Sharecropper's Son

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Sharecropper's Son
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Studio album by
Robert Finley
ReleasedMay 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
Studio Easy Eye (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Soul blues [1]
Length39:21
LanguageEnglish
Label Easy Eye Sound
Producer Dan Auerbach
Robert Finley chronology
Goin' Platinum!
(2017)		Sharecropper's Son
(2021)		 Black Bayou
(2023)

Sharecropper's Son is a 2021 studio album by American blues musician Robert Finley. The album has received positive reviews from critics.

Contents

Reception

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Sharecropper's Son received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 5 critic scores. [2] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing that on this album, "Finley, producer Dan Auerbach, and their all-star studio cast pull out all the stops; they present this remarkable singer with an expansive yet rootsy musical palette". [3] Hal Horowitz of American Songwriter rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a bigger, fatter and tougher sound" than Finley's previous work. [4] Jim Hynes of Glide Magazine called this "one of Auerbach’s bigger projects" that "will likely receive much consideration for awards and year-end lists". [1] In Mojo , Lois Wilson rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, calling the musicians "a top-notch band". [5] Editors of Spill Magazine chose this as an Editor's Pick and critic Ljubinko Zivkovic gave it a 9 out of 10 and characterized the music as "simply brilliant". [6] Sharon O'Connell of Uncut scored Sharecropper's Son a 7 out of 10, stating that "Finley's story deserves telling and that wider recognition is long overdue". [7]

Track listing

  1. "Souled Out on You" (Dan Auerbach, Robert Finley, and Bobby Wood) – 3:33
  2. "Make Me Feel Alright" (Auerbach, Finley, and Pat McLaughlin) – 3:43
  3. "Country Child" (Auerbach and Finley) – 5:29
  4. "Sharecropper's Son" (Auerbach, Finley, and Wood) – 3:06
  5. "My Story" (Auerbach, Finley, and McLaughlin) – 3:14
  6. "Starting to See" (Auerbach, Finley, and Wood) – 2:54
  7. "I Can Feel Your Pain" (Auerbach, Finley, and McLaughlin) – 3:37
  8. "Better Than I Treat Myself" (Auerbach, Finley, and Wood) – 3:47
  9. "Country Boy" (Auerbach and Finley) – 5:44
  10. "All My Hope" (Edmond Martin Cash and David Crowder) – 4:14

Personnel

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hynes, Jim (May 19, 2021). "Dan Auerbach Teams with "The Greatest Living Soul Singer" Robert Finley on Deeply Rhythmic 'Sharecropper's Son'". Album Reviews. Glide Magazine . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sharecropper's Son by Robert Finley Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ Jurek, Thom (n.d.). "Robert Finley – Sharecropper's Son". AllMusic . RhythmOne . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Horowitz, Hal (May 19, 2021). "Review: Robert Finley Recounts His Life As a 'Sharecropper's Son,' with Help From Dan Auerbach". Reviews > Album Reviews. American Songwriter . ISSN   0896-8993. OCLC   17342741 . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Lois (June 2021). Bulley, Jenny (ed.). "Filter Albums". Mojo Filter. Mojo . No. 331. p. 89. ISSN   1351-0193.
  6. ↑ Zivkovic, Ljubinko (May 18, 2021). "Spill Album Review: Robert Finley – Sharecropper's Son". Album Reviews. Spill Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ O'Connell, Sharon (June 2021). "New Albums". Uncut . p. 25. ISSN   1368-0722.
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