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Personnel: Tommy Castro (vocals, guitar); Curtis Salgado (vocals, harmonica); Sista Monica Parker (vocals); Keith Crossan (saxophone); Tom Poole (trumpet); Randy McDonald (bass guitar); Billie Lee Lewis (drums).

As its title suggests, Tommy Castro's seventh album is a note of thanks to the artists who inspired the West Coast guitarist/vocalist. While rocking R&B and blues greats like B.B. and Albert King, Chuck Berry and Buddy Guy are obvious choices, Castro digs deep into their catalogs. He covers B.B. King's "Bad Case of Love," Albert King's "Everybody Want to Go to Heaven," Berry's "Tulane," and Guy's version of Willie Dixon's "When My Left Eye Jumps." More interesting, though, are Castro's '60s soul roots which he acknowledges in versions of songs made popular by Wilson Pickett (a powerful "I Found a Love"), Sam & Dave (Curtis Salgado joins in on a duet of "I Take What I Want"), Otis Redding (a thumping "Lovey Dovey" with Sista Monica Parker taking the Carla Thomas part) and James Brown (a swinging "I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On," which is a departure from Brown's usual funky work). Less successful are Castro's takes on Howlin' Wolf's "44" where his direct approach loses the original's voodoo marching vibe. John Lee Hooker's "Serve You Right to Suffer" sounds more like the J. Geils Band's cover than Hooker's spooky approach, with an ill-advised rocking middle section that misses the song's intent. Much better is Castro's succinct, sharp cover of Muddy Waters' "I Wants to Be Loved" where he toughens up the attack but maintains the tune's defiant drive. Pianist John Turk helps fatten the sound, keeping it raw with his work on the album's slow blues workouts such as Guy's "...Left Eye" and Ray Charles' "Come Back Baby." Castro is loose and tough, with his gritty voice and thick, clean guitar lines sounding confident and assertive. More than just a holding pattern until he writes new tunes, Gratitude is not only an enjoyable peek inside Tommy Castro's influences but a fascinating compilation of generally underexposed material from blues, soul and R&B greats. ~ Hal Horowitz

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Contemporary Blues CDs, Blues
Label Heart & Soul
Orig Year 2003
All Time Product Rank 17,610
CD Universe Part number 5668644
Discs 1
Release Date Jun 06, 2003
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Tommy Castro; Tom Size
Engineer Tom Size
Personnel Tom Poole - trumpet
Tommy Castro - vocals, guitar
Curtis Salgado - vocals, harmonica
Keith Crossan - saxophone
Sista Monica Parker - vocals
Randy McDonald - bass guitar
Billie Lee Lewis - drums
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Click to hear an MP3 sound sampleTrkSong
1I Take What I Want
2Come Back Baby
3Lovey Dovey
444
5Bad Case Of Love
6Tulane
7It Serves You Right To Suffer
8I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On See All 2 Tommy Castro I FEEL THAT OLD FEELING COMING ON Lyrics
9I Found A Love
10I Wants To Be Loved
11When My Left Eye Jumps Tommy Castro WHEN MY LEFT EYE JUMPS Lyrics
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Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

4 stars Another Great Album
It's hard to be dissappointed with Tommy. He always has great material and this is no exception. Great job!
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5 stars Best Yet
This is Tommy Castro's best album yet. He has a genuine knack for interepting other people's songs, yet he doesn't just replay them note for note but brings something of himeself to the song without losing it original intent. He should do more albums like this. He is really, really good at this--as so few artists are, even though many, many try.
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5 stars When ya got it ya Got it ..This Boy has got it
SCHWEEEEEEETT !!! Great CD, Great Gift. Turn someone on to this CD that hasnt heard of Tommy Castro.They will thank you. Trust me. Its Smoking.Ya cant keep a good man down.
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