Live and Let Live!
| Live and Let Live! | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Blues, soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Rounder | |||
| Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
| Bobby King and Terry Evans chronology | ||||
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Live and Let Live! is an album by the American musicians Bobby King and Terry Evans, released in 1988.[1][2] The pair had served as backing vocalists in Ry Cooder's band.[3] The duo supported the album with a UK tour with Cooder.[4]
Production
The album was produced by Cooder.[5] King and Evans were backed by Cooder on bottleneck guitar, as well as most of Cooder's band: Jim Keltner on drums, Jim Dickinson and Spooner Oldham on piano, and Jorge Calderón and Daryl Johnson on bass.[6] A third Cooder vocalist, Willie Green, sang on two tracks.[7] "At the Dark End of the Street" is a cover of the James Carr song.[8] "Just a Little Bit" is a version of the Roscoe Gordon song.[9]
Critical reception
The San Francisco Chronicle concluded, "The album is an utter gem, not likely to be heard on hit radio, but certain to delight discriminating listeners with its frolic and fervor."[3] The Philadelphia Inquirer noted the "loose, slap-happy vocals that sound as though they're having too much fun to worry about premeditated arrangements."[14] USA Today opined that "Seeing Is Believing" "is like a great Little Feat track".[16]
The St. Petersburg Times said, "King's high, sanctified tenor meshes wonderfully with Evan's low, sand-and-gravel growl."[17] The Independent noted that "King and Evans are better at lounging about than jumping and hollering".[18] The Chicago Tribune called Live and Let Live! "one of the finest soul albums of the year."[8] The StarPhoenix labeled it "one of the most exciting blues and R&B collections in a long time."[19]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just a Little Bit" | |
| 2. | "Bald Head" | |
| 3. | "Seeing Is Believing" | |
| 4. | "Let Love Begin" | |
| 5. | "Saturday Night" | |
| 6. | "Let Me Go Back to the Country" | |
| 7. | "Got to Keep Moving" | |
| 8. | "Live and Let Live" | |
| 9. | "At the Dark End of the Street" |
References
- ^ de Lisle, Tim (May 28, 1988). "Songs to take seriously". Weekend. The Daily Telegraph. p. XIII.
- ^ Hardy, Phil (1995). The Da Capo Companion to 20th-century Popular Music. Da Capo Press. p. 201.
- ^ a b Selvin, Joel (June 5, 1988). "Pop Records". Sunday Datebook. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 52.
- ^ Cooper, Mark (May 20, 1988). "Back slider". The Guardian. p. 35.
- ^ Dafoe, Chris (June 30, 1988). "Live and Let Live! Bobby King and Terry Evans". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
- ^ Griffin, John (June 23, 1988). "More than a little bit of soul". The Gazette. p. F9.
- ^ a b Kelp, Larry (August 21, 1988). "Recordings". Calendar. Oakland Tribune. p. 8.
- ^ a b Heim, Chris (October 14, 1988). "Bobby King and Terry Evans, Live and Let Live!". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 86.
- ^ a b De Curtis, Anthony (September 22, 1988). "King & Evans solid in debut album". The Saginaw News. Rolling Stone. p. C6.
- ^ All Music Guide to the Blues (3rd ed.). Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 313.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. III. MUZE. p. 1794.
- ^ Hadley, Frank-John (1993). The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD. Grove Press. p. 127.
- ^ MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 124.
- ^ a b Moon, Tom (August 14, 1988). "Bobby King and Terry Evans Live and Let Live!". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. L12.
- ^ Blake, Joseph (July 2, 1988). "Bobby King and Terry Evans: Live and Let Live!". Times Colonist. p. C3.
- ^ Milward, John (September 28, 1988). "Pop". USA Today. p. 5D.
- ^ Snider, Eric (October 9, 1988). "These backup singers deserve the spotlight". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
- ^ Hill, Dave (June 3, 1988). "Voices singing the Gospel truth". The Independent. p. 13.
- ^ Craig, Terry (June 2, 1988). "Records". The StarPhoenix. p. B1.