Tony Joe White – The Heroines (2004)

On "The Heroines," Tony Joe White, the swamp fox, rides high again. Two of the tracks are songs from his excellent 2001 effort "The Beginning." "Ice Cream Man" sounds as excellent as when it rode into my personal top ten in 2001! The new version has a more full band sound and pours on the smoking White guitar. "Rich Woman Blues" is another excellent track that smolders with White's growl-sing blues groove, "Got a telephone call this morning, My baby wrecked her Mercedes Benz, she totaled out her Mercedes Benz, I said long as you're alright baby, that's all that matters, let them tow the thing on in." One of my favorites is the duet with Jessi Colter, "Fireflies in the Storm" with its searing slow burn, "Out of the shadows the wildness begins, we wait for morning & darkness moves in, but there's a light that keeps shining warm like fireflies in the storm." "Chaos Boogie" is a great rocking TJW track that sets your toe to tapping. The duets with Shelby Lynne, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, and Tony Joe's daughter Michelle are all excellent. The set begins & ends with two brief guitar instrumentals. "The Heroines" continues Tony Joe White's artistic peak. Enjoy!

Please note that this is an old but good rip, made with an old version of EAC, and coming from my archives on external hard disc.

Tracklist:

01. Gabriella
02. Can't go Back Home [feat. Shelby Lynne]
03. Ice Cream Man
04. Closing in on The Fire [feat. Lucinda Williams]
05. Back Porch Therapy
06. Playa Del Carmen Nights [feat. Michelle White]
07. Wild Wolf Calling Me [feat. Emmylou Harris]
08. Rich Woman Blues
09. Robbin' My Honeycomb
10. Fireflies in The Storm [feat. Jessi Colter]
11. Chaos Boogie
12. Gabriella's Affair

Produced by Tony Joe White and JD White.
Recorded at Church St. Studio, Franklin, TN.
Mixed by Eric McConnell and Brandon Henegar.
Mastered by Eric Conn at Independent Mastering, Nashville, TN.

Sound Quality: 8