Great soft blues
03/17/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Sounds nothing like "Midnight at the Oasis," but there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, it sounds like she's been taking voice lessons from Bonnie Raitt. Bonnie does guest vocals on one song, Huey Lewis plays *great* blues harmonica on another. Great blues guitar from Cranston Clements all the way through. Best songs are Home of the Blues, Somebody Was Watching Over Me, Can't Pin Yo' Spin On Me. Well, Well, Well and Strange and Foreign Land (both with Mavis Staples) are also standouts. If you like slow and mid-tempo swamp blues, this one won't disappoint."
GREAT CD-COMBINES NEW ORLEANS & MEMPHIS STYLE BLUES
06/19/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"LIKE MEMPHIS & NEW ORLEANS STYLE BLUES? THEN THIS IS THE CD FOR YOU! FROM THE OPENING SONG "HOME OF THE BLUES" THRU 12 GREAT CUTS, MARIA SHOWCASES A BLUES VOICE THAT WILL MAKE YOU WONDER WHO SANG "MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS". MAVIS STAPLES & JOHNNY ACE PROVIDE HARMONY & BACKUP VOCALS THAT ARE FIRST RATE. GREAT HORNS ON EVERY SONG. BUY IT!!!!"
Hot Blues CD
David L Hutchins | 03/26/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great CD. If your looking for a remake of "Midnight at the Oasis", this isn't it. I loved that CD, but I love this one also. They are very different. Both are good. After listening to this CD many times, I even like the songs I didn't care for the first few times I heard them. "Home of the Blues" may be my favorite. This is not a sad blues CD. I loved it."