| Old Enough | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Muscle Shoals Sound Studio | |||
| Genre | Blues, pop, blues rock, R&B | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Producer | Glenn Frey, Jerry Wexler | |||
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Old Enough is an album by the American musician Lou Ann Barton, released in 1982. [1] [2] It was a commercial disappointment that resulted in personal and music business problems for Barton. [3] [4] The album was reissued in 1993 and in 2007. [5] [6]
The album was produced by Glenn Frey and Jerry Wexler. [7] It was Frey's first time producing another musician's work. [8] Old Enough was recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, where Barton was backed by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. [9] [10] Jimmie Vaughan played guitar on the album. [11] "It's Raining" was written by Allen Toussaint. [12] "Finger Poppin' Time" is a cover of the Hank Ballard song; "Brand New Lover" is a cover of the Marshall Crenshaw song. [6] [7] "The Sudden Stop" is a cover of the song made famous by Percy Sledge. [13]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Robert Christgau | C+ [14] |
| MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide | [15] |
| Rolling Stone | [16] |
The New York Times called the album "the freshest, most emotionally compelling pop debut in the last year," stating that "it's difficult to make gritty, soulful albums these days; transistorized recording equipment and advanced computer technology get in the way... But Mr. Wexler and Mr. Frey have been able to get a band sound out of their Muscle Shoals musicians that's full, rich and centered, a sound with a bluesy edge." [8] The Globe and Mail noted the "pure rhythm and blues." [10] The Washington Post wrote that "Barton's style has a smoky nasality appropriate for a blues vocalist, but there's a gutsy quality often lacking in female blues covers." [12] Robert Christgau panned Barton's "tractability," opining that she adopted different personas for her producers. [14]
AllMusic deemed the album "a solid piece of soulful Texas-style blues-rock." [9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Old Enough" | |
| 2. | "Brand New Lover" | |
| 3. | "It's Raining" | |
| 4. | "It Ain't Right" | |
| 5. | "Finger Poppin' Time" | |
| 6. | "Stop These Teardrops" | |
| 7. | "The Sudden Stop" | |
| 8. | "The Doodle Song" | |
| 9. | "Maybe" | |
| 10. | "Every Day of the Week" |
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