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Ray Norcia is known as a blues harmonica ace, but when all is said and done, his greatest strength may well be his voice, and when he sings at his best, he brings a touch of country and a little bit of jazz swing to the blues. Hands Across the Table, his third release on David Earl's Severn Records, and the first to feature new guitarist Paul Size, doesn't push for too much. There's plenty of harp soloing here, naturally, and things are helped out immensely by the presence of the Providence Horns on several tracks, which adds a solid punch to the rhythm section, but things don't really rise much above journeyman blues until halfway through the album when Norcia decides to let in the country R&B on the Fats Domino-styled reworking of Frankie Laine's "That's My Desire." A case could be made that Norcia is the Charlie Rich of East Coast blues, and on "I Wanna Marry You Girl" his vocal strikes close to the spot where country and the blues still have a shared agenda. His voice even sounds a little bit like the great Jack Teagarden on the two best tracks here, the jazzy "River Stay 'Way from My Door" and the magnificent "The Last Blues Song," which features the subtle and perfectly nuanced phrasing of a master vocalist. No one is suggesting that Norcia toss away his harps -- his driving (but not overdriven) tone on harmonica is always a plus -- but this man can sing, and not just the blues. ~ Steve Leggett
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones are back with "Hands Across the Table." Following up "Sugar Ray & the Bluetones (featuring Monster Mike Welch - SEE #19)," The Bluetones deliver their signature brand of hard driving blues complete with guitar by new Bluetone Pa
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones: Paul Size (guitar); Mudcat Ward (bass instrument); Neil Gouvin (drums); Anthony Geraci, Sugar Ray Norcia.
Personnel: Sugar Ray Norcia (vocals, harmonica); Paul "The Kid" Size (guitar); Carl Querfurth (trombone); Anthony Geraci (piano); Mudcat Ward (acoustic bass, electric bass); Neil Gouvin (drums); The Providence Horns.
Audio Mixer: Jack Gauthier.
Liner Note Author: Mudcat Ward.
Recording information: Lakewest Studios, Coventry, RI.
Ensemble: The Providence Horns.
Photographer: Chris Henry.
Additional personnel: Doug James (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Carl Querfurth. Hands Across The Table Music | List Price | $15.97 (You save $3.38) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Blues CDs, Harmonica | | Label | Severn | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  44475  | | CD Universe Part number | 6831094 | | Catalog number | 33 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 22, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | David Earl; David Earl; Sugar Ray & The Bluetones | | Engineer | Jack Gauthier | | Personnel | Doug James, Carl Querfurth, Anthony Geraci, Michael "Mudcat" Ward, Neil Gouvin, Paul "The Kid" Size, Coventry, and when he sings at his best, but when all is said and done |
Sugar Ray Hands Across The Table Songs | 1. | Hands Across the Table |
| 2. | I Done Got Wise |
| 3. | Dark Roads Calling |
| 4. | Livin' a Lie |
| 5. | Cloud Cover |
| 6. | Say You Love Me (Before I Hang Up) |
| 7. | That's My Desire |
| 8. | (I'm Gonna Break Into) Folsom Prison |
| 9. | I Wanna Marry You Girl |
| 10. | I Won't Leave Home No More |
| 11. | River Stay 'Way from My Door |
| 12. | Last Blues Song, The |
| 13. | End Time |
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