Wait for Me (Susan Tedeschi album)

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Wait for Me
Susan Tedeschi - Wait for Me.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 November 2002
Genre Blues rock
Length45:30
Label Tone Cool
Producer Susan Tedeschi, Steve Berlin, Tom Dowd, Derek Trucks
Susan Tedeschi chronology
Just Won't Burn
(1998)
Wait for Me
(2002)
Live from Austin TX
(2004)

Wait for Me is the third studio album by American blues artist Susan Tedeschi, released in 2002. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

The track titled "Alone" earned Tedeschi a nomination for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, while the album earned her a nomination for "Best Contemporary Blues Album" at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. [4] [5]

In a review for AllMusic, Hal Horowitz wrote: "With classy yet scorching performances and songs infused with roots rock, blues, funk, and even pop, it's a crossover album that oozes with integrity, terrific playing, and a loose yet distinctive direction." [1]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings called Tedeschi's voice "flexible and soaring," but criticized the inclusion of songs that "are awash with clichés that suppress individuality." [2]

Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post noted that Tedeschi "possesses a powerful soprano, an appealing blues-mama persona and good taste in songwriters," and suggested that her collaboration with Derek Trucks "sound[s] so comfortable that one wishes the married couple would join forces permanently." [6]

Writing for All About Jazz , Charlie B. Dahan stated that Tedeschi "has matured and thus as an artist she must progress. Wait For Me examines the soulful side of music and does a damn good job of it." [7]

The Morning Call's Jodi Duckett called the album "a significant step forward," and noted that "Tedeschi has widened her musical scope considerably." [8]

Chris Gardner of Jambands.com praised "the gritty authenticity of the music," and remarked: "The album cover suggests a woman trying hard to impress. The music within doesn't try to impress. It just does." [9]

In an article for The Music Box, John Metzger described the album as "a welcome comeback — one that often recalls the gospel blues of Etta James mixed with the soulful folk of Van Morrison," but noted that "it still falls a bit short of what she is capable of producing." [10]

Track listing

  1. "Alone" (Tommy Sims) – 4:21
  2. "Gonna Move" (Paul Pena) – 4:23
  3. "Wrapped in the Arms of Another" (Tedeschi) – 3:03
  4. "'Til I Found You" (Tom Hambridge, Tedeschi) – 3:32
  5. "Wait for Me" (Felix Reyes) – 4:47
  6. "The Feeling Music Brings" (Kofi Burbridge, Tedeschi, Derek Trucks) – 7:15
  7. "In the Garden" (Tommy Shannon, Tedeschi) – 3:45
  8. "Hampmotized" (Jason Crosby, Ron Perry, Jeff Sipe, Tedeschi) – 3:10
  9. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) – 4:43
  10. "I Fell in Love" (Tom Hambridge, Tedeschi) – 3:29
  11. "Blues on a Holiday" (Paul Rishell) – 3:02 [1]

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

YearChartPosition
2002The Billboard 20091
Top Blues Albums1
Top Independent Albums3
Top Internet Albums133

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