| Sunday Morning Music | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Studio | White Room | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Label | Sub Pop [1] | |||
| Producer | Al Sutton, Mike Danner, Phil Durr, Matt O'Brien | |||
| Thornetta Davis chronology | ||||
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Sunday Morning Music is the debut album by the American singer Thornetta Davis, released in 1996. [2] [3] Davis was the first Black artist signed to Sub Pop, a label initially known for its grunge releases. [4]
The album was produced by Al Sutton, Mike Danner, Phil Durr, and Matt O'Brien. [5] Davis was backed by members of Big Chief, for whom she previously sang. [6] Eddie Harsch played keyboards on Sunday Morning Music. [7]
Inspired by life in her downtown Detroit neighborhood, Davis wrote or cowrote all of the lyrics, aside from "You Haven't Done Nothin'", a cover of the Stevie Wonder song; Big Chief provided the music. [8] [9] [10]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| Calgary Herald | [12] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [13] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
The Calgary Herald stated: "Going for a bare bones backup of bass, drums and guitar (with occasional keyboards, congas or horns), Davis delivers a raw, riveting blend of funk, R & B, rock, blues and sweet soul music." [12] Entertainment Weekly deemed the album "a knockout compendium of the sounds of her Detroit hometown." [13] The Philadelphia Inquirer determined that it "sounds like '70s Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart—if they let the backup singers take over." [14]
The Gazette wrote: "Crucially, the trad, tried and true musical vocabulary never slips into a lazy replay of '60s/'70s antecedents. Her choice of a Stevie Wonder cover, 'You Haven't Done Nothin'', seals it, placing the music in context without cementing it in cliché." [15] The Toronto Star concluded that "the combination of the band's slightly skewed vision of funk and Davis' straight-up blues delivery makes for an unusual, wide-ranging but completely satisfying album." [16]
AllMusic wrote that "Davis' singing is just wonderful—she's got a rich, warm voice that she doesn't show off with, avoiding pointless vocal high jumps and wails for confident, often soaring delivery." [11] The Chicago Reader called Sunday Morning Music "a harrowing album full of desire and outrage." [17]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cry" | |
| 2. | "Helpless" | |
| 3. | "Try to Remember" | |
| 4. | "Sunset" | |
| 5. | "Only One" | |
| 6. | "You Haven't Done Nothin'" | |
| 7. | "Box of Memories" | |
| 8. | "Sunday Morning" | |
| 9. | "The Deal" | |
| 10. | "And I Spin" | |
| 11. | "Come Go with Me" |
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