Track Listing
1. Full Circle
2. I Think I Love You Too Much
3. I Can't Get My Hands on You
4. How Long Can a Man Be Strong
5. Let It All Go
6. Hell to Pay
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Something to Hold on To
9. How Much
10. Highway of Dreams
11. Life Beyond the Sky
CD Reviews
Jeff Healey's Best Album
The Footpath Cowboy | Kingston, NY United States | 01/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"HELL TO PAY is Jeff Healey's best album ever. There are numerous great cuts here, including "Full Circle", "I Think I Love You Too Much", "Can't Get My Hands On You", the title song, "Highway Of Dreams, and numerous others. The one that cuts deepest is a remake of John Hiatt's "Let It All Go", which talks about how people can mess up their lives by staying angry at friends and family for years, and how it doesn't get you anywhere. The closer, "Life Beyond The Sky", describes the decay of modern society as seen through the eyes of a frequent exercise walker, and, overall, most of this album seems to be about life's lessons learned the hard way. If SEE THE LIGHT proved that disabilities don't have to prevent you from living a full life, HELL TO PAY makes that even more clear."
RIP, Jeff
John R. Jones Jr. | United States | 03/04/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Now that Jeff Healey has passed, his recordings are sure to get some attention that they may have not enjoyed while he was among the living - what an absolute pity - the man had talent to spare, and although his recording career proved inconsistent, it was more a testimony to his diverse muse than to a lack of vision. If you are curious about his work, "Hell To Pay" is probably the best place to start - blues/rock done right, with cutting guitar sympathizing perfectly with a broken heart. Hints of Clapton, shades of Jimmy Ray, soul brother of Johnny Winter, Jeff's style was still unique and does what a consistently strong blues/rock release does best - it "brings it on home to me". If blues/rock is your bag, this release ought to be in it - it is that good.
Rest easy, Jeff - you made the trip much better for a lot of us."
JEFF HEALEY YOU ARE THE BEST(RIP)
Mr. T. Adams | 05/26/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I REMEMBER SEEING HIM PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN I SAW HIM IN ROADHOUSE THE MOVIE,AND THOUGHT I WANT TO GO OUT AND BUY HIS CD'S HE IS GREAT,THIS WAS MY FIRST CD I GOT OF HIS,AND I LOVED IT,"HELL TO PAY" THE SONG IS GREAT,"I THINK I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH" EVEN GOT PLAYED ON THE RADIO,BUT MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE SONG ON THIS CD IS "HOW LONG CAN A MAN BE STRONG"ITS A SLOW SONG(SOMETHING I NORMALLY DON'T LIKE)BUT HE SINGS IT WITH HEART,I WOULD SAY OUT OF ALL HIS CD'S OVERALL IF YOU WANTED THE MOST QUALITY SONGS ON ONE ALBUM,THEN THIS IS THE ONE FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO BUY ONE OF HIS CD'S,WHAT A SHAME HE DIED AT 41 OF CANCER.HIS MUSIC WILL LIVE ON FOR YEARS TO COME,BUY THIS CD YOU WON'T REGRET IT"