Where It's At (Holmes Brothers album)

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Where It's At
HolmesBros WhereItsAt.jpg
Studio album by
The Holmes Brothers
Released1991
Genre Soul, R&B
Label Rounder
Producer Scott Billington, Andy Breslau
The Holmes Brothers chronology
In the Spirit
(1990)		Where It's At
(1991)		Jubilation
(1992)

Where It's At is an album by the American soul group the Holmes Brothers, released in 1991. [1] [2] It was the group's second album for Rounder Records. [3]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Scott Billington and Andy Breslau. [4] It includes covers of songs written by, among others, Hank Williams and Sam Cooke, as well as originals penned by Wendell Holmes and Paul Kelly. [5] The album liner notes were written by Vernon Reid. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Calgary Herald A [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

The Washington Post thought that "as singers, the brothers Holmes—Wendell and Sherman—tend to go in opposite directions, taking the high and low roads as they merge soul and gospel traditions, drawing inspiration and passion from both." [12] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "the blend between the brothers' gritty voices and [Popsy] Dixon's celestial falsetto is pure soul." [10]

The New York Times called the album "a strange and beguiling mixture of bar-band blues, soul, funk, gospel and country music." [13] The St. Petersburg Times opined that "although it recalls Stax/Volt in spots, the disc is not a museum piece." [14] Stereo Review panned the "utterly awful, ear-wrenching voice of Wendell Holmes." [15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."That's Where It's At"5:38
2."The Love You Save"4:09
3."You Can't Hold On to a Love That's Gone"3:49
4."I've Been a Loser"3:22
5."High Heel Sneakers"3:40
6."Worried Life Blues"3:55
7."Never Let Me Go"6:40
8."Give It Up"4:42
9."I've Been to the Well Before"3:58
10."I Saw the Light"2:38
11."Drown in My Own Tears"5:05

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "The Holmes Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Levesque, Roger (August 7, 1992). "Projecting a feeling of brotherhood: Famed blues and gospel group, the Holmes Brothers, comes calling". Edmonton Journal. p. C5.
  3. ↑ "Music". Part II. Newsday. December 9, 1991. p. 40.
  4. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 45. November 9, 1991. p. 70.
  5. ↑ Swenson, John (February 20, 1992). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. No. 624. p. 45.
  6. ↑ Kot, Greg (January 26, 1992). "Soul-salving: Some musicians find life begins at 50 in the rebirth of the blues". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 10.
  7. ↑ "Where It's At - The Holmes Brothers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  8. ↑ Obee, Dave (March 2, 1992). "Recordings". Calgary Herald. p. D8.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 339.
  10. 1 2 Gettelman, Parry (January 10, 1992). "Records The Holmes Brothers". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 8.
  11. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 325.
  12. ↑ "R&B, Soul Brothers Deserving of Fame". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  13. ↑ Watrous, Peter (December 25, 1991). "The Pop Life: Blues Band's Success Is Belated but Sweet". The New York Times. p. 13.
  14. ↑ Snider, Eric (March 11, 1992). "Alternative Top 10". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1D.
  15. ↑ "Popular Music". Stereo Review. Vol. 57, no. 6. June 1992. p. 87.
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