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CHRIS ISAAK - Mr. Lucky
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| t seems impossible that it's been seven years since Chris Isaak's last set of all-new songs. But "Mr. Lucky" makes up for lost time with 14 gems that showcase his sharp vocal stylings, particular brand of countrified pop music and (given his sex appeal) an equally impossible-to-believe preponderance of romantic heartbreak. But the Isaak who sings about the woman who done him wrong in "Cheater's Town" sounds as pained and remorseful as the guy who sings about the woman he done wrong in "We Let Her Down." Produced by Eric Rosse and John Shanks, these tracks are rich in sonic detail and lyrical nuance, riding through the classic C&W lope of "We've Got Tomorrow," the rockabilly stomp of "Mr. Lonely Man," the soaring country rock of "Best I Ever Had," the western swing of "Take My Heart" and the bluesy swagger of "Big Wide Wonderful World." —Gary Graff...full text |
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Mr. Lucky is the first album Chris Isaak has released in seven years but it's hard to call it a comeback: it's been so long since Isaak had something approaching a crossover hit that it's hard to say that he's been away, that he has something to come back from he just appears every few years, such as in March of 2009, when Mr. Lucky appeared as part of a coordinated multimedia attack. In addition to this new album, Isaak has a new talk show on AE like Elvis Costello's Spectacle but on basic cable and Mr. Lucky isn't strictly a soundtrack for the show, but it's fair to say that the show gives Mr. Lucky a larger potential audience than any Isaak album in a long time, probably since the last time he had a television show in the early2000s sitcom The Chris Isaak Show. Given this bigger platform, it makes perfect sense that Mr. Lucky feels carefully considered: from its production to its construction, it's a deliberate attempt to modernize Isaak's retro obsessions without abandoning them. Usually, this modernization surfaces in echoey atmospherics partway between U2 and Coldplay, textures that suit his melodramatic Roy Orbison tributes. Mr. Lucky works because Isaak and crew don't overplay their hand he's never swallowed in waves of digital delay, the way Roy himself was on his swan song, Mystery Girl but tweak subtly, then alternate these coolly romantic mood pieces with swinging rockabilly, sly lowkey grooves, duets with Trisha Yearwood and Michelle Branch, breezy pop that harks back to a time prior to the British Invasion, and a big, glitzy Vegas number to close the whole show. As a sensibility, it's no different than anything Isaak's done, so the difference is the execution, not just in the light, fresh touch of the production but the songs, which are his strongest in a long time and that's good enough to please his longtime fans as well as anybody whose interest might be piqued by the new show. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide...full text |
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Personnel: Hershel Yatovitz (vocals, guitar); Rowland Salley (vocals, bass instrument); Kenny Dale Johnson (vocals, drums); Scott Plunkett (keyboards); Rafael Padilla (percussion). It`s been seven years since singer/songwriter and king of twangy reverb Chris Isaak put out an all-new album, and this 2009 release will please fans of his pure pop and smoky ballads. The record coincides with the premiere of Isaak`s talk show on A&E`s Biography Channel, and features the wry and rueful single "Cheater`s Town."...full text |
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