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Against the Grain

 
Album Review: Against the Grain

  • Artist: Phoebe Snow
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1978 10
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Phoebe Snow should have, could have, had hits with her covers of Paul McCartney's "Every Night" and the Roches' "The Married Men," but by her fourth Columbia album and fifth release overall, the company seems to have been content to let her records find their audience without pushing them. (Actually, "Every Night" did hit number 79 in the U.K.) Maybe they'd given up trying to figure out whether she was a folk singer, a pop singer, a soul singer, or a jazz singer, and forgot that she was a great singer. The decision to add Barry Beckett as co-producer with Phil Ramone helped add an R&B depth and fervor, but Against the Grain was just a more impassioned effort than its predecessor. That didn't keep Columbia from dropping Phoebe Snow when it didn't hit, though. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Every Night (Lyrics) Paul McCartney, Dave Bartholomew, Antoine "Fats" Domino Phoebe Snow (3:31)
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man [*] Dan Penn, Chips Moman Phoebe Snow (4:08)
He's Not Just Another Man B. Holland, Cam Wilson Phoebe Snow (2:59)
Random Time [*] Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (3:39)
In My Life Patti Austin Phoebe Snow (5:02)
You Have Not Won Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (4:22)
Mama Don't Break Down Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (3:06)
Oh L.A. Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (3:17)
The Married Men Margaret Roche Phoebe Snow (3:44)
Keep a Watch on the Shoreline Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (4:39)

Credits

Michael Brecker (Soloist), Hugh McCracken (Guitar (12 String)), Dave Grusin (Keyboards), Rick Marotta (Drums), Steve Burgh (Slide Guitar), Barry Beckett (Keyboards), Steve Kahn (Guitar (Acoustic)), Lani Groves (Vocals (Background)), Ralph MacDonald (Percussion), Barry Beckett (Piano), Michael Gray (Vocals (Background)), Margo Champman (Vocals (Background)), Corky Hole (Harp), Jon Faddis (Soloist), Steve Kahn (Soloist), Jon Faddis (Flugelhorn), Linda LoPresti (Vocals (Background)), Will Lee (Bass), Hugh McCracken (Guitar (Acoustic)), Lonnie Groves (Vocals (Background)), Phil Ramone (Producer), Barry Beckett (Synthesizer), Linda LaPresti (Vocals (Background)), Richard Tee (Piano (Electric)), Phoebe Snow (Vocals (Background)), Hugh McCracken (Guitar), Jeff Mironov (Soloist), Warren Nichols (Pedal Steel), Phoebe Snow (Guitar), Steve Kahn (Guitar (Electric)), Gwen Guthrie (Vocals (Background)), Corky Hale (Harp), Warren Nichols (Guitar (Steel)), Phoebe Snow (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jeff Mironov (Guitar), Rick Marotta (Piano), Jeff Mironov (Guitar (Electric)), Steve Burgh (Guitar), Hugh McCracken (Guitar (Electric)), Barry Beckett (Producer), Steve Kahn (Guitar (12 String)), Steve Khan (Guitar (Electric)), Liberty DeVitto (Drums), Steve Burgh (Guitar (Electric)), Loni Groves (Vocals (Background)), Michael Brecker (Saxophone), Steve Khan (Guitar), Phoebe Snow (Vocals), Hugh MacDonald (Bass), Doug Stegmeyer (Bass)
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