Painting Signs

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Painting Signs
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Studio album by
Eric Bibb
Released2001
Genre Blues
Label Manhaton/EarthBeat!
Producer Dave Bronze
Eric Bibb chronology
Just Like Love
(2000)		Painting Signs
(2001)		Natural Light
(2003)

Painting Signs is an album by the American-born musician Eric Bibb, released in 2001. [1] [2] It peaked at No. 10 on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart. [3] Bibb supported the album with a UK tour and shows in North America opening for Robert Cray. [4] [5] After the September 11 attacks, "Hope in a Hopeless World" was released as a single, with royalties earmarked for the American Red Cross. [6]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Dave Bronze. [7] "Angel" is a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song. [8] "Honest I Do" was written by Jimmy Reed. [9] "Hope in a Hopeless World" is a version of the Roebuck Staples song; the album is dedicated to him. [10] "Delia's Gone" is an interpretation of the folk song. [11] "I Heard the Angels Singing" was written by Reverend Gary Davis. [12] Wilson Pickett sang on "Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down". [13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Tucson Citizen A+ [16]

The Guardian wrote: "Blessed with a light, flexible voice that can plumb growling depths when required, Bibb interprets his remit as broadly as possible." [8] The Mirror said that Bibb's "delta blues style is beautifully delicate and detailed, soft curling guitar lines topped off with rich, sweet conversational vocals." [17] The Vancouver Sun noted that Bibb "does some neat finger-picking on 'Delia's Gone', and his 'To Know You' makes good use of mandolin and accordion." [18]

The Sun-Herald stated that "the nimble-fingered Bibb and his supple, skilled band lay on a rootsy buffet that takes in acoustic blues, cruisy R&B, honky tonk and gospel." [19] The Chicago Tribune opined that the album "compares favorably to [Taj] Mahal's and Cray's best." [20] The Gazette listed Painting Signs as the eighth best blues album of 2001. [21]

AllMusic wrote that "Bibb makes a fine case for blues as a music of introspection, warmth, and supreme nuance." [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kokomo" 
2."Hope in a Hopeless World" 
3."Five Miles Above" 
4."I Heard the Angels Singing" 
5."Delia's Gone" 
6."Got to Do Better" 
7."The Light Was Worth the Candle" 
8."Angel" 
9."Walkin' Home" 
10."To Know You" 
11."Honest I Do" 
12."Paintin' Signs" 
13."Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down" 

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  7. ↑ "Painting Signs". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 35. Sep 1, 2001. p. 22.
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