Hope and Desire
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Hope and Desire is a blues
album by Susan Tedeschi
. It was released on October 11, 2005, on the Verve Forecast label. The album is a slight step away from Tedeschi's electrifing compositions and wild guitar work, as she concentrates on singing. All songs on Hope and Desire are covers of famous soul standards.
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
album by Susan Tedeschi
Susan Tedeschi
Susan Tedeschi is an American blues and soul musician, who has received multiple Grammy Award nominations, and is well-known for her singing voice, guitar playing, stage presence, and marriage to blues guitarist Derek Trucks...
. It was released on October 11, 2005, on the Verve Forecast label. The album is a slight step away from Tedeschi's electrifing compositions and wild guitar work, as she concentrates on singing. All songs on Hope and Desire are covers of famous soul standards.
Track listing
- "You Got the SilverYou Got The Silver"You Got the Silver" is a song by English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from their 1969 album Let It Bleed.Recorded on February 18, 1969, "You Got the Silver" is the first Rolling Stones song to feature guitarist Keith Richards on lead vocals by himself "You Got the Silver" is a song by...
" (Mick JaggerMick JaggerSir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
, Keith RichardsKeith RichardsKeith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
) - 2:52 - "Soul of a ManSoul of a ManThe Soul of a Man is a 2003 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders as the second installment of the documentary film series "The Blues" produced by Martin Scorsese. The film explores the musical careers of blues musicians Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B...
" (Oliver SainOliver SainOliver Sain was an American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer....
) - 3:15 - "Lord Protect My Child" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) - 4:45 - "Tired of My Tears" (James E. Holiday, Lewis) - 2:42
- "Share Your Love with Me" (Alfred Braggs, Deadric Malone) - 3:49
- "Evidence" (George Jackson, Raymond Moore) - 3:43
- "Sweet ForgivenessSweet Forgiveness-Track listing:#"About to Make Me Leave Home" – 4:14#"Runaway" – 3:57#"Two Lives" – 3:49#"Louise" – 2:45#"Gamblin' Man" – 3:27#"Sweet Forgiveness" – 4:11...
" (Iris DeMentIris DeMentIris DeMent is an American singer and songwriter. DeMent's musical style encompasses the genres country and folk music.-Early life:...
) - 4:47 - "Security" (Otis ReddingOtis ReddingOtis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
, Wesson) - 2:56 - "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (Ivy Hunter, Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
) - 3:57 - "Magnificent Sanctuary Band (feat. The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe Blind Boys of AlabamaThe Blind Boys of Alabama are a gospel group from Alabama that first formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind at Talladega, Alabama in 1939. The three main vocalists of the group and their drummer/percussionist are all blind....
)" (Dorsey BurnetteDorsey BurnetteDorsey Burnette was an early Rockabilly singer. With his younger brother, Johnny Burnette, and a friend named Paul Burlison, he was a founder member of The Rock and Roll Trio.-Background and early career:Dorsey Burnett was born on December 28, 1932 to Willie May and Dorsey Burnett Sr...
) - 3:01 - "Follow" (Jerry Merrick) - 6:48
- "The Danger Zone" (Percy MayfieldPercy MayfieldPercy Mayfield was an American songwriter famous for the songs "Hit the Road Jack" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love", as well as a successful rhythm and blues artist known for his smooth vocal style.-Career:...
) - 2:42
Personnel
- Susan Tedeschi - vocals
- Paul Bryan - bass
- Niki Haris - background vocals
- Jean McClain - background vocals
- Derek TrucksDerek TrucksDerek Trucks is a Grammy Award-winning, American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He founded The Derek Trucks Band and worked as a session musician when he was still in his early teens. Throughout those teenage years, he toured with The Allman Brothers Band primarily as a slide...
- dobro, electric guitar - Jay Bellerose - drums, percussion
- Jebin Bruni - Hammond organ
- Doyle Bramhall IIDoyle Bramhall IIDoyle Bramhall II is a guitarist and vocalist in his band Smokestack and was also the second guitarist in Eric Clapton's band from 2004 to 2009.-Discography:with Arc Angels*Arc Angels...
- acoustic & electric guitar - David Palmer - Hammond organ, electric piano