PAUL JONES
''SUDDENLY I LIKE IT''
FEBRUARY 24 2015
61:15
1 Are You Lonely For Me Baby 5:02
The Bert Berns-written Freddie Scott hit revisited and featuring soulful vocals and a great and extended lead guitar solo.
2 Lonely Nights 4:30
A rare blues song is revived and given an interpretation not unlike his contemporaries The Rolling Stones might.
3 Sit Back Down 4:17
An original of Paul’s and featuring his rockin’ harmonica.
4 Beggar for the Blues 4:53
Joe Bonamassa contributes lead guitar to this Patti Drew classic.
5 Brother Where Are You4:14
This Oscar Brown Jr tune has been covered by many artists including Abbey Lincoln, Johnny Rivers and Thee Midnighters… this version features Little Willie G of Thee Midniters on backup vocals!
6 Mountain Boogie 2:16
An interlude jam by Paul and Jools Holland.
7 Suddenly I Like It 4:13
Paul, Jake and Mike rock out on the album’s title track.
8 Don’t Go To Strangers 5:59
This pop / jazz standard has been cut by many artists including Etta Jones, Arthur Prysock, Etta James and J.J. Cale. Paul’s version is stunningly beautiful.
9 Remember Me 5:01
Jools Holland wrote this one and Todd Wolfe contributes some dirty delta slide courtesy of his resonator guitar.
10 Soul To Soul 4:06
A latter day Temptations anthem with trumpet, sax and trombone, Gregg Sutton’s background vocals and guitar by former Bee Gee Vince Melouney.
11 Trouble In Mind 3:01
Another standard – here performed by Paul and Jools.
12 Straighten Up & Fly Right – when first hearing this Nat King Cole tune you will think you stumbled into a big band concert hall.
13 I’m On My Way To A Better 3:59
The Chairmen Of The Board hit reaches a new a plateau of happiness and glory. Again with Little Willie G on background vocals.
14 Above & Beyond 5:39
A full band instrumental jam closes the show.
Jake Andrews – Lead Guitar
Tony Marsico – Bass Guitar
Mike Thompson – Keyboards
Alvino Bennett – Drums
ABOUT THE ALBUM
Paul Jones, the legendary Manfred Mann frontman has only released two solo albums in the past 30 years and here’s the second – Suddenly I Like It. Paul’s produced and backed by the same team as 2009’s Starting All Over Again. Paul’s hits with Manfred Mann include Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Sha La La, Pretty Flamingo, Come Tomorrow, 5-4-3-2-1 (the Ready Steady Go TV theme), Oh No Not My Baby, If You Gotta Go – Go Now and The One In The Middle. Paul has had a BBC2 radio blues program for decades and he tours the world both with The Manfreds and The Blues Band.
Once again produced by Carla Olson Paul’s second solo album Suddenly I Like It is a great mix of classic and original blues & soul songs. Special guests on this album include Joe Bonamassa (lead guitar on Beggar For The Blues) and Jools Holland (piano/hammond B3 on Mountain Boogie, Trouble in Mind and Remember Me.)
Paul Jones is constantly on the road with The Manfreds and The Blues Band.
BIOGRAPHY / AMG
by Richie Unterberger
As lead singer of Manfred Mann from 1963 to 1966, Paul Jones was one of the best vocalists of the British Invasion, able to put over blues, R&B, and high-energy pop/rock with an appealing mix of polish and soul. That made the mediocre, at times appalling quality of his late-'60s solo recordings, on which he pursued a far more MOR direction, an all the more perplexing disappointment.
As early as 1965, the press was speculating that Jones -- the only one of the Manfreds with any conventional heartthrob appeal -- would be leaving the group for a solo career. Jones and the group denied these rumors for quite some time, but Paul did in fact hand in his notice around late 1965, although he stayed with Manfred Mann through much of 1966 while they arranged for a replacement. The lure of going solo was not purely musical; Jones also wanted to pursue opportunities in the acting field, landing a big role right away as a lead in the '60s cult movie Privilege, which unsurprisingly cast him as a pop singer. Jones also sang a few songs in the film, the best of which was the ominous, hymn-like "Set Me Free," which was covered by Patti Smith in the mid-'70s.
Jones rang up a couple of British Top Ten hits in late 1966 and early 1967 with "High Time" and "I've Been a Bad Bad Boy," although his solo recording career would never get off the ground in the U.S. Both of these were straight MOR pop tunes that sounded much closer to Tom Jones than the Paul Jones of old. Unfortunately, the brassy British pop arrangements of Mike Leander (most noted for his work on Marianne Faithfull's early records) and weak -- at times perversely selected -- material characterized his late-'60s records. After those first two Top Ten singles, he wasn't even that successful in Britain, let alone America, where he was soon forgotten.
Jones at least wasn't starving for work, moving his focus from records to acting in the theater, which he continued to do steadily over the next few decades. He did eventually re-embrace his blues roots as singer for the low-key Blues Band, as well as participating in some Manfred Mann reunion performances. A new album, Showcase, appeared in 2001 from Hallmark Records, followed eight years later in 2009 by Starting All Over Again from Collectors' Choice.
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''SUDDENLY I LIKE IT''
FEBRUARY 24 2015
61:15
1 Are You Lonely For Me Baby 5:02
The Bert Berns-written Freddie Scott hit revisited and featuring soulful vocals and a great and extended lead guitar solo.
2 Lonely Nights 4:30
A rare blues song is revived and given an interpretation not unlike his contemporaries The Rolling Stones might.
3 Sit Back Down 4:17
An original of Paul’s and featuring his rockin’ harmonica.
4 Beggar for the Blues 4:53
Joe Bonamassa contributes lead guitar to this Patti Drew classic.
5 Brother Where Are You4:14
This Oscar Brown Jr tune has been covered by many artists including Abbey Lincoln, Johnny Rivers and Thee Midnighters… this version features Little Willie G of Thee Midniters on backup vocals!
6 Mountain Boogie 2:16
An interlude jam by Paul and Jools Holland.
7 Suddenly I Like It 4:13
Paul, Jake and Mike rock out on the album’s title track.
8 Don’t Go To Strangers 5:59
This pop / jazz standard has been cut by many artists including Etta Jones, Arthur Prysock, Etta James and J.J. Cale. Paul’s version is stunningly beautiful.
9 Remember Me 5:01
Jools Holland wrote this one and Todd Wolfe contributes some dirty delta slide courtesy of his resonator guitar.
10 Soul To Soul 4:06
A latter day Temptations anthem with trumpet, sax and trombone, Gregg Sutton’s background vocals and guitar by former Bee Gee Vince Melouney.
11 Trouble In Mind 3:01
Another standard – here performed by Paul and Jools.
12 Straighten Up & Fly Right – when first hearing this Nat King Cole tune you will think you stumbled into a big band concert hall.
13 I’m On My Way To A Better 3:59
The Chairmen Of The Board hit reaches a new a plateau of happiness and glory. Again with Little Willie G on background vocals.
14 Above & Beyond 5:39
A full band instrumental jam closes the show.
Jake Andrews – Lead Guitar
Tony Marsico – Bass Guitar
Mike Thompson – Keyboards
Alvino Bennett – Drums
ABOUT THE ALBUM
Paul Jones, the legendary Manfred Mann frontman has only released two solo albums in the past 30 years and here’s the second – Suddenly I Like It. Paul’s produced and backed by the same team as 2009’s Starting All Over Again. Paul’s hits with Manfred Mann include Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Sha La La, Pretty Flamingo, Come Tomorrow, 5-4-3-2-1 (the Ready Steady Go TV theme), Oh No Not My Baby, If You Gotta Go – Go Now and The One In The Middle. Paul has had a BBC2 radio blues program for decades and he tours the world both with The Manfreds and The Blues Band.
Once again produced by Carla Olson Paul’s second solo album Suddenly I Like It is a great mix of classic and original blues & soul songs. Special guests on this album include Joe Bonamassa (lead guitar on Beggar For The Blues) and Jools Holland (piano/hammond B3 on Mountain Boogie, Trouble in Mind and Remember Me.)
Paul Jones is constantly on the road with The Manfreds and The Blues Band.
BIOGRAPHY / AMG
by Richie Unterberger
As lead singer of Manfred Mann from 1963 to 1966, Paul Jones was one of the best vocalists of the British Invasion, able to put over blues, R&B, and high-energy pop/rock with an appealing mix of polish and soul. That made the mediocre, at times appalling quality of his late-'60s solo recordings, on which he pursued a far more MOR direction, an all the more perplexing disappointment.
As early as 1965, the press was speculating that Jones -- the only one of the Manfreds with any conventional heartthrob appeal -- would be leaving the group for a solo career. Jones and the group denied these rumors for quite some time, but Paul did in fact hand in his notice around late 1965, although he stayed with Manfred Mann through much of 1966 while they arranged for a replacement. The lure of going solo was not purely musical; Jones also wanted to pursue opportunities in the acting field, landing a big role right away as a lead in the '60s cult movie Privilege, which unsurprisingly cast him as a pop singer. Jones also sang a few songs in the film, the best of which was the ominous, hymn-like "Set Me Free," which was covered by Patti Smith in the mid-'70s.
Jones rang up a couple of British Top Ten hits in late 1966 and early 1967 with "High Time" and "I've Been a Bad Bad Boy," although his solo recording career would never get off the ground in the U.S. Both of these were straight MOR pop tunes that sounded much closer to Tom Jones than the Paul Jones of old. Unfortunately, the brassy British pop arrangements of Mike Leander (most noted for his work on Marianne Faithfull's early records) and weak -- at times perversely selected -- material characterized his late-'60s records. After those first two Top Ten singles, he wasn't even that successful in Britain, let alone America, where he was soon forgotten.
Jones at least wasn't starving for work, moving his focus from records to acting in the theater, which he continued to do steadily over the next few decades. He did eventually re-embrace his blues roots as singer for the low-key Blues Band, as well as participating in some Manfred Mann reunion performances. A new album, Showcase, appeared in 2001 from Hallmark Records, followed eight years later in 2009 by Starting All Over Again from Collectors' Choice.
OFFICIAL SITE
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2 comments :
Um bom album. Grato ! (E a saúde, como vai meu bom amigo Davi ? Espero que esteja bem. Abraços..)
OLá Carlos. Paul Jones é sempre bem vindo. A saude está perfeita (?!). Obrigado.
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