Suzy Bogguss - Voices In The Wind

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:25
Size: 89,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:14)  1. Heartache
(3:09)  2. Drive South
(3:30)  3. Don't Wanna
(3:21)  4. How Come You Go To Her
(3:25)  5. Other Side Of The Hill
(3:41)  6. In The Day
(3:16)  7. Love Goes Without Saying
(3:40)  8. Eat At Joe's
(2:56)  9. Lovin' A Hurricane
(4:33) 10. Letting Go
(3:34) 11. Cold Day In July

Voices in the Wind is an album by American country music singer Suzy Bogguss. It was released on October 6, 1992 via Liberty Records. 

It earned her a second straight gold record and her highest-charting single ever, the No. 2 cover of John Hiatt's "Drive South." "Letting Go," a single from Aces which was co-written by Bogguss's husband Doug Crider, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart not long before the release of Voices in the Wind. In an effort to capitalize on the single's success, it was included on the later album as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_in_the_Wind

Voices In The Wind

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Suzy Bogguss - Sweet Danger

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:19
Size: 107,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:51)  1. The Bus Ride
(3:50)  2. Everything
(3:35)  3. No Good Way to Go
(4:05)  4. If You Leave Me Now
(4:09)  5. In Heaven
(4:34)  6. Baby July
(3:38)  7. Even If That Were True
(2:55)  8. Chain Lover
(3:44)  9. Sweet Danger
(4:15) 10. Right Back Into the Feeling
(4:05) 11. It's Not Gonna Happen Today
(3:34) 12. One Clear Moment

Suzy Bogguss issued her fine Swing album in 2003. Other than a Christmas recording why does every artist feel the need to issue one of those? she hasn't released anything in four years. She's toured hard, written songs, and spent her time and energy conceiving the provocative Sweet Danger. Bogguss may no longer be on the country charts, but perhaps with contemporary country's willingness to embrace other American popular song forms she may end up there yet again. For the listener, it doesn't matter. The reason is simply that Sweet Danger is the finest moment in a long career. Bogguss has undergone a metamorphosis as a musician. It's plainly obvious from the opening moments of the album's opening cut, "The Bus Ride." The big minor-key piano chords, hand percussion, and muted drum kit give way to a tasty acoustic guitar lead and it's all reminiscent of Steely Dan's "Do It Again." The similarity ends there in a sense, because when Bogguss opens her mouth and lets the story begin to fall from her, it's all her. But the music here owes more to jazz and samba than country no matter how hip and inclusive its industry says it is, stuff like this would terrify the production formula-obsessed producers in mainstream Nash Vegas. Her style is inimitable, no matter what she's singing. Unlike most vocalists these days, Bogguss is a singer and a stylist. She takes a lyric and makes it a scenario, a gauzy filmic episode. The shimmering finger-popping groove in "Everything" owes as much to Sergio Mendes as it does to Diane Warren; a button accordion accompanies a piano, acoustic guitars, and restrained but ever-present percussion, floating her tale of romantic ambivalence. Her lines alternate speaker to speaker; tag lines come from the ether. There are some curious selections here, such as a cover of Peter Cetera's monster smash "If You Leave Me Now." While Bogguss does bring something different to the tune, it's not enough to keep you from hearing the original in your head. 

The self-penned "Baby July" is a candidate for country radio again if they have the guts. It's no less commercial than anything by Martina McBride, but it's far subtler as piano, acoustic guitar, sparse percussion, and a brief but tasty lead guitar solo color her voice just the right shade of bright. The production by Jason Miles and Bogguss is wonderful. Most of the album was recorded in New York and finished in Franklin, TN, and there isn't a studio in Nashville that could have handled a record like this with the possible exception of Owen Bradley's back in the day. The album is full of warmth, light, and air. There isn't anything hurried, or compressed in the sound to make it "bigger." There are many quiet surprises, too, such as the upright bass intro to "Chain Lover," a smoky, bluesy opening to a beautiful pop song with gorgeous lyrics by Bogguss and Billy Kirsch. The slippery backbeat (ushered in by the bassline) in the title track offers a breezy love song that has everything in it, expressing what being "overwhelmed" by new love means. There are wily little beats in the middle of the mix and Bogguss' relaxed delivery is sexy it's confessional but happy. The dizziness the listener experiences comes from her artful phrasing. Other winners here include a beautifully soulful reading of Beth Nielsen Chapman's "Right Back into the Feeling," the closest thing to a rocker on this disc. It's adult, infectious, and soulful. The other is the closer, a B-3-tinged love song Bogguss wrote with Carson Whitsett and Jon Vezner. Here is the sound that contemporary country music would aspire to if it were sophisticated enough. It's a simple song with a glorious arrangement and lush texture, where the song dictates what the singer offers the listener, not the other way around. Sweet Danger is yet another example of what a true treasure Suzy Bogguss is as a singer, writer, and performer. She is simply timeless in her grace and elegance. ~ Thom Jurek https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-danger-mw0000574934

Sweet Danger

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Tommy Emmanuel - Accomplice One

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:52
Size: 146.2 MB
Styles: Assorted guitar styles
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[3:27] 1. Deep River Blues (With Jason Isbell)
[3:21] 2. Song And Dance Man (With Ricky Skaggs)
[2:34] 3. Saturday Night Shuffle (With Jorma Kaukonen, Patbergeson)
[2:52] 4. Wheelin' & Dealin' (With J.D. Simo, Charlie Cushman)
[4:12] 5. C-Jam Blues (With David Grisman, Bryan Sutton)
[4:50] 6. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (With J.D. Simo)
[5:19] 7. Borderline 9with Amanda Shines)
[2:51] 8. You Don't Want To Get You One Of Those (With Mark Knopfler)
[5:00] 9. Keepin' It Reel (With Clive Carroll)
[4:25] 10. Looking Forward To The Past (With Rodney Crowell)
[4:04] 11. Purple Haze (With Jerry Douglas)
[3:13] 12. Rachel's Lullaby (With Jake Shimabukuro)
[3:26] 13. Djangology (With Frank Vignola, Vinny Raaniolo)
[5:30] 14. Watson Blues (With David Grisman, Bryan Sutton)
[5:13] 15. Tittle Tattle (With Jack Pearson)
[3:26] 16. The Duke's Message (With Suzy Bogguss)

Accomplice One is a testament to Tommy’s musical diversity, the range of expression that stretches from authentic country-blues to face-melting rock shredding, by way of tender and devastating pure song playing. The songs are a mix of new takes on indelible classics and brand new originals from Tommy and his collaborators. The artists who stepped forward to join Tommy in the studio are an impressive list of some of today’s most respected performers, from across the musical spectrum.

"Confession time – I’m not usually a fan of multiple collaborator type albums. Too often they strike me as a marketing wheeze in which the guest artists add little to the equation. Fair play to acoustic guitar man Tommy Emmanuel though, on Accomplice One he’s taken advantage of guests toting a variety of instruments to explore a wide range of musical styles.

What this means though, is that your response to the material is liable to be very much a matter of personal taste. So for my part the jet-propelled bluegrassy picking on “Wheelin & Dealin’”, featuring banjo from Charlie Cushman and electric guitar from JD Simo, is a winner. Likewise the rattling Celtic folk of “Keepin’ It Reel”, with Clive Carroll. On a different note, the Americana ballad-styled reading of Madonna’s “Borderline”, colored by Amanda Shires’ fiddle and vocals, takes on an aching quality. And in another vein entirely, “Purple Haze” is a launchpad for a rousingly steely instrumental adventure with Jerry Douglas on Dobro.

On the other hand, the duet of “Song And Dance Man” with Ricky Scaggs, and “Looking Forward To The Past” with Rodney Crowell, are country songs with the kind of cloyingly maudlin lyrics that do the genre no favors, though at least the latter musters some chugging energy. Meanwhile if you like gypsy jazz then “Djangology” and a hornless version of Duke Ellington’s “C-Jam Blues”, may well float your boat. But they leave me cold, as does the sleepy duet with Mark Knopfler on “You Don’t Want To Get You One Of Those,” whose lyric about a beat-up automobile appears to be a shoddy metaphor for a woman past her best.

The balance of the 16 tracks are satisfying enough to differing degrees, including an affectionate cover of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay” with Simo on vocals, and a rendition of “Watson’s Blues” that puts me pleasantly in mind of Samantha Fish’s take on “Jim Lee Blues Part 1”. And the musicianship is top notch throughout of course, so if you’re an acoustic roots aficionado, Accomplice One is probably right up your street. But to a wider audience it’s likely to be a pick’n’mix affair." ~Iain Cameron

Accomplice One mc
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Suzy Bogguss - Swing

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:07
Size: 86,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:32)  1. Straighten Up and Fly Right
(3:09)  2. My Dream is You
(4:07)  3. Comes Love
(2:40)  4. Sweetheart (Waitress in a Donut Shop)
(1:57)  5. Jumping Into Spring
(4:48)  6. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
(2:51)  7. Burning the Toast
(3:32)  8. It's Always New to Me
(2:32)  9. Cupid Shot Us Both With One Arrow (With Ray Benson)
(3:33) 10. Picadilly Circus
(2:17) 11. It's All About You
(3:04) 12. Stay Out of My Dreams

Suzy Bogguss has had a very successful career in the contemporary country arena in the 1980s and ‘90s. Her debut recording for Liberty Records, Somewhere In Between, was critically well received and contains songs by Nashville and Austin royalty Rodney Crowell, Guy Clark, and Merle Haggard. Ms. Bogguss today finds herself with a new label and a bit of a new direction. This is not strictly a jazz record to be sure, and Suzy Bogguss is not the first artist to attempt to crossover into a jazz/swing genre. Where Ms. Bogguss chimes in with novelty is her foray into western swing. Joining Bogguss is Asleep At The Wheel’s Ray Benson, who exerts a great deal of creative control over the recording, casting the songs in a more commercially appealing light than a hard western swing one. The absence of the pedal steel guitar, long a western swing staple, is to be owed for this softer brand of this genre. Ms. Bogguss has a perfect voice for this material, and I would hazard to say a better voice than many of the recent vocal jazz recordings crossing my desk. She brings a complete package to the table. Ms. Bogguss includes both standards and original compositions on the recording, all offered in a light swing style. Of the standards, Nat King Cole’s "Straighten Up and Fly Right," Ellington’s "Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear from Me," and Billie Holiday’s "Comes Love" are the most effective. But added to this palette are the more contemporary songs of April Barrows, including the very innovative and clever "Burning the Toast" and "Cupid Shots Us Both With One Arrow." Benson’s trademark guitar is present throughout and Jason Robert’s fiddle provides just enough of the swing in this western swing recording. ~ C. Michael Bailey https://www.allaboutjazz.com/swing-suzy-bogguss-compadre-records-review-by-c-michael-bailey.php

Personnel: Suzy Bogguss (vocals); Jason Roberts (guitar, fiddle); Dave Biller, Ray Benson (guitar); John Mills (clarinet, saxophone); Floyd Domino (piano); Spencer Starnes (bass); David Sanger (drums).

Swing

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Suzy Bogguss - American Folk Songs

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:54
Size: 139.4 MB
Styles: Folk
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:36] 1. Shady Grove
[2:43] 2. Shenandoah
[3:52] 3. Red River Valley
[3:34] 4. Froggy Went A-Courtin'
[4:21] 5. Waywaring Stranger
[4:08] 6. Banks Of The Ohio
[3:13] 7. Joohnny Has Gone For A Soldier
[2:26] 8. Old Dan Tucker
[3:18] 9. Rock Island Line
[4:22] 10. Sweet Betsy From Pike
[4:18] 11. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
[4:02] 12. Careless Love
[3:24] 13. All The Pretty Little Horses
[4:21] 14. Git Along Little Dogies
[3:39] 15. Erie Canal
[3:21] 16. Wildwood Flower
[3:08] 17. Beautiful Dreamer

Suzy reveals that the idea for the project first came to her while on tour with Garrison Keillor. She realized that while everyone loves to sing along to such enduring folk tunes as ‘Red River Valley,’ with music education disappearing from public schools, many children aren’t being exposed to the folk songs that have been a vivid scrapbook of the American experience.

“Music has always been my purest joy even as a child,” Suzy writes in the introduction to the songbook. “One of my favorite memories is my grade-school music teacher pounding on the piano and leading the class in rousing renditions of folk songs from all around the world. In the summer of 2008, I toured with the brilliant and engaging Garrison Keillor. The energy that passed between the audience and Garrison was overwhelming at times. Several thousand people standing and singing together-old songs, hymns, the Beatles and the Everly Brothers. People of all ages, sharing music. Ahhh, pure joy.”

American Folk Songs

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Suzy Bogguss - Lucky

Styles: Country
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:26
Size: 100,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:36)  1. Today I Started Loving You Again
(3:43)  2. Silver Wings
(3:39)  3. The Bottle Let Me Down
(3:25)  4. I Always Get Lucky With You
(3:45)  5. If We Make It Through December
(3:18)  6. Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room
(3:45)  7. The Running Kind
(3:44)  8. Going Wherethe Lonely Go
(3:21)  9. Someday When Things Are Good
(4:02) 10. I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
(3:41) 11. Sing Me Back Home
(3:22) 12. You Don't Have Very Far to Go

Suzy Bogguss didn't set out to craft a Merle Haggard tribute record. Some might call that serendipity; she just calls it "Lucky." An accomplished artist and songwriter in her own right, Bogguss and her husband/co-producer Doug Crider were combing through songs to consider for her next project. Never one to hew to a particular style, having branched out into jazz, folk and swing sounds alongside traditional and modern country, Bogguss kept coming back to a set of songs that spoke to her...and they just happened to be by Haggard. "He really is the poet of the common man," says Bogguss of her new album titled "Lucky" and who kicked off her career with 1989's "Somewhere Between," her debut album named after one of Haggard's early songs. "Not every artist has music that is as universal as Merle's. It's pretty heavy-duty stuff, and I think that's why to so many of us who sing and write songs, he's such a king among us." 

Bogguss dove deeper into Haggard's catalog, taking care to hold on to that original vision of finding songs that resonated with her not just pulling out and recycling the hits. The result is an acoustic record with vibe, featuring classics like "Silver Wings," "The Bottle Let Me Down," "If We Make It Through December," "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink" and many more. It's an homage to Merle Haggard that didn't start that way. It's a Suzy Bogguss record that didn't end up that way. It's the best of both situations ... and we're "Lucky" to have it that way.   http://shorefire.com/releases/entry/suzy-bogguss-recasts-merle-haggard-classics-with-lucky-feb-4

Lucky

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Suzy Bogguss & Chet Atkins - Simpatico

Styles: Country
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:20
Size: 92,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:12)  1. In The Jailhouse Now
(3:08)  2. When She Smiled At Him
(4:23)  3. Forget About It
(4:12)  4. Wives Don't Like Old Girlfriends
(3:59)  5. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
(3:26)  6. Two Shades Of Blue
(4:26)  7. One More For The Road
(3:41)  8. I Still Miss Someone
(3:36)  9. You Bring Out The Best In Me
(5:12) 10. This Is The Beginning Suzy

Simpatico is a laid-back, charming duet album with Chet Atkins. The duo covers a lot of ground, beginning with Jimmy Rogers' "In the Jailhouse Now," and running through Elton John's "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," and playing a couple of nice, understated originals. Although it isn't a strict country record there are quite a few pop flourishes scattered throughout it's a charmingly low-key listen.

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine   http://www.allmusic.com/album/simpatico-mw0000121603

Simpatico

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