Hope Waits

Hope Waits - Hope Waits

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Artist: Hope Waits
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2007-09-18
Music Label: Radarproof Records
Soundtracks:
  1. I'll Be Satisfied
  2. You Crossed the Line
  3. Fortune Teller
  4. Yesterdays
  5. Get Behind the Mule
  6. Ring Them Bells
  7. Drown In My Own Tears
  8. The Ballad Of Judith Anne
  9. Cigarettes And Coffee
  10. Mother In Law Blues
  11. Come Rain Or Shine
  12. Ignatius

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Music Review: Quirky (But Quirky Is Good!)
Rating: 5 Stars

This eponymous debut is one of the most interesting c.d.'s to be released in a long time. Hope Waits sounds like 2 parts Maria Muldaur, 2 parts Bonnie Raitt, .5 parts Madeleine Peyroux and 1.5 parts Sheila Jordan. Her music is similarly multi-inspired, being an interesting mix of jazz, rhythm & blues, and blues (both Chicago electric and "Muscle Shoals-variety").

The best thing about this c.d. is the production. With Hope Waits front and center throughout, the c.d. has a variety of musical colorations. Whether horns, accordion, capriorgan, tack piano, or a plethora of guitars, the c.d. never fails to fascinate. Kudos to the three producers: Douglas Grossman, Peter Malick (tripling as songwriter and guitarist) and Ducky Carlisle (also the mixer).

And it has a lot of creative musical touches. Consider "You Crossed the Line," with its whistles and Carlisle's "doo wops" portending restraint throughout the blues shuffle. Or consider Jerome Kern's staple, "Yesterdays," sounding like a Parisian opium den of the 1930's. Or consider the fuzz guitar on Dylan's "Ring Them Bells," sounding like a cracked one. Or consider Marty Ballou (string bass) and Ms. Wait's duet on the Arlen standard, "Come Rain or Shine," which sounds like a competition to see who can bend the most notes in a blues mode. Or consider the set ender, "Ignatius," which is a hymn sung over Malick's Frisellish chords.

Bottom line: the whole thing is quicky. But quirky is good! I hereby commission all hitherto unknown artists (and a few known ones, too) to get down and get quirky, by the powers invested in me (of which there is little, I know).

So far, 2008 to me has been hallmarked by the remarkable number of very good debut c.d.'s. Kelly Eisenhour's, Raya Yarbrough's and now Hope Waits' debuts have caused 2008 to be a year to be remembered for that reason alone. RC
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Description of Hope Waits

Debut album for spectacular vocalist Hope Waits. Born in the Louisiana Delta, her voice was strong from the beginning. She grew up singing in Baptist choirs, writing love songs underneath her bed, and learning how to pull a tune out of her bizarre home life. Produced by Peter Malick, producer of Norah Jones' first recording. A stunning debut, Hope channels the spirit of Billie Holiday, covering the classic Yesterdays. The disc features 4 tracks penned by Ms. Waits and producer Malick.

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