Mighty Sam McClain&Knut Reiersrud - One Drop is Plenty

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:53:16 
Size:122,5 MB 
Label:Kirkelig Kulturverksted 
Styles:Soul Blues/Gospel 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Life - 4:08
 2. Can You Stand the Test of Love - 4:35
 3. One Drop is Plenty - 4:58
 4. You Don't Know Nothing About Love - 5:59
 5. Sweet Soft Kisses in the Rain - 3:57
 6. Learn How to Love You Again - 5:30
 7. Long Time Running - 4:43
 8. I Don't Feel Noways Tired - 5:57
 9. Love One Another - 4:26
10. Proceed - 5:31
11. Open up Heavens Door - 3:28

Mighty Sam McClain has been recording for many years and has an impressive back catalogue across a number of labels. In 2010 he recorded with Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat and that is where he met Norwegian guitarist Knut Reiersrud. Knut has recorded in a very wide variety of contexts, including the blues and the two obviously hit it off, deciding to record an old-style soul album together. The recording was made in Oslo with an all Norwegian cast of musicians. The CD contains a mix of covers and original material written by Sam, Knut and his regular lyricist Jeffrey Wasserman.Most of the songs are gentle ballads.For example Jerry Ragavoy’s “You Don’t Know Nothing About Love” has some strong, pleading vocals from Sam but plods along for almost 6 minutes. “Learn How To Love You Again” has a touch of country ballad about it and some resemblance in the chorus to Kenny Rogers’ “Lucille” – personally I would have preferred BB King’s Lucille. The Reverend James Cleveland’s “I Don’t Feel Noways Tired” also has a country feel, even down to the spoken intro, though once the song proper starts it is clearly a gospel piece, emphasized by the churchy organ which also is a feature of the closing track “Open Up Heaven’s Door”. The most upbeat track here is “Love One Another” which has a far more active drum beat behind it but a dull and repetitive lyric.

One Drop is Plenty
One Drop is Plenty