Sunday

jackie deshannon

...this is jackie getting a funky groove on at the back end of '68, just in time for the newly emerging singer/writer phenomenon (the fact that she had been such an artiste since the late '50s didn't matter-this was new territory)...this is jackie 'grown up', no longer being seen as an irrelevant perveyor of teenpop/MOR songstress, jackie reaching for a new audience that might be waiting for a new sound...being on an old fashion label (liberty) didn't help her get this audience, they had no idea how to market this new style so it all came to nothing (she had a minor hit with the bands big deal tune(the weight) but otherwise...)...with the brilliant illuminating vision of hindsight she should have gone to warner bros who were getting some kind market space with randy newman/van dyke parks (though they couldn't shift any of parks wax they still wanted him on the label, they tried their upmost with him), but all this don't take away the stone cold fact this is some barefoot funky stew that needs to be heard by all heads that dig the strong and mellow vibes that were happening roundabout this time, the 'get back' vibe that was getting stronger since the tapes from big pink had started getting widely circulated...a top spin and goes well with the carole king joint (th'city) that was out the same time...
...laurel...

...having spent the sixties writing some top pop and singing some cool tunes (girl group/folk rock), hanging out with the fab4 playing monopoly and generally grooving in the cool place it was time at the end of the decade to get some funky earthy grooves going, much like her contemporary, carole king who was also getting some serious granola biscuits on the simmer...recorded down in memphis this is a cool listen from front to back with some southern soul vibes mingling with the mung bean funk, low slung bourbon country missives from down home...definitely one of jackies most satisfying LPs and this is especially worthy of inspection as it comes with a bunch of other tracks recorded around the same time...solid goodness that hits the spot every time, top grist from a great artist...
...jacked...

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