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We Got It [Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers]

Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers
1 disc

1. My Searching Is Over
2. I Still Want to Be Your Man
3. It's All Wrong But It's All Right
4. Where'd My Good Friend Go?
5. We Got It
6. Blues Dog Prowl
7. Blues for Sale
8. Dangerous Highway
9. Super Lover
10. Get Off in It
11. Big Fat Woman
Code: QZZQ
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 83540
Credits

Producer Randy Labbe; Jimmy Thackery
Engineer Dawn Hopkins
Personnel includes: Jimmy Thackery (vocals, guitar); Earl Cate (guitar, background vocals); Jimmy Carpenter (saxophone); Ken Faltinson (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, bass); Ernie Cate (keyboards, background vocals); Mark Stutso (drums, background vocals); Reba Russell (background vocals).
Recorded at Sound Unreel Studio, Memphis, Tennessee in October 2001.
For his first album for Telarc, Jimmy Thackery -- backed by his band, the Drivers -- has come up with a near-tribute album to Eddie Hinton, covering eight of his songs on this 11-track set while offering three originals that illustrate the depth of his debt and love for the underappreciated singer/songwriter. Hinton was one of the leading white Southern soul singer/songwriters of the '70s, '80s, and '90s, and Thackery learned a lot from him -- especially how R&B, blues, and rock could be seamlessly fused and that roots are as important as strong songwriting. Thackery turns up the volume a little bit more and rocks it hard, not just here but overall, but he can also convincingly deliver a slow-burner like "It's All Wrong but It's All Right," which is what makes We Got It so satisfying -- not just as a testament to Hinton, but as a strong Thackery record. It's a great way to begin his association with Telarc. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Critic Reviews

Living Blues (9-10/02, p.60) - "...Thackery packs a wallop with his playing..."