Amos Lee [Vinyl]

Artist: Amos Lee
Label: Classic Compact Disc
Category: Music

Buy New: $39.97
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Seller: marvelio
Sales Rank: 83,744

Media: Vinyl
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 13.2 x 12.8 x 1

UPC: 601704742311
EAN: 0601704742311
ASIN: B000ERU3RO

Release Date: March 3, 2006
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Tracks:

•	Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight
•	Seen It All Before
•	Arms of a Woman
•	Give It Up
•	Dreamin'
•	Soul Suckers
•	Colors
•	Bottom of the Barrel
•	Black River
•	Love in the Lies
•	All My Friends

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
With a dusky soul voice and a knack for literate, thoughtful lyrics, singer/songwriter Amos Lee is a throwback to a more organic-sounding pop time period - he's like a mix of Bill Withers, Arthur Lee, and James Taylor. Produced by Norah Jones band member Lee Alexander.

Amazon.com
Though Amos Lee's music is frequently described as a fusion of folk and soul, such an equation fails to reflect the singular artistry of this impressive debut. Like labelmate Norah Jones (who guests on two cuts), the Philadelphia singer-songwriter recognizes the power of simplicity, distilling an emotional essence that cuts across categories. The opening of his "Seen It All Before" echoes Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"; the stunning "Arms of a Woman" channels Otis Redding's "I've Got Dreams to Remember"; "Give It Up" cuts a classic Bill Withers groove; "Black River" has the sound of an age-old spiritual; and the closing "All My Friends" follows Van Morrison into the mystic. Throughout the song cycle, the bare-bones arrangements behind Lee's vocal flutter reinforce an organic unity that transcends genre. For all of the debts he owes to the music of the 1960s and '70s, the results sound timeless rather than retro. In his cautionary "Soul Suckers," Lee sings that "nothing is more powerful than beauty in a wicked world"--and proceeds to prove it. --Don McLeese

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