B-Sides and Confessions, Volume One

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B-Sides and Confessions, Volume One
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Compilation album by Jeff Black
Released 2003
Genre Americana, folk
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Jeff Black
Jeff Black chronology
Honey and Salt
(2003)		B-Sides and Confessions, Volume One
(2003)		 Tin Lily
(2005)

B-Sides and Confessions, Volume One is an album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Black, released in 2003. [1]

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Singer-songwriter musician who writes, composes and sings

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose, and perform their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies.

Jeff Black (singer-songwriter) American musician

Jeff Black is an American singer-songwriter originally from Kansas City, Missouri and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. His writings have been described in the Allmusic as "impressionistic songs that are smart without forgetting the emotional undercurrent." His songs have been covered by Alison Krauss, Waylon Jennings, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and BlackHawk. BlackHawk's cover of Black's song, "That's Just About Right," was a Top 10 Country single in 1996. BlackHawk's cover of Black's song, "King Of The World" was a Top 30 Country single in 1998. Black also co-wrote the title track Circles Around Me with Sam Bush for his 2009 Grammy nominated album Circles Around Me. Black has released 10 of his own self-produced albums and tours widely. He is also recognized as a digital music pioneer by NPR for his podcast, Black Tuesdays.

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Writing for Allmusic, critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote of the album; "These songs are brought to fullness by simple arrangements and a straightforward production... The only snag on B-Sides and Confessions is that most of the songs are fairly slow paced, which causes the last two-thirds of the album to blend together. The album nonetheless succeeds in offering a singer-songwriter effort that doesn't fall into the usual singer-songwriter clichés." [1]

Track listing

All songs by Jeff Black

  1. "Slip" – 2:46
  2. "Same Old River" – 5:05
  3. "Holy Roller" – 2:44
  4. "Sunday Best" – 5:06
  5. "To Be With You" – 4:55
  6. "Gold Heart Locket" – 4:05
  7. "Cakewalk" – 5:44
  8. "Bless My Soul" – 4:19
  9. "Bastard" – 4:57
  10. "Higher Ground" – 6:26

Personnel

Production notes

Billy Norris Sherrill was an American record producer, songwriter, and arranger best known for his association with country artists, notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Sherrill and business partner Glenn Sutton are regarded as the defining influences of the countrypolitan sound, a smooth amalgamation of pop and country music that was popular during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Sherrill also co-wrote many hit songs, including "Stand by Your Man" and "The Most Beautiful Girl".

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "B-Sides and Confessions, Volume One > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved July 9, 2011.
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