Love Comin' Down
| Love Comin' Down | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Studio | Bathouse | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 48:33 | |||
| Label | Shanachie | |||
| Producer | Colin Linden | |||
| Sue Foley chronology | ||||
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Love Comin' Down is an album by the Canadian musician Sue Foley, released in 2000.[1][2] She supported it with a North American tour.[3] The album won a Maple Blues Award for recording of the year, as well as a Juno Award for best blues album.[4][5]
Production[edit]
Produced by Colin Linden, the album was recorded at Bathouse Recording Studio.[6][7] Many of the songs were inspired by Foley's divorce.[8] Lucinda Williams contributed backing vocals to "Empty Cup".[9] "Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')" is a cover of the song made famous by Barbara Lynn; Foley had toured with Lynn in the early 1990s.[8] "Same Thing" was written by Willie Dixon.[10] "You're Barkin' Up the Wrong Tree" is a cover of the Freddie King song.[11] "Mediterranean Breakfast" is an instrumental.[12]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| DownBeat |   [13] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [14] |
The Charleston Gazette wrote that "Foley's scratchy voice has a raw, sexy swagger tempered with traces of Nina Simone-style cool."[15] The Province said that Foley "coos, barks, howls and plain soars with a newfound vocal confidence while her guitar burns through every track."[16] The Vancouver Sun noted that, "while some blues-oriented artists ultimately decide to glaze their sound with a radio-friendly gloss, Foley's wailing vocals and sepia-tinged blues standards continue to kick dirt in the generic face of the mainstream."[17]
The Daily Gleaner concluded that Foley's "picking has never been better, and her singing has never been more convincing in its rare combination of tenderness and fury."[18] The New York Times called Love Comin' Down a "fine, swampy album".[19] The Hartford Courant stated that the songs "have a vintage, uncluttered feel—there are no fancy studio tricks, just solid musicianship".[20]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Two Trains" | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Empty Cup" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Love Comin' Down" | 4:20 |
| 4. | "You're Barkin' Up the Wrong Tree" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Same Thing" | 5:34 |
| 6. | "Let My Tears Fall Down" | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Let Me Drive" | 2:39 |
| 8. | "To Be Next to You" | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Mediterranean Breakfast" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Am I Worthy" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')" | 4:43 |
| 12. | "How Strong" | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 48:33 | |
References[edit]
- ^ Komara, Edward M. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J. Routledge. p. 335.
- ^ Regenstreif, Mike (June 15, 2000). "Blues". The Gazette. Montreal. p. C15.
- ^ Hay, Carla (June 10, 2000). "Foley's Roots". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 24. p. 28.
- ^ "Guitarist Foley dominates Maple Blues Awards show". Entertainment. The Kingston Whig-Standard. February 7, 2001. p. 26.
- ^ Caldwell, Rebecca (March 5, 2001). "Furtado takes home four big ones". The Globe and Mail. p. A13.
- ^ Fuller, Cam (June 22, 2000). "Foley singing the blues". The StarPhoenix. p. C1.
- ^ Smiderle, Wes (May 25, 2000). "A personal thing". The Ottawa Citizen. p. E3.
- ^ a b Chamberlain, Adrian (May 19, 2000). "Bad Love, Great Blues". Times Colonist. p. D1.
- ^ North, Peter (June 28, 2000). "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, Foley reasoned when heading west". Edmonton Journal. p. C3.
- ^ Moser, Margaret (June 16, 2000). "Sue Foley Love Comin' Down". Music. The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Dicaire, David (2015). More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century. McFarland, Inc. p. 197.
- ^ Hughes, Andrew S. (October 6, 2000). "Sue Foley, another critical favorite...". Home. South Bend Tribune. p. 1.
- ^ Hadley, Frank-John (November 2000). "Sue Foley: Love Comin' Down". DownBeat. Vol. 67, no. 11. p. 68.
- ^ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 195.
- ^ Friedman, Michael Shannon (June 29, 2000). "Gut-punch grit". The Charleston Gazette. p. 3D.
- ^ McLaughlin, John P. (June 29, 2000). "Respectful to music but no retro act". The Province. p. B24.
- ^ Gold, Kerry (June 29, 2000). "Sue Foley Love Comin' Down". The Vancouver Sun. p. C24.
- ^ Langmaid, Wilfred (July 1, 2000). "Sue Foley: Love Comin' Down". Life. The Daily Gleaner.
- ^ Jennings, Dana (August 13, 2000). "They Have a Right to Sing the Blues, and a Reason". The New York Times. p. 2.27.
- ^ Danton, Eric R. (December 7, 2000). "Love Comin' Down Sue Foley". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 6.