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Nipping at the heels of wiz-kid blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, who debuted at age 18, comes 16-year-old Jonny Lang, the most soulful guitar slinger ever to make it out of junior high school. Lang's debut, much like Shepherd's LEDBETTER HEIGHTS, features a mix of choice covers and co-written originals. But whereas HEIGHTS leans in a Delta-blues direction, Lang's blues has more of an R&B flavor.
The Clavinet and Hammond B-3 organ on the title track and "Hit The Ground Running" help give LIE TO ME a funky swagger. As for influences, Lang's choices of Ike Turner's "Matchbox" and Syl Johnson's "Back For A Taste Of Your Love" show a taste for rousing shuffles and Memphis soul. Lang shows his commercial instincts by wrapping up the album with "When I Come To You" and the acoustic "Missing Your Love," two songs that wouldn't sound out of place on a recent Eric Clapton album.
Recorded at Oar Fin Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota and House Of Blues, Memphis, Tennessee.
Personnel: Jonny Lang (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Ted Larsen (guitar); Dennis Morgan (acoustic guitar); Pat Hayes (harmonica); Dedrick Davis, Art Edmaiston (horns); Bruce McCabe (piano, Clavinet, background vocals); Tony Black (synthesizer); David Smith (bass guitar); Steve Potts , Rob Stupka (drums); David Z. , Marcia Langseth, Heidi Jo, Bekka Bramlett (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Ed Cherney .
Recording information: House of Blues Studios, Memphis, TN; Oar Fin Studios, Minneapolis, MN.
Photographer: Frank Ockenfels.
Personnel: Jonny Lang (vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, electric sitar); Dennis Morgan (acoustic guitar); Ted Larsen, Billy Franzee, Kevin Bowe (guitar); Jack Holder (guitar, Hammond B-3 organ); Pat Hayes (harmonica); Art Edmaiston (saxophone, horns); Larry McCabe (trombone, horns); Dedrick Davis (horns); Bruce McCabe (piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer piano, Clavinet, keyboards, background vocals); Ricky Peterson, Tony Black (Hammond B-3 organ); Tony Black (synthesizer); David Smith (bass); Rob Stupka (drums); Steve Potts (drums, percussion); Bekka Bramlett, Marcia Langseth, Heidi Jo, David Z (background vocals).
Entertainment Weekly (1/31/97, p.58) - "The ripe, vibrant voice of contemporary blues singer and guitarist Lang is so compelling, it would be an exceptional major-label debut even if he weren't only 16..." - Rating: B+
Love it What a CD. This guy is a genius. 5 stars isn't even sufficient. Submitted by George (California) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Good solid blues A good listening cd from start to finish, looking forward to hearing more from this artist Submitted by a reviewer (nebraska) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great Begining! Lang's first album is nothing more than spectacular. Listening to this has made me more attentive to blues. By playing classic songs, combing his style, vocals, and smooth guitar makes this so enjoyable. This is an album you can listen to time and again! A+ Submitted by a reviewer (Hayward, CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Revelation of 1999 One of the best records ever! Clean, pure, rough and yet consise and professional. Unbelievable these songs can be song by a kid from his age. Alle kinds of other artist fragments sound thru in his songs. Some bluesy (Robert Cray, Keb Mo), some rock (Springsteen, Clapton). If you'd need to describe Jonny's music in two words they would be "intense" and "genuine". This is "real" music. It is yet polished enough to appeal to a broad audience. Given enough airplay "Lie to me" is a potential #1 hit single. Submitted by flach (Utrecht, Holland) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
wow The Best alblum I've heard in years every track is sensational. Highly recommended for every blues collector Submitted by squash395 (North Billerica, Ma, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 1 found this helpful.
Good solid blues
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