Description
Jenai – Cool Me Down / Curb Records Audio CD 2002 / 0927 48103-2
UPC 809274810328
Label: Curb Records – 0927 48103-2
Format: CD, HDCD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 2002
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
English Summary:
Billed with one name and blessed with an assertive, expressive voice, Jenai makes an impressive debut with this collection of original tunes. Impeccable backup from a team of first-call Nashville cats certainly doesn't hurt, but the success of these tracks owes ultimately to the star. Her talent for digging deep into a lyric lends a dark and dangerous insinuation to the verses of "Be a Woman," while her equal facility for skimming over a dance beat adds to the Texas swing feel of "Papa Don't Ask, Mama Don't Know." Most striking are Jenai's performances on the wistful ballad "It Won't Be Me" and over the snappy backbeats of "Lyin' to My Heart": Intimate and soulful on the first, open-throated and resonant on the second, she echoes two strong and diverse aspects of Bonnie Raitt's style. More to the point, each of these songs feels tailor-made for Raitt. The fact that they share the same flaming hair color only confirms the impression that if Raitt ever wants to pass that torch to someone with maybe more of a country edge, a worthy acolyte may already be in line.
Tracklist:
| 1 | Cool Me Down | 3:17 |
| 2 | Be A Woman | 3:31 |
| 3 | It Won't Be Me | 3:46 |
| 4 | Heartbreak City | 2:53 |
| 5 | Don't Hold Back Your Heart | 3:49 |
| 6 | Papa Don't Ask, Mama Don't Know |
2:34 |
| 7 | Time To Dream | 3:37 |
| 8 | Loraine | 4:02 |
| 9 | Lyin' To My Heart | 3:09 |
| 10 | Little Unlucky At Love | 3:22 |
| 11 | Written On My Heart | 3:09 |
| 12 | South Side Stomp | 3:25 |
- Producer – Brent Maher
| Artist | Credit |
|---|---|
| Matthew Barnes | Photography |
| Maggie Barry | Stylist |
| Eddie Bayers | Drums, Trash Cans |
| Richard Bennett | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| Craig Bickhardt | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| Mike Brignardello | Bass |
| Spencer Campbell | Bass, Bass (Upright) |
| Jeff Coffin | Saxophone |
| Chad Cromwell | Drums |
| Mark Douthit | Saxophone |
| Dan Dugmore | Dobro, Guitar (Steel) |
| Matt Glassmeyer | Saxophone |
| Carl Gorodetzky | Concert Master |
| Jan Greenfield | Production Assistant |
| Warren Hartman | Horn Arrangements |
| Jim Horn | Saxophone |
| John Jarvis | Keyboards |
| Jenai | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| Kieran Kane | Composer, Mandolin, Percussion |
| Fats Kaplin | Accordion, Fiddle, Guitar (Steel) |
| Ken Love | Mastering |
| Shelby Lynne | Composer |
| Brent Maher | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Tambourine |
| Jim McKell | Mixing Assistant |
| Doug Moffet | Saxophone |
| The Nashville String Machine | Strings |
| Jamie O'Hara | Composer |
| Bobby Ogdin | Keyboards, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Piano |
| Mike Reid | Composer |
| Paul Scaife | Engineer |
| Paul Scoggins | Assistant Engineer |
| Philip Scoggins | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| Gary Scruggs | Composer |
| Mark Selby | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| Denis Solee | Saxophone |
| Harry Stinson | Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| Jack Sundrud | Composer |
| Glenn Sweitzer | Design |
| Ilya Toshinsky | Dobro |
| Michealle Vanderpool | Hair Stylist, Make-Up |
| Kenny Vaughn | Guitar (Electric) |
| Bergen White | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| Glenn Worf | Bass |
| Reese Wynans | Organ, Organ (Hammond), Piano |
