Love Comin' Down is an album by the Canadian musician Sue Foley, released in 2000.[1][2] She supported it with a North American tour.[3] The album won a Maple Blues Award for recording of the year, as well as a Juno Award for best blues album.[4][5]
Production
Produced by Colin Linden, the album was recorded at Bathouse Recording Studio.[6][7] Many of the songs were inspired by Foley's divorce.[8]Lucinda Williams contributed backing vocals to "Empty Cup".[9] "Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')" is a cover of the song made famous by Barbara Lynn; Foley had toured with Lynn in the early 1990s.[8] "Same Thing" was written by Willie Dixon.[10] "You're Barkin' Up the Wrong Tree" is a cover of the Freddie King song.[11] "Mediterranean Breakfast" is an instrumental.[12]
The Charleston Gazette wrote that "Foley's scratchy voice has a raw, sexy swagger tempered with traces of Nina Simone-style cool."[15]The Province said that Foley "coos, barks, howls and plain soars with a newfound vocal confidence while her guitar burns through every track."[16]The Vancouver Sun noted that, "while some blues-oriented artists ultimately decide to glaze their sound with a radio-friendly gloss, Foley's wailing vocals and sepia-tinged blues standards continue to kick dirt in the generic face of the mainstream."[17]
The Daily Gleaner concluded that Foley's "picking has never been better, and her singing has never been more convincing in its rare combination of tenderness and fury."[18]The New York Times called Love Comin' Down a "fine, swampy album".[19] The Hartford Courant stated that the songs "have a vintage, uncluttered feel—there are no fancy studio tricks, just solid musicianship".[20]
Track listing
Love Comin' Down track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Two Trains"
4:32
2.
"Empty Cup"
4:46
3.
"Love Comin' Down"
4:20
4.
"You're Barkin' Up the Wrong Tree"
3:27
5.
"Same Thing"
5:34
6.
"Let My Tears Fall Down"
3:12
7.
"Let Me Drive"
2:39
8.
"To Be Next to You"
4:09
9.
"Mediterranean Breakfast"
4:29
10.
"Am I Worthy"
2:52
11.
"Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')"
4:43
12.
"How Strong"
3:50
Total length:
48:33
References
^Komara, Edward M. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J. Routledge. p. 335.
^Regenstreif, Mike (June 15, 2000). "Blues". The Gazette. Montreal. p. C15.
