Ruthie Foster Phenomenal CD

Phenomenal Music

List Price	$14.98 (You save $2.79)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Blues CDs, Folk Music, Contemporary Blues
Label	Blue Corn Music
Orig Year	2007
All Time Sales Rank	18494
CD Universe Part number	7362566
Catalog number	70602
Discs	1
Release Date	Feb 06, 2007
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Papa Mali; Malcolm Welbourne; Malcolm 'Papa Mali' Welbourne
Engineer	Ned Stewart
Recording Time	44 minutes
Personnel	TX - 2006 Gurf Morlix - steel guitar, lap steel guitar Austin Ruthie Foster - vocals, guitar, piano, electric piano, Wurlitzer organ, hand claps Glenn Fukunaga - bass instrument Mike Dillon - vibraphone, congas George Sluppick - drums, percussion Anthony Farrell - Hammond b-3 organ Dale Spalding - harmonica Ned Stewart - unknown instrument

Ruthie Foster Phenomenal Songs

1.	'Cuz I'm Here
2.	Heal Yourself	$0.99
3.	Fruits of My Labor	$0.99
4.	People Grinnin' in Your Face	$0.99
5.	Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air)	$0.99
6.	Harder Than the Fall
7.	Beaver Creek Blues	$0.99
8.	Mama Said	$0.99
9.	Phenomenal Woman	$0.99
10.	Friend Like You, A
11.	I Don't Know What to Do with My Heart	$0.99

Phenomenal Music Review

Average Rating: (2 out of 5 stars) 2 stars

2 stars ruthie is phenomonal!!!
we saw ruthie foster @ jazz fest in new orleans this year and she brought down the house!! run, don't walk, to see her in your town! this c/d, unfortunatly, does her no justice. it is muddy and no where near captures the stunning ms. foster's gorgeous voice and brilliant stage presence. any other of her c/ds do a much better job.
Submitted by pspring (new orleans , la.usa)
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