Search - Hamilton Camp :: Sweet Joy

A biased look at a remarkable work

James Lee Stanley | los angeles, ca | 03/07/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"just because i produced this cd, doesn't mean i don't know greatness when i hear it. hamilton came into the studio utterly prepared and we recorded his vocals and guitars simultaneously, then we overdubbed his harmonica and then sat back and listened to the tunes and decided what they might need. i suggested kenny lyon for fretless bass, and he did an impeccable job. then i suggested paul barrere from little feat to do some slide (as he did on my own all woood and stones cd last year). he was brilliant. then hamilton honored me by suggesting that i do the remaining guitars, which i did. but it is his artistry and his performance that give these songs so very much heart. and the fact that he passed away within three days of completion of sweet joy, gives the songs all the more poignancy. it's as if he knew he was leaving and wanted this legacy to remain as not only a "sweet joy" but a comfort. i love this recording."

His best one ever!

Melinda Wallis | Kirkland, WA United States | 03/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This was Hamid Camp's last album, as he has now passed on to sing Elsewhere! This music shows his awareness of his aging.He got wiser as he got older and its there in the music. DOn't miss it! So sweet."