Sandy Atkinson - The Best of Sandy Atkinson

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:77:05 
Size:176,7 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Sweet Little Pieces - 3:12
 2. Cajun Man - 3:22
 3. Heart Stompin Blues - 4:31
 4. Snuggle Up - 3:01
 5. Talkin To The Animals - 3:46
 6. Miss That Touch - 5:55
 7. 1 Nite Stand (Live) - 3:27
 8. Mean Man - 4:42
 9. Red Hot Mamas & Cool DaddyOs - 1:52
10. She's Just A Floozy - 3:31
11. No More Me And You - 2:39
12. Let It Go - 5:24
13. Blues Christmas Dream (Live) - 2:59
14. Out Of The Blue - 3:03
15. Have A Good Time Tonight - 3:19
16. Got The Wrong Number - 3:01
17. Tired Of The Cryin - 5:01
18. Cook In Your Kitchen - 2:38
19. Do You Ever Think About Me - 3:53
20. Ain't No Sin - 3:16
21. Back To The Livin (Live) - 4:24

Sandy Atkinson’s website says the versatile blues woman is based in the Tampa Bay area, where she and her band perform regularly. Her online bio states that Atkinson is known for her diversity in writing and vocal styles, which are mostly blues, rock, and country. She has toured in the U.S. and Norway and has been a guest on radio shows nationally and internationally. In addition, Atkinson has now released seven CDs. As stated in the album’s one-pager, The Best of Sandy Atkinson includes tracks from those previous seven albums. The one-pager goes on to say that Atkinson began singing in church at the age of five, and when she was fourteen, her mother gave her a guitar, which she learned to play on her own and even started writing her own songs. Her musical influences include Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, Mahalia Jackson and Ray Charles. Most of all, she credits her mom for passing on her love of music and singing.

Atkinson is included in the Museum of Florida History’s Florida’s Got the Blues exhibit, and she has represented the Suncoast Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) held each year in Memphis. In 2023, Atkinson was invited to play the National Women in Blues Showcase, held at Alfred’s on Beale Street (in Memphis) during IBC Week. In addition, Atkinson chaired the Suncoast Blues Society’s Blues in the Schools program for three years.
She most enjoys working with her band, The True Loves. “I feel very lucky to play with such a talented, experienced group of professionals with the True Loves, which includes Cannon Quinn, Dennis McCarthy, Dean Germain and our newest member, Jeff Davis. These guys are pros and so talented! They each have many years of experience touring, (playing) on stage and in the studio, and I’m honored to make music with them. We fit perfectly!”
Atkinson’s online bio also stated that she and The True Loves have opened for many blues artists including Sue Foley, Chris Duarte, Tinsley Ellis and shared the stage with “living legend” Bob Margolin.
The album starts off with “Sweet Little Pieces,” a melodic downbeat song featuring Atkinson’s smooth vocals, great acoustic guitar, and Cannon Quinn’s tight guitar solos. That smooth and sultry vocal delivery continues on “Let It Go,” another melodic number with tight delivery by Atkinson and her band. “Do You Ever Think About Me” is almost hypnotically melodic with its nod to 1960s surf rock or theme music from Spaghetti Westerns of that same era. “Tired of The Cryin’” recorded with the same set of musicians as “Let It Go” has terrific saxophone from Frank Beardwood and Frank Bowman. “Tired…” is also notable for showing off Atkinson’s vocal range.
Things heat up with “Have A Good Time Tonight,” a rousing swing-style number with the barrelhouse blues piano from Dean Germain. “Ain’t No Sin” is a high-octane rockin’ track with a terrific refrain—There ain’t no sin to rock and roll—along with Thor Stevens’ booming sax. Barrelhouse blues with a New Orleans’ flair makes “Mean Man” a truly memorable tune. Traditional 12-bar blues is on prominent display on “She’s Just A Floozy,” featuring Tomcat Blake’s intricate guitar picking.
“Back To The Livin” is a great live number, performed at the Palladium Theater’s Side Door Cabaret in St. Petersburg, Florida, with awesome guitar by Atkinson and Cannon Quinn.
The Best of Sandy Atkinson is just that—the best of a very talented woman with a tremendous vocal range and a soulful style that will keep listeners coming back for more.

The Best of Sandy Atkinson