Jools Holland, Jose Feliciano - As You See Me Now

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:28
Size: 113.3 MB
Styles: Pop/Rock/Jazz
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:27] 1. As You See Me Now
[4:36] 2. Treat Myself
[3:08] 3. Just To Be Home With You
[4:52] 4. Honeysuckle Rose
[3:06] 5. One More Drink
[3:15] 6. Midnight Special
[2:59] 7. Hit The Road Jack (Feat. Ruby Turner)
[3:37] 8. In My Life
[3:31] 9. Let's Find Each Other Tonight
[3:27] 10. You're So Cold (Feat. Rita Wilson)
[3:37] 11. Baby Can I Hold You
[3:58] 12. Believe Me When I Tell You
[2:58] 13. Feliz Navidad
[2:51] 14. Happy New Year

At first glance, Jools Holland and José Feliciano don't seem like an ideal match. Jools kept the boogie-woogie torch burning in the U.K., while Feliciano crossed over in the U.S. thanks to his blend of folk, flamenco, and easy listening. Look a little closer, and it's easy to see that the two share common ground in the middle of the road. Feliciano specialized in smooth, vaguely soulful MOR pop, Holland carved out a niche as an amiable TV host, so they both know how to please a crowd, and As You See Me Now is indeed a crowd-pleaser. Containing a bit of soul, a bit of folk, some jump blues and Beatles, plus a new ska version of "Feliz Navidad," As You See Me Now covers a lot of musical territory, but it feels cohesive because both Holland and Feliciano know not to push any particular sound too hard. Consequently, the record feels loose but measured, an album designed to do nothing more than entertain, and it does a good job at that. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

As You See Me Now

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Rita Wilson - AM/FM

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:03
Size: 123.8 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Country-pop
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:53] 1. All I Have To Do Is Dream
[3:25] 2. Never My Love
[3:12] 3. Come See About Me
[3:54] 4. Angel Of The Morning
[3:28] 5. Walking In The Rain
[3:46] 6. Wichita Lineman
[3:56] 7. Cherish
[2:40] 8. You Were On My Mind
[3:31] 9. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues
[4:14] 10. Love Has No Pride
[4:14] 11. Please Come To Boston
[5:34] 12. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
[4:03] 13. Faithless Love
[4:07] 14. River

"AM/FM" features Wilson's takes on a variety of songs by the Everly Brothers ("All I Have to Do is Dream"), the Association ("Cherish"), Glen Campbell ("Wichita Lineman"), Joni Mitchell ("The River"), the Supremes ("Come See About Me" and more. Conceptually, she says the 11-song set hearkens back to her youth. "The songs I selected reminded me of what I heard on the radio, AM or FM," Wilson explains. "The AM stuff are things I remember my parents playing, either in the car or on the HiFi at home. Then FM radio came into existence...and I had my own car and full control of the dial. The AM section represents all this hope, giddiness, romance, joy, then the singer-songwriters came around for the FM side and were like, 'Yeah, that didn't quite work out, and let me tell you this little story about it...' "

Patti Scialfa and Sheryl Crow guest on a pair of songs each on "AM/FM," along with Jackson Browne ("Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues"), Chris Cornell ("All I Have to Do is Dream") and Vince Gill ("Faithless Love"). But the real coupe, she says, was having Jimmy Webb play piano on his "Wichita Lineman." "My producer (Fred Mollin) had coincidentally produced some of Jimmy's albums, and after we knew I wanted to cut 'Wichita Lineman' he said, 'Maybe I should get Jimmy to come in and play piano on this,' " Wilson recalls. "I said, 'Are you joking?' 'No, I'll ask him,' and Jimmy said sure. He happened to be in L.A., so we got together and it was the first song we cut. He was so gracious and amazing, I still can't believe it."

AM/FM

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