{"product_id":"it-aint-gonna-be-that-way-the-complete-smash-sessions","title":"It Ain't Gonna Be That Way: The Complete Smash Sessions","description":"Liner Note Author: Dean Rudland.\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Rich's stretch at Smash arrived in the mid-'60s -- just after he spent a few years at RCA's Groove subsidiary and just before he signed with Epic, where he would finally find the commercial success that had eluded him. Such a description suggests Smash was merely a transitional phase for Rich, but Ace's 2011 set It Ain't Gonna Be That Way: The Complete Smash Sessions -- the latest and best retrospective of this material -- proves that this was a clear peak for Rich, possibly his richest blend of soul, country, blues, pop, and rock \u0026amp; roll. Rich always mined this vein but there's a stylish swing here that distinguishes the Smash sides from everything else he recorded. Here is Charlie Rich as a snappy uptown hipster, coolly riding the slinky R\u0026amp;B groove of \"Mohair Sam,\" draping himself in fuzz guitars on \"Let the Party Roll On,\" copping a bit of Bacharach's orchestral sweep on \"It Ain't Gonna Be That Way,\" slyly ripping riffs from the Sir Douglas Quintet on \"Just a Little Bit of You,\" shrugging with bemused self-effacement on \"Everything I Do Is Wrong.\" Only occasionally does Rich dabble with country and when he does he ratchets up the R\u0026amp;B: \"You Can Have Her\" bounces like Ray Charles and \"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water\" flips Stonewall Jackson's dirge into a gospel thump. Elvis Presley, who recorded both of the preceding songs, learned several tricks from Charlie here but this is truly his own thing: there are no boundaries between styles or sounds -- it's smooth, soulful, and supple, from a master at the top of his game. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51253909684511,"sku":"029667044721","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/e90e747a24bfe43eb4569bfeb2445a0d_06d18af0-22af-4651-81e6-c1bb5a6cb96c.jpg?v=1777875617","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/it-aint-gonna-be-that-way-the-complete-smash-sessions","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}