Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: Van Morrison, Linda Gail Lewis Title: You Win Again Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Virgin Records Us Original Release Date: 10/3/2000 Release Date: 10/3/2000 Genres: Blues, Folk, Pop, R&B, Rock, Classic Rock Styles: Contemporary Blues, Adult Contemporary, Singer-Songwriters, Soul Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 724385025822 |
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Van Morrison, never the most predictable of performers, takes yet another odd turn with You Win Again, a collection of rootsy duets with one Linda Gail Lewis. And who is this belter who holds her own while sharing the mic ... more » |
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Amazon.com Van Morrison, never the most predictable of performers, takes yet another odd turn with You Win Again, a collection of rootsy duets with one Linda Gail Lewis. And who is this belter who holds her own while sharing the mic and billing with Van the Man on cuts ranging from Hank Williams's "Jambalaya" to Stephen Foster's "Old Black Joe" to John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen"? Turns out she's the sister of Jerry Lee Lewis; in fact, Morrison came across her at a Jerry Lee convention in Wales. The unlikely twosome were soon rushing through live studio recordings of a bunch of country, blues, and R&B favorites backed by a rockin' combo. Coming as it does on the heels of Morrison's for-the-fun-of-it Skiffle Sessions, You Win Again signals Morrison's continuing impulse to wallow joyfully in the music of his youth. It's actually superior to The Skiffle Sessions, and while it won't make anyone forget Astral Weeks, so what? There's no reason Morrison fans can't have as much fun listening to You Win Again as their hero apparently had making it. --Steven Stolder Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMonster Van meets Killers' little sis mike vaughan | dallas, tx | 10/06/2000 (3 out of 5 stars) "When I first saw this cd I was shocked. I had totally forgotten about Linda Gail Lewis. I saw her open for Jerry Lee in 1970 in Lubbock, Texas. In those days anyone who opened for the "killer" was in for a tough evening. Since that night, I had not heard or seen anything about her until this disc. This could have been a great cd if they could have kept the tone of the first five cuts throughout the recording. "Let's Talk About Us" is an old B side of a Jerry Lee recording made in the late 50"s at Sun Records. Van and Linda Gail capture the spontaneity and grit of the great old rockabilly sound. The same goes for "You Win Again." Linda Gails' pumping piano(a la Jerry Lee) keeps these cuts rockin. "Jambalaya, Crazy Arms, and Old Black Joe" continue in the same vein. After that, the album starts to flounder with lackluster songs except for John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen" and Van's "No Way Pedro." The reason I love Van Morrison so much is that he continues to take chances and never loses his artistic integrity--the public be damned. On this cd he sounds like he is having an absolute blast and could care less about what the audience thinks! With more country and rockabilly songs on this set he could have been close to making a great record. While this is not one of Van"s best, it certainly beats the heck out of the majority of swill that is being released these days." Van exploring his roots from Hynford Street Mark Mccabe | Oak Hill, VA United States | 10/04/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "Van Morrison delivers a beautiful set of traditional C&W, blues and rockabilly with Jerry Lee Lewis' younger sister, Linda Gail Lewis. These are songs that Van grew up listening to from his father's record collection. Songs are written by his idols, including Hank Williams, John Lee Hooker and other musicians and songwriters from his childhood. The only Van Morrison original is No Way Pedro, a really fun track that sounds like a slice of rockabilly from the 50s.Linda Gail Lewis has a great voice and blends in with Van almost perfectly. She also play a mean killer boogie woogie piano and is quite talented in her piano solos.I would recommend this disc for anybody who is a fan of 50s or 60s rockabilly, C&W or blues." Van the Man is Truely Rockin' molly appleton | Knoxville, TN USA | 10/11/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "Being a Van Morrison fan, I was a bit perplexed at the thought of a duet album with the "killer's" little sister. How would these two stong voices blend? After one song (the single, Let's Talk About us) all my questions were answered! These two are Rockin' and having a fabulous time doing it. Linda Gail has really brought Van back to life! Just take one look at the album cover and you can see that. This album has taken Van back to his first musical love, Rock 'n' Roll. I hope that everyone will have as much fun with this one as my family has!"
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