Ruthie Foster - Let It Burn - 2011

Size: 93,2 MB
Time: 53:05
File: MP3 @ VBR ~247K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Blues Gospel, Soul
Label: Relativity Entertainment
Art: Front

01. Welcome Home (2:50)
02. Set Fire To The Rain (4:18)
03. This Time (4:48)
04. You Don't Miss Your Water (3:59)
05. Everlasting Light (3:33)
06. Lord Remember Me (3:11)
07. Ring Of Fire (3:09)
08. Aim For The Heart (3:27)
09. It Makes No Difference (5:10)
10. Long Time Gone (5:15)
11. Don't Want To Know (6:20)
12. If I Had A Hammer (4:11)
13. The Titanic (2:50)

One of the gospel-blues scene's best-kept secrets for over a decade, Texan singer/songwriter Ruthie Foster finally achieved some long-overdue mainstream recognition when her 2009 sixth studio effort, The Truth According to Ruthie Foster, picked up a Grammy nomination. By putting down the guitar and concentrating entirely on her vocals for the first time in her career, her follow-up, Let It Burn, suggests she means business. It's a wise move, as her impassioned, soulful tones have always been her main selling point, and backed by an impressive array of musicians, including the Meters' rhythm section and legendary gospel act the Blind Boys of Alabama, they're allowed the freedom to showcase their versatility, whether it's channeling the velvety smoothness of Anita Baker on the atmospheric blues of John Martyn's "Don't Want to Know," matching the power of Aretha Franklin on the a cappella rendition of early 20th century folk standard "The Titanic.