D'Lectrified

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The best and worst you can say about Clint Black's debut as his own producer is, it's an ambitious, often enjoyable exercise in self-indulgence. D'lectrified is a sprawling, 14-cut mishmash featuring guest appearances by everyone from Kenny Loggins and Bruce Hornsby to Eric Idle (on a clever, spaced-out rendition of Monty Python's "The Galaxy Song") and Black's wife, actress Lisa Hartman Black. Black's penchant for blues and Dixieland-style horn arrangements serves him well on remakes of gems like the Marshall Tucker Band's "Bob Away My Blues" and Leon Russell's "Dixie Lullaby" (where Hornsby gets a fine workout on the ivories). And Black does what he does best on smooth country ballads like "Been There" (a great duet with Steve Wariner) and "Where Your Love Won't Go." On the other hand, his aimless, tepid remake of Waylon Jennings's "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?" (featuring a goofy vocal cameo from Jennings) is little more than a waste of space. Not much more can be said of Black's almost unrecognizable "rethinks" of a pair of his own previous hits, "No Time to Kill" and "Burn One Down." On top of that, D'lectrified has some pointless instrumental breaks throughout that meander everywhere without really going anywhere. --Bob Allen

D'Lectrified,Clint Black,RCA,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,New Traditionalist,Pop

Average customer rating: Clint is like fine wine .. just keeps getting better Solid Sound, Great Songs Excellent acoustic Clint D'Lectrified Is D'lightful! Not a Country Music CD

D'lectrified Clint Black Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Spend My Time Nothin' But the Taillights Killin' Time Clint Black - The Greatest Hits Put Yourself In My Shoes ASIN: B00000K570 Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. Bob Away My Blues
2. Are You Sure Waylon Done It This Way
3. Hand In The Fire
4. Outside Intro (To Galaxy Song)
5. Galaxy Song
6. When I Said I Do
7. Been There
8. Dixie Lullaby
9. Where Your Love Won't Go
10. Love She Can't Live Without You
11. Burn One Down
12. Who I Use To Be
13. Harmony
14. No Time To Kill
15. Something That We Do (Instrumental)

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The best and worst you can say about Clint Black's debut as his own producer is, it's an ambitious, often enjoyable exercise in self-indulgence. D'lectrified is a sprawling, 14-cut mishmash featuring guest appearances by everyone from Kenny Loggins and Bruce Hornsby to Eric Idle (on a clever, spaced-out rendition of Monty Python's "The Galaxy Song") and Black's wife, actress Lisa Hartman Black. Black's penchant for blues and Dixieland-style horn arrangements serves him well on remakes of gems like the Marshall Tucker Band's "Bob Away My Blues" and Leon Russell's "Dixie Lullaby" (where Hornsby gets a fine workout on the ivories). And Black does what he does best on smooth country ballads like "Been There" (a great duet with Steve Wariner) and "Where Your Love Won't Go." On the other hand, his aimless, tepid remake of Waylon Jennings's "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?" (featuring a goofy vocal cameo from Jennings) is little more than a waste of space. Not much more can be said of Black's almost unrecognizable "rethinks" of a pair of his own previous hits, "No Time to Kill" and "Burn One Down." On top of that, D'lectrified has some pointless instrumental breaks throughout that meander everywhere without really going anywhere. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Clint is like fine wine .. just keeps getting better.......2004-01-28

You can tell Clint enjoyed making this album..it has the feel of a man right at home with his craft & boy is it a great listen ...the music is eclectic in the sense that no two songs sound similar and his vocal versatility makes the difficult songs sound easy much in the same way that George Strait can achieve this...this is a great album..some of the best stuff Clint has done..it's smooth & fun and gets better with each listen...in fact having heard all of his previous albums I would have to put this at the top of the list...can't wait for another..

Solid Sound, Great Songs.......2002-05-14

I've listened to this disc a hundred times now and I still love it. It's the one I bring with me to the music store when listening to new speakers. The recording is excellent, with a wonderfully full rich sound. Hard to believe that none of the instruments are electric. I'd like to see all of Clint's future work done with this style. Clint's voice is fantanstic on this disc. Great to see him producing his own music. The songs are mix of dancible country with some dixieland and not-too-sappy love tunes. Even the Galaxy Song sounds good, I never fast-forward over it. I suppose if you like your country music exclusively to be about drinkin' and cheatin' women then you may not like this.

One other thing, it may sound strange but this disc sounds best played loud. Great for road trips as well!

Excellent acoustic Clint.......2002-02-21

The title says it all. Clint Black did not use a single electric instrument when making D'lectrified. However, I think Clint came out with an excellent album--and this time he produced the entire record himself.

The initial hit single, "When I Said I Do", is the highlight of this record. Clint's wife, Lisa, sang background vocals on a couple of his earlier hits, "Like The Rain" and "Half Way Up", as she does here. However, on "When I Said I Do", Lisa's voice is almost as powerful as her husband's. Another great song is "Been There", Clint's duet with Steve Wariner. Steve is not only Clint's co-writer and duet partner on "Been There", but he also is the lead guitarist, and he gets in some great licks on the song. Other guest vocalists are Eric Idle on "Galaxy Song", which Idle wrote; Bruce Hornsby on "Dixie Lullaby", on which he also plays piano; Kenny Loggins on "Harmony"; and Waylon Jennings on "Are You Sure Waylon Done It This Way", Clint's remake of Waylon's classic song "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way".

Clint also remade two of his classic hits, "Burn One Down" and "No Time To Kill", for D'lectrified. "Burn One Down", despite being all acoustic like the rest of the songs on the album, is transformed into an uptempo rocker with some nifty saxophone playing by Edgar Winter and a bluesy harmonica solo by Clint. Clint's friend and longtime lead guitarist, Hayden Nicholas, does some clever guitar picking on the updated version of "No Time To Kill", which is decidedly more uptempo than the original. Bruce Hornsby also does some awesome piano work on this one.

These songs are just the highlights of a record that I think is altogether excellent. Clint Black has been making great music ever since 1989. On D'lectrified, he gives us more reasons to like what he's done.

D'Lectrified Is D'lightful!.......2001-10-01

There seems to be different opinions on this wonderful CD by one of country's greatest talents. Don't pay any attention to the one star review on this page. It's way off base. This album is bouncy and smooth. One good, enjoyable, insanely listenable song after another. His duet with wife Lisa on "When I Said I Do", is a pretty song. Many people groan when they hear an artist is pairing up with his wife. This one works. His reworking of h8is hit song "Burn One Down" is fantastic. It's energetic and bouncy as all hell. His duet with Steve Wariner called "Been There" falls into that same category. Catchy and memorable. His recording of the silly track "The Galaxy Song" with Eric Idle, will raise some eyebrows. It's goofy fun nontheless. The final track, called "Harmony", with Kenny Loggins, is beautiful and very memorable. It also sounds like a classic Kenny Loggins song more than it does a Clint Black song. Anyways, this is another strong edition to Clint's catalog of albums. This is a must for any "true" fan.

Not a Country Music CD.......2001-06-10

I was extremely disappointed with this CD. Contrary to other reviews, I found his experimentation with "new" styles disasterous. His voice, normally powerful and soulful, is hollow and weak and his accompanying music shallow. I was hoping for accoustic, unplugged music capable of showcasing his vocal talent, and found--instead--a superficial, sugary-sweet label induced CD marked by undercharged performances. For fans who appreciate Black's country talent, this CD belongs in the local used CD store (where mine is headed after I finish this review), not in your collection.

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D'Lectrified Clint Black Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000IONJ3S Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

1. Bob Away My Blues
2. Are You Sure Waylon Done It This Way
3. Hand in the Fire
4. Outside Intro (To Galaxy Song)
5. Galaxy Song
6. When I Said I Do - Clint Black, Lisa Hartman-Black
7. Been There - Clint Black, Steve Wariner
8. Dixie Lullaby - Clint Black, Bruce Hornsby
9. Where Your Love Won't Go
10. Love She Can't Live Without
11. Burn One Down
12. Who I Use to Be
13. Harmony - Clint Black, Kenny Loggins
14. No Time to Kill

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