Eyes/Dangerous

Product Description:
Two of Tony Joe's most elusive albums - from 1976 (Eyes) and 1983 (Dangerous). Hot swamp rock, country and southern blues 'n' boogie from an enduring artist whose songs have been recorded by more than 200 artists. Includes 2 bonus tracks, rare European single b-side 'Living In The River City' and a brief interview with anecdotes and philosophies from the Swamp Fox. Informative liner notes and period photographs in a deluxe 8 page booklet. Includes such tracks as 'Swamp Boogie', 'Hold On To Your Hiney', 'Do You Have A Garter Belt?', 'The Lady In My Life', 'We Belong Together', 'Soulful Eyes'. 22 tracks in all. Raven Records. 2003.

Eyes/Dangerous,Tony Joe White,Raven [Australia],Disco,Oldies,Pop,Pop/Rock,Rock,Singer/Songwriter,Soft Rock

Average customer rating: Four Stars For This??? It's the memories A happy find

Eyes/Dangerous Tony Joe White Manufacturer: Raven [Australia] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lake Placid Blues ...Continued Tony Joe The Train I'm On Black and White ASIN: B000089IZK Release Date: 2003-02-28

Tracks:

1. Soulful Eyes
2. You Taught Me How To Love
3. You Are Loved By Me
4. Rainy Day Lover
5. We'll Live On Love
6. Making Love Is Good For You
7. Texas Woman
8. Hold On To Your Hiney
9. Swamp Boogie
10. That Loving Feeling
11. Dangerous
12. Naughty Lady
13. Our Day Will Come
14. If You're Gonna Love Somebody
15. Swamp Rat
16. Do You Have A Garter Belt?
17. Down By The Border
18. The Lady In My Life
19. We Belong Together
20. You Just Get Better All The Time
21. Living In The River City
22. Excerpt From A 1997 Sydney Interview

Album Description

Two of Tony Joe's most elusive albums - from 1976 (Eyes) and 1983 (Dangerous). Hot swamp rock, country and southern blues 'n' boogie from an enduring artist whose songs have been recorded by more than 200 artists. Includes 2 bonus tracks, rare European single b-side 'Living In The River City' and a brief interview with anecdotes and philosophies from the Swamp Fox. Informative liner notes and period photographs in a deluxe 8 page booklet. Includes such tracks as 'Swamp Boogie', 'Hold On To Your Hiney', 'Do You Have A Garter Belt?', 'The Lady In My Life', 'We Belong Together', 'Soulful Eyes'. 22 tracks in all. Raven Records. 2003.

Album Details

Includes Two of Tony Joe's Most Elusive Albums, the 20th Cenutry Records "Eyes" from 1976 and 1983's Columbia Set "Dangerous". Includes the Rare European Single B-side "Living in the River City" as a Bonus Track and a Brief Interview Recorded in Sydney in 1997 with Anecdotes and Philosophies from the Swamp Fox!

Customer Reviews:

Four Stars For This??? It's the memories.......2004-04-13

There are people out there who love TJW but hate the Eyes, Dangerous and Real Thang albums. (The first two of which are combined in this one CD.) TJW released these albums during and at the end of the disco/dance trend. His deep voice, love lyrics and swamp rock beat did not require too much "tweaking" for the dance floor. Unfortunately he was not successful. During this period he created a 4th album that was never officially released but did have some review copies sent out and it apparently was the worst of the four.

Many fans left TJW at this point. They thought he sold out (not unlike Bowie fans with "Modern Love"). However he didn't sell out fully. Sure some of these songs are designed for the dance floor but he's still got some good swamp rock songs (i.e. Texas Woman) and some very atmospheric songs (i.e. Rainy Day Lover). The only song a TJW fan might have heard was "Lady in my Life" which got a fair bit of AOR play. Here's my thoughts on the songs:

1. Soulful Eyes (better than Barry White any day)
2. You Taught Me How to Love (average)
3. You Are Loved by Me (more swampy than dance)
4. Rainy Day Lover (one of his better ones)
5. We'll Live on Love (one of his best romantic ones)
6. Making Love Is Good for You (more rock than dance)
7. Texas Woman (rock)
8. Hold on to Your Hiney (dance - I name my dog Hiney after this song)
9. Swamp Boogie (dance)
10. That Loving Feeling (mellow - nice female vocal affects)
11. Dangerous (swamp rock)
12. Naughty Lady (average)
13. Our Day Will Come (average)
14. If You're Gonna Love Somebody (average)
15. Swamp Rat (not as swamp rock as the name implies but okay)
16. Do You Have a Garter Belt (friends like this although I don't particular)
17. Down by the Border (okay)
18. Lady in My Life (quiet, AOR play, should have done better)
19. We Belong Together (okay)
20. You Just Get Better All the Time (quiet, a good one)
21. Living in the River City (new to me as it is a bonus track. I liked it alot and it fits with the other material)
22. Excerpt from a 1997 Sydney Interview [*] (I've now heard this 10-12 times but I still stop and listen to him talk about his music. Got to love this man's voice.)

In honesty, if you are hearing this for the first time, you are going to say it's not all that great and sounds much the same. You'd likely give it 3 stars. But for me it brings back memories of these albums when they were released and the many times I played them.

If there is one thing wrong with this CD, it's that there are no "swamp songs" on it. There's no songs about the culture or life or growing up in Louisina or anywhere else in southern USA. (even Texas Woman is not really about Texas - it could just as easily been "Idaho Woman" - if anyone sung about Idaho.) This is where I think the producers took him in the wrong direction. Sure, speed up the beat and make some of the songs more danceable. Have him do talk overs and sing slow deep love songs. But he should have stayed with a southern theme. Even if the themes left the bayou and went into New Orleans then it would still have been southern. A love song to a Cajun women instead of a "generic" woman.

So these are good records to bring back memories but they are not distinctive swamp rock music nor particularily southern music.

A happy find.......2003-05-28

I was delighted to find 'Eyes' on CD. This is not the "swamp rock" you might expect,but a soulful well produced album that sounds fresh today. 'Dangerous' is not quite as good, but segues nicely with 'Eyes'.

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Tracks:

1. Charmaine
2. Jealousy
3. Sous Les Toits De Paris
4. La Cucaracha
5. Wyoming Lullaby
6. Pavanne
7. Diane
8. Warsaw Concerto
9. Caribbean Calypso
10. Serenade
11. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
12. Adios, Muchachos - Concert Tango
13. Mexicali Rose
14. Holiday For Strings
15. Greensleeves
16. Hear My Song, Violetta
17. Symphony
18. Ramona
19. Gypsy Legend
20. Dreaming
21. The Legend Of The Glass Mountain
22. Village Swallows From Austria
23. La Mer
24. I Live For You
25. Some Enchanted Evening

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1. March [From Things to Come]
2. Ballet for Children [From Things to Come]
3. Melodrama - Attack [From Things to Come]
4. Melodrama - Pestilence [From Things to Come]
5. World in Ruins [From Things to Come]
6. Epilogue [From Things to Come]
7. Warsaw Concerto [From Dangerous Moonlight]
8. Night Has Eyes - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
9. Bambi - Musical Selection: Intro/Love Is a Song/Let's Sing a Gray ...
10. Cornish Rhapsody [From Love Story]
11. Musical Themes [From "The Way to the Stars"]
12. Dream of Olwen [From While I Live] - Charles Williams,
13. While I Live [From While I Live] - Charles Williams & His Concert Orchestr,
14. Spellbound Concerto [From Spellbound] - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra

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