Author: Marc Cohn

Release Date: 05-03-1991

Details: Amazon.ca Marc Cohn's 1991 debut harkens back to the most sophisticated rock and pop inflections of singer-songwriters of two decades ago. His supple, velvety baritone and elegant piano-based arrangements frame shrewdly crafted songs ripe with pop touches, none more intricate or deftly executed than the set's epochal "Walking In Memphis", an epiphany rooted in rich musical history, studded with allusions to Elvis and Al Green, Beale Street and Graceland, and buoyed by a rippling piano motif and surging gospel choruses. Giving the set depth, as well as commercial legacies, are the infectious and intimate evocations of his father in "Silver Thunderbird"; the husky meditations of "Ghost Train"; a sexy update of Willie Dixon's "29 Ways" in "Dig Down Deep" (the probable seed for Paul Simon's antithetical "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"); and the fervent lover's anthem, "True Companion". --Sam Surtherland Product Description Certified platinum by the RIAA (4/96).

UPC: 075678217821

EAN: 0075678217821

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood