Nanette Workman - Roots 'n' Blues (2001) FLAC
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I first became aware of Nanette Workman because of her backup vocals on "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Country Honk", tracks from the 1969 Rolling Stones' album "Let it Bleed," and their 1969 single, "Honky Tonk Woman." An absolutely magnificent voice. Unfortunately, she is mistakenly credited as "Nanette Newman" on the record.
Nanette Joan Workman (born in Brooklyn, New York) is a singer-songwriter and actress with a varied and prolific career. She was raised in Jackson, Mississippi and began her first performances there. Presently, she resides in Quebec, Canada where much of her career has been based. Many of her works and performances are in French.
In 2000, Nanette Workman was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. The album "Roots 'n' Blues" was released the following year.
In 2007, she was recognized by The State of Mississippi when Gov. Haley Barbour honored her at the opening of "The Nanette Workman French (Francophone) House" on the Mississippi State University campus. The NWFH houses American and French-speaking students from around the world as an upper-classman residence.
Tracks:
01 Breaking Up Somebody's Home (A. Jackson / T. Matthews)
02 So Hard To Do (N. Workman / A. Finaldi)
03 Trouble Comes Around (Ray Bonneville)
04 I'm A Woman J. Leiber / M. Stoller)
05 None Of My Business (N. Workman / B. Workman)
06 All In My Head (N. Workman / C. Finaldi)
07 Just Another Night (N. Workman)
08 Belly Achin' Blues (B. Workman)
09 Take the Devil by the Horns (N. Workman / L Reval)
10 At the Mercy (Rob Lutes)
11 Hallelujah (L. Cohen)
Personal favs:
A blistering version of the Etta James classic "Breaking Up Somebody's Home." The lovely slow-blues reading of Ray Bonneville's "Trouble Comes Around." Her chooglin' hip-shakin' rendition of Leiber & Stoller's "I'm A Woman." The dry-prairie, western acoustic blues of "At The Mercy" with Rob Lutes evocative lyrics; "...now your walkin' on the roadside of love's great unknown, the ghost of old lovers and your family on the phone...." And finally, one the top two or three renditions of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Workman's treatment is unexpected. She doesn't emphasis the upper registers or the chorus, instead she turns her lower registers into gutsy growls that emphasize the poetry, the sad soul of the lyrics: "...you know love, love isn't some kind of victory march, no it's a cold, and it's a very broken 'hallelujah'" Absolutely original. Absolutely unforgettable.
The Players:
Steve Hill - guitars
Billy Workman - guitars
Rick Hawort - dobro, pedal steel, & mandolin
Rob Lutes - acoustic guitar
Rob McDonald - acoustic lead guitar
Tim Loftin - bass
Stephen Barry - acoustic bass
Sebastien Langois - drums
Bob Stagg - Hammond B3
Kim Richardson, Linda Benoy, Sylvie DesGroseilleurs, Julie Massicotie & Sylvie Boucher - gospel choir
Nanette Workman - piano
Here's a link to the Wikipedia entry for Nanette Workman:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanette_Workman#cite_note-LyricsFreak-2
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