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Amos Lee, Amos Lee
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1396198
Disk length: 36m 54s (11 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 2005
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight | 3:14 |
| 2. Seen It All Before | 4:21 |
| 3. Arms Of A Woman | 4:17 |
| 4. Give It Up | 2:44 |
| 5. Dreamin' | 3:00 |
| 6. Soul Suckers | 2:55 |
| 7. Colors | 2:46 |
| 8. Bottom Of The Barrel | 2:06 |
| 9. Black River | 3:37 |
| 10. Lies Of A Lonely Friend | 3:29 |
| 11. All My Friends | 4:18 |
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Review
Though Amos Lee's music is frequently described as a fusion of folk and soul, such an equation fails to reflect the singular artistry of this impressive debut. Like labelmate Norah Jones (who guests on two cuts), the Philadelphia singer-songwriter recognizes the power of simplicity, distilling an emotional essence that cuts across categories. The opening of his "Seen It All Before" echoes Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"; the stunning "Arms of a Woman" channels Otis Redding's "I've Got Dreams to Remember"; "Give It Up" cuts a classic Bill Withers groove; "Black River" has the sound of an age-old spiritual; and the closing "All My Friends" follows Van Morrison into the mystic. Throughout the song cycle, the bare-bones arrangements behind Lee's vocal flutter reinforce an organic unity that transcends genre. For all of the debts he owes to the music of the 1960s and '70s, the results sound timeless rather than retro. In his cautionary "Soul Suckers," Lee sings that "nothing is more powerful than beauty in a wicked world"--and proceeds to prove it. --Don McLeese
Other Versions
Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.
Tracks: 11, Disk length: 35m 53s (-2m 59s)
Tracks: 11, Disk length: 38m 13s (+1m 19s)
Tracks: 7 (-4 tracks), Disk length: 26m 32s (-11m 38s)
Tracks: 12 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 14m (+37m 6s)
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