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Natasha

Natasha
1 disc

1. Nightbird
2. Nothing at All
3. Open up the Door
4. Night Is a Hunter, The
5. Just a Little Bit
6. Endless Game
7. Born in Chicago
8. Tell Me What You're Gonna Do
9. Seven Angels
10. High Cost of Loving
11. Wrong Kind of Man
12. Walking by Myself
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 48
Credits

Producer David Chesky
Engineer Bill Allen; Bob Katz
Personnel: Natasha (vocals, guitar); Teddy Erwin (guitar); Joel Diamond (piano, organ); David Chesky (organ); Stu Woods (bass); Richard Crooks (drums).
Recorded at BMG Studio A, New York, New York on December 5 & 6, 1990.
Personnel: Natasha (vocals, guitar); Teddy Erwin (guitar); Joel Diamond (piano, organ); David Chesky (organ); Richard Crooks (drums).
Recording information: BMG Studio A, New York, NY (12/05/1990/12/??/1990).
Director: Roy Spangenthal.
Photographer: David King.
Arranger: Joel Diamond .
Chesky Records was best known for jazz and classical in the early 1990s, but the New York label dabbled in New Orleans-influenced R&B, roots-rock and blues with this little-known CD by singer Natasha Turner (who simply went by Natasha). This isn't strictly a blues album -- most of the tunes don't have a 12-bar blues structure -- but because it's so rootsy and down-home, it ended up being placed in blues bins. And, to be sure, you'll find a lot of blues feeling on such earthy offerings as "Open Up the Door," "Wrong Kind of Man" (which Natasha wrote herself), and the Doc Pomus/Dr. John compositions "Tell Me What You're Gonna Do," "Nightbird" and "The Night Is a Hunter." Although its New Orleans influence is hard to miss, this CD was recorded in New York -- not the Crescent City -- and was produced by Chesky Records founder David Chesky. This isn't a fantastic album, but it's competent and satisfying. ~ Alex Henderson