Michelle Wilson - Tryin' To Make A Little Love

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:53:51 
Size:123,3 MB 
Label:Bullseye Blues & Jazz 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Tryin' To Make A Little Love - 3:59
 2. Ay La Bas - 3:37
 3. Life Rolls On - 4:10
 4. I Would Rather Do Without It - 3:56
 5. Each Day - 2:44
 6. Half Past The Blues - 6:17
 7. Responsibility - 5:00
 8. Bring It Home To Me - 2:25
 9. Shifting Sand - 4:42
10. Someday - 5:14
11. Corazon De Hielo - 3:55
12. Guess You Didn't Love Me Enough - 3:47
13. In The Driver's Seat - 4:00

For her third album, Tryin' to Make a Little Love, Boston's Michelle Willson traveled to New Orleans, worked with producer Scott Billington, and embraced a variety of material. Her singing was still brassy, sassy, and full of attitude, and she could still handle the type of invigorating 1940s/early-'50s jump blues for which she was known. But this isn't an album that neatly fits into any one category. Though retailers placed Tryin' to Make a Little Love in the blues bins, this isn't strictly a blues outing. Willson brings her passion to the jump blues of Dolly Cooper's "Ay La Bas," the Latin jazz of "Corazon de Hielo," and the Southern-style soul of "I Would Rather Do Without It." Also, her emotion can be heard on "Shifting Sand" (a Willson original), "Life Rolls On" and "Responsibility" (a Dr. John/Doc Pomus composition). Before this album came out, the singers Willson was most often compared to included Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, and Big Maybelle -- and they're still valid comparisons; this time, however, Etta James' name can be added to that list. While it doesn't hurt to name Willson's influences, it's important to point out that she's quite recognizable herself -- Tryin' to Make a Little Love is the work of a singer who shouldn't be pigeonholed. ~by Alex Henderson

Tryin' To Make A Little Love