Acquired Taste

Living Blues: "[A] delightful album thick with the blues-hued variety that McClinton has become known for in a career that stretches back to the '50s."

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Released: August 18, 2009
Originally Released: 2009
Label: New West Records

Entertainment Reviews:

Living Blues - p.41

"[A] delightful album thick with the blues-hued variety that McClinton has become known for in a career that stretches back to the '50s."

Tracks:

1.Mama's Little Baby
2.Starting a Rumor
3.Can't Nobody Say I Didn't Try
4.Never Saw It Comin'
5.Do It
6.I Need to Know
7.People Just Love to Talk
8.Until Then
9.Willie
10.Wouldn't You Think (Should've Been Here by Now)
11.She's Not There Anymore
12.When She Cries at Night
13.Cherry Street
14.Out of My Mind

Product Description:

Personnel: Delbert McClinton (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Kevin McKendree (guitar, keyboards); Stephen Bruton, Rob McNelley (guitar, background vocals); Dennis Taylor (saxophone); Lynn Williams, Tom Hambridge (drums); Michito S nchez (percussion); Julia Waters, Maxine Willard Waters (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Krish Sharma.

Recording information: East Iris Studios, Nashville, TN; Fearless Recording, Nashville; Henson Studios, Los Angeles, CA.

Author: Poodie Locke.

Photographer: Heidi Ross.

ACQUIRED TASTE was produced by Don Was and recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles. He might seem a strange producer for McClinton, who has had a consistent "sound" for decades, despite his wide array of stylistic adventures. But Was is better than anybody who has produced his records since the late '70s: he understands that McClinton's voice is showing signs of age, and that that's not a bad thing. Using members of the singer's road band and some crack studio aces, Was adds some killer rhythmic touches in this 13-song set that runs the gamut. Ultimately, ACQUIRED TASTE is one of, if not the best, studio outing McClinton's issued this decade. If this album takes a spin or two to get acclimated to, it's well worth the investment.