Right as Rain

• Artist: Tommy Castro
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• Release Date: February 09, 1999
• Total Time: 44:43
• Genre: Blues

Review

Young guitar slinger Tommy Castro came back with his third Blind Pig album in early 1999, again produced by veteran Jim Gaines (Stevie Ray, Santana, Huey Lewis, etc.), and it's another bid for mainstream blues-rock success. From the opening notes of the kickoff tune, "Lucky in Love," Castro is in the driver's seat with a set of blues-rock originals that give him plenty of room to spray his Stevie Ray-inspired guitar licks in between his soul-man vocals. Dr. John makes guest keyboard appearances on "I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby" and "Don't Turn Your Heater Down," the latter also sporting a guest vocal turn from Delbert McClinton. An off-the-wall cover choice is "Chairman of the Board," sandwiched between solid originals like the ballad "Just a Man" and the funky "My Kind of Woman." There isn't much hard blues on this outing, but Castro continues to define his own spin on the form without being just another pretty-boy Stevie Ray Vaughan-abee in the process -- this being a very good thing. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Lucky in Love	Tommy Castro, Billie Lee Lewis	Tommy Castro	(3:56)
Like an Angel	Tommy Castro, Randy McDonald	Tommy Castro	(4:38)
Right as Rain	Tommy Castro	Tommy Castro	(4:19)
Don't Turn Your Heater Down	Alvertis Isbell, Steve Cropper	Tommy Castro	(2:30)
I've Got to Love Somebody's Baby	David Porter, Isaac Hayes	Tommy Castro	(4:19)
I Got to Change	Scott Mathews, Tommy Castro	Tommy Castro	(3:08)
If I Had a Nickel	Keith Crossan, Tommy Castro	Tommy Castro	(4:42)
Callin' San Francisco	Tommy Castro, Randy McDonald	Tommy Castro	(4:20)
Just a Man	Tommy Castro	Tommy Castro	(5:09)
Chairman of the Board (Lyrics)	Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland	Tommy Castro	(4:55)
My Kind of Woman	Tommy Castro, Billie Lee Lewis, Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn	Tommy Castro	(3:49)
Kickin' In	Tommy Castro, Mark Gilbert	Tommy Castro	(3:53)

Credits

John Turk (Vocals (Background)), Steve Savage (Mixing), Annie Stocking (Vocals (Background)), Tommy Castro (Vocals), Charles Jones (Vocals (Background)), Jim Gaines (Mixing), Edward Chmelewski (Executive Producer), Steve Fontano (Engineer), Jimmy Pugh (Wurlitzer), Delbert McClinton (Vocals), Tom Poole (Trumpet), Jeanie Tracy (Vocals (Background)), Keith Crossan (Vocals (Background)), Jim Reitzel (Engineer), Jim Gaines (Producer), David Hall (Engineer), Randy McDonald (Bass), Tommy Castro (Guitar), Steve Savage (Engineer), Keith Crossan (Saxophone), Randy McDonald (Vocals (Background)), Jimmy Pugh (Organ), John Turk (Piano)