nashville career that saw her misunderstood and misrepresented. The touchstone for this startling rebirth is the 1967 soul classic DUSTY IN MEMPHIS - in fact, on a few tracks, Lynne's husky contralto and insouciant phrasing echo Ms. Springfield. But the feel embraces razor-edged, Phil Spector rock (the brash album opener, "Your Lies"); spare, acoustic-driven folk blues (Lynn's touching reminiscence of her Alabama upbringing, "Where I'm From"); and even a taste of jazz balladry in the winsome, heart-tugging "Dream Some." However seductive the ambience, Lynne's lyrics tell a harsh story - of pain, anger, deceit, faithlessness, for starters. Much of I AM SHELBY LYNNE soars on wings of hope and trust, even if those feelings are often obscured by treacherous shadows, and the music of her flight ought to tell us important things about ourselves, even as it helps Shelby Lynne understand who she is.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/2014
Label:	Rounder / Umgd
UPC:	0888072361263

Tracks

1. Your Lies
2. Leavin'
3. Life is Bad
4. Thought it Would Be Easier
5. Gotta Get Back
6. Why Can't You Be?
7. Lookin' Up
8. Dreamsome
9. Where I'm From
10. Black Light Blue

Editorial Reviews

...her great leap forward. Working with Bill Bottrell, Lynne embraces the soul-stoked song-symphony patented by the late Dusty Springfield...