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

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

Love Comin' Down track listing
No.TitleLength
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

  1. ^ Komara, Edward M. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J. Routledge. p. 335.
  2. ^ Regenstreif, Mike (June 15, 2000). "Blues". The Gazette. Montreal. p. C15.
  3. ^ Hay, Carla (June 10, 2000). "Foley's Roots". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 24. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Guitarist Foley dominates Maple Blues Awards show". Entertainment. The Kingston Whig-Standard. February 7, 2001. p. 26.
  5. ^ Caldwell, Rebecca (March 5, 2001). "Furtado takes home four big ones". The Globe and Mail. p. A13.
  6. ^ Fuller, Cam (June 22, 2000). "Foley singing the blues". The StarPhoenix. p. C1.
  7. ^ Smiderle, Wes (May 25, 2000). "A personal thing". The Ottawa Citizen. p. E3.
  8. ^ a b Chamberlain, Adrian (May 19, 2000). "Bad Love, Great Blues". Times Colonist. p. D1.
  9. ^ North, Peter (June 28, 2000). "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, Foley reasoned when heading west". Edmonton Journal. p. C3.
  10. ^ Moser, Margaret (June 16, 2000). "Sue Foley Love Comin' Down". Music. The Austin Chronicle.
  11. ^ Dicaire, David (2015). More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century. McFarland, Inc. p. 197.
  12. ^ Hughes, Andrew S. (October 6, 2000). "Sue Foley, another critical favorite...". Home. South Bend Tribune. p. 1.
  13. ^ Hadley, Frank-John (November 2000). "Sue Foley: Love Comin' Down". DownBeat. Vol. 67, no. 11. p. 68.
  14. ^ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 195.
  15. ^ Friedman, Michael Shannon (June 29, 2000). "Gut-punch grit". The Charleston Gazette. p. 3D.
  16. ^ McLaughlin, John P. (June 29, 2000). "Respectful to music but no retro act". The Province. p. B24.
  17. ^ Gold, Kerry (June 29, 2000). "Sue Foley Love Comin' Down". The Vancouver Sun. p. C24.
  18. ^ Langmaid, Wilfred (July 1, 2000). "Sue Foley: Love Comin' Down". Life. The Daily Gleaner.
  19. ^ Jennings, Dana (August 13, 2000). "They Have a Right to Sing the Blues, and a Reason". The New York Times. p. 2.27.
  20. ^ Danton, Eric R. (December 7, 2000). "Love Comin' Down Sue Foley". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 6.
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