ADAM
LEVY
GET YOUR GLOW ON
2003 Lost Wax Music
"Levy's
Get Your Glow On is a delight from start
to finish — a personalized and sometimes
passionate celebration of Southern roots music.
He kicks things off by evoking the sound of
'60s Memphis on the instrumentals 'Bib Front'
and 'Get Your Glow On.' Sliding, double-stop
guitar licks, jabbing horns, and the enveloping
sound of a Hammond B-3 organ generate soul grooves
that embrace both the sanctified and the sensuous.
"Then
Levy brings on the guests. The Holmes Brother
treat 'No Easy Way Down,' the old Gerry Goffin/Carole
King ballad, as if it were deeply rooted in
gospel and soul traditions. Jones reprises 'Love
Me Tender,' coolly evoking shades of Peggy Lee
instead of Elvis Presley. Veteran r&b singer
Otis Clay nearly steals the show when he transforms
'Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You,' Bob
Dylan's laconic country gem, from promise to
plea.
"And
Memphis-based singer Susan Marshall brings the
album to a smoldering close with 'Even If It
Takes a Lifetime,' a new soul tune composed
by Fastball's Miles Zuniga.
"For
all the vocal talent, though, Levy's nimble
touch and Memphis-stamped instrumentals are
enough to make 'Glow' shine brightly."
—The
Washington Post
