Who would have thought it would take a deal with Atlantic Records to uncover the raw live spirit of Louisiana singer/songwriter Marc Broussard? Broussard drew more than a few raves for his 2007 Vanguard issue S.O.S.: Save Our Soul, but it tried too hard to sound like an old-school soul record and contained only covers.
This time out, all original material was recorded on two-inch analog tape.
Broussard used his road band, and longtime collaborators Justin Tocket and Calvin Turner as co-producers; he knocks it out of the park.
He employs a couple of Nash Vegas studio aces in keyboardist Tim Akers and guitarist Gary Burnette, the Nashville String Machine, and a seven-piece horn section to enhance the proceedings.
LeAnn Rimes and Sara Bareilles sing on a track each.
Keep Coming Back is a brash, very present recording rooted in Broussard's arrangements.
Cut in 11 days, the singer claims eight songs were first takes.
It's drenched in gritty Southern funk, blue-eyed soul, and swampy blues-rock.
He has more in common with singers like Delbert McClinton, Delaney Bramlett, Joe South, and even Daryl Hall than the bizarre comparisons to Al Green and Donny Hathaway he got last time out.
The set kicks off with gritty funk as Broussard comes strutting into his lyric in a relaxed but low-down backcountry seductive croon.
One can feel the immediacy of the band's presence in the whomp of the snare drums, choppy guitars, and snaky keyboards winding themselves around the blanket of horns (can you say Muscle Shoals?) and a backing chorus that takes it all to party-ville.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep Coming BackMarc Broussard | Marc Broussard | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Hard KnocksMarc Broussard | Marc Broussard | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Real Good ThingMarc Broussard | Marc Broussard | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Power's in the PeopleMarc Broussard | Marc Broussard | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Evil ThingsMarc Broussard | Marc Broussard | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Man for LifeMarc Broussard | Marc Broussard | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Another Night AloneMarc Broussard, Justin Tocket | Marc Broussard | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Saying I Love YouMarc Broussard, Justin Tocket | Marc Broussard | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Going HomeMarc Broussard | Marc Broussard | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | When It's Good (feat. LeAnn Rimes) | Marc Broussard | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Why Should She Wait (feat. Sara Bareilles) | Marc Broussard | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Evangeline Rose | Marc Broussard | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Agee | Trombone |
| 2 | Tim Akers | Fender Rhodes, Moog Bass, Organ, Piano, Wurlitzer |
| 3 | Sara Bareilles | Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Marc Broussard | Choir/Chorus, Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Gary Burnette | Guitar |
| 6 | Court Clement | Guitar |
| 7 | Jeff Coffin | Saxophone |
| 8 | Nickie Conley | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | David Davidson | Concert Master, Orchestra Contractor |
| 10 | Mark Douthit | Saxophone |
| 11 | Dan Dugmore | Dobro, Pedal Steel |
| 12 | Ross DuPre | A&R |
| 13 | Kate Erwin | Stylist |
| 14 | Jason Eskridge | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Chad Gilmore | Drums, Percussion |
| 16 | Reggie Gisham | Trumpet |
| 17 | Rob Gold | Art Manager, Art Producer |
| 18 | Barry Green | Trombone |
| 19 | Mike Haynes | Trumpet |
| 20 | DeMarco Johnson | Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Synthesizer Bass, Wurlitzer |
| 21 | Jennifer Kummer | French Horn |
| 22 | Colin Lane | Photography |
| 23 | Ken Lewis | Percussion |
| 24 | Connie Makita | Design |
| 25 | Joe Martino | Assistant Engineer |
| 26 | Alex McKinney | Web Design |
| 27 | Andrew Mendelson | Mastering |
| 28 | Gregg Nadel | A&R, Product Manager |
| 29 | Mark Obriski | Art Direction |
| 30 | Steve Patrick | Trumpet |
| 31 | Andrew Ramsey | Vocals (Background) |
| 32 | Brian Ranney | Package Production |
| 33 | Korey Richey | Engineer |
| 34 | LeAnn Rimes | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 35 | Raphael Saadiq | Composer |
| 36 | Shannon Sanders | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 37 | Adam Shoenfeld | Guitar |
| 38 | Justin Tocket | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 39 | Calvin Turner | Bass, Bells, Horn Arrangements, Horn Conductor, Mellotron, Percussion, Producer, String Arrangements, String Conductor, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |