- I'm A Man - Barrelhouse Chuck - Niko Bolas - Billy Flynn - Steve Jordan - Ellas McDaniel - Hubert Sumlin - Eddie Jr. Taylor - Larry Taylor - Kim Wilson - Jeffrey Wright
- At Last - Beyonce - Niko Bolas - Howard Drossin - Billy Flynn - Mack Gordon - Steve Jordan - Danny Kortchmar - Leon Pendarvis - Larry Taylor - Harry Warren
- No Particular Place To Go - Barrelhouse Chuck - Chuck Berry - Niko Bolas - Billy Flynn - Steve Jordan - Danny Kortchmar - Mos Def - Eddie Jr. Taylor - Larry Taylor
- I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Barrelhouse Chuck - Niko Bolas - Willie Dixon - Billy Flynn - Steve Jordan - Hubert Sumlin - Eddie Jr. Taylor - Larry Taylor - Kim Wilson - Jeffrey Wright
- Once In A Lifetime - Beyonce - Ian Dench - James Dring - Amanda Ghost - Beyonce Knowles - Scott McFarnon - Rural - Mark "Spike" Stent - Jody Street
- Let's Take A Walk - Rob Bacon - Charles "Biscuits" Brungardt - Greg Curtis - Erica Jerry - Bobby Ozuna - Raphael Saadiq
- 6 O'Clock Blues - Thomas Brenneck - Lamont Dozier - Bosco Mann - Neil Pogue - Mark Ronson - Solange - Homer Steinweiss - Neal Sugarman
- Nadine - Barrelhouse Chuck - Chuck Berry - Niko Bolas - Billy Flynn - Steve Jordan - Danny Kortchmar - Mos Def - Eddie Jr. Taylor - Larry Taylor
- The Sound - Eric Campbell - Erica Campbell - Tina Campbell - Warryn Campbell - Manny Marroquin - Mary Mary - Mary Mary Girls - Dontae Winslow
- Last Night - Walter Jacobs - Little Walter
- I'd Rather Go Blind - Beyonce - Niko Bolas - Lisa Fischer - Billy Flynn - Bill Foster - Earl Gardner - Ellington Jordan - Steve Jordan - Danny Kortchmar - Leon Pendarvis - Lenny Pickett - Larry Taylor
- My Babe - Barrelhouse Chuck - Niko Bolas - Willie Dixon - Billy Flynn - Steve Jordan - Coco Short - Columbus Short - Hubert Sumlin - Eddie Jr. Taylor - Larry Taylor - Kim Wilson
- Bridging The Gap - Kevin Crouse - Olu Dara - Vincent Henry - Nasir Jones - Nas - Salaam Remi
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Solange Primary Artist
Terence Blanchard Primary Artist
SOUL7 Primary Artist
Elvis Presley Primary Artist
Beyonce Primary Artist
Eamon Walker Primary Artist
Coco Short Primary Artist
Jeffrey Wright Primary Artist
Nas Primary Artist
Q-Tip Primary Artist
Raphael Saadiq Primary Artist,Bass,Vocals
Mos Def Primary Artist
Buddy Guy Primary Artist
Columbus Short Primary Artist
Mary Mary Primary Artist
Lenny Pickett Flute,Saxophone
Hubert Sumlin Guitar
Lisa Fischer Vocals (Background)
Olu Dara Guitar,Trumpet,Harmonica,Featured Artist
Warryn Campbell Various Instruments
Vincent Henry Sax (Baritone),Guitar,Strings,Harmonica
Leon Pendarvis Piano
Salaam Remi Bass,Drums,Guitar
Earl Gardner Trumpet
Kim Wilson Harp,Harmonica,Featured Artist
Eddie Taylor Guitar
Barrelhouse Chuck Goering Piano
Barrelhouse Chuck Piano
Billy Flynn Guitar
Eddie Taylor Jr. Guitar
Bill Simms Jr. Featured Artist,Guitar
Thomashina Atkins Vocals (Background)
Rob "Fonksta" Bacon Guitar
Steve Jordan Drums,Slide Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Rob Bacon Guitar
Larry Taylor Bass,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Electric)
Onitsha Shaw Vocals (Background)
Dontae Winslow Horn
Al Kapone Featured Artist
Danny Kortchmar Guitar
Meegan Voss Vocals (Background)
Bobby Ozuna Drums,Tambourine
Greg Curtis Organ,Wurlitzer
The Mary Mary Girls Vocals (Background)
Erica Jerry Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Frank Wolf Mixing,Audio Engineer
Mack Gordon Composer
Jim Caruana Engineer,Audio Engineer
Marshall Chess Executive Producer
Matt Green Audio Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Ned Weaver Composer
Terence Blanchard Composer
Steven Berkowitz Music Consultant
Solange Composer
Warryn Campbell Audio Production,Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Marcos Tovar Engineer,Audio Engineer
Marlon Marcel Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Ellas McDaniel Composer
Greg Calbi Mastering,Remastering
Walter Jacobs Composer
Howard Drossin Arranger,String Arrangements
Mark "Spike" Stent Mixing
Mark Ronson Composer,Audio Production
Salaam Remi Mixing,Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Howlin' Wolf Composer
Robert Leroy Johnson Composer
James Dring Composer
Yohei Goto Audio Engineer
Ellington Jordan Composer
Bernard Roth Composer
Bill Foster Composer
Billy Davis Composer
Kevin Crouse Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Ian Dench Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Bosco Mann Composer
Lamont Dozier Composer
Chester Burnett Composer
Chris Gehringer Mastering
Chuck Berry Composer
Amanda Ghost Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Jean Schwartz Composer
Quincy Jackson Marketing
Denise Trorman Design
Gwen Gordy Composer
Juli Knapp A&R
Steve Jordan Composer,Producer,Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Soundtrack Producer
Milton Agar Composer
Nasir Jones Composer
Sean Cooper Sound Design
Mathew Knowles Executive Producer
Niko Bolas Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Tina Campbell Composer
Erica Campbell Composer
Ned Wever Composer
James Cruz Mastering,Remastering
Raphael Saadiq Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Audio Production
McKinley Morganfield Composer
Eric Campbell Composer
Milton Ager Composer
Brian Montgomery Assistant,Audio Engineer
Muddy Waters Composer
Robert Marks Mixing Assistant
Ben Kane Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Manny Marroquin Mixing
Neal Sugarman Composer
Homer Steinweiss Composer
Olu Dara Composer
A. Bailey Composer
Jaye Wynn Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Willie Dixon Composer
Harry Warren Composer
Thomas Brenneck Composer
Neil Pogue Mixing,Mix Control
Mike Gordon Composer
Charles "Biscuits" Brungardt Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Greg Curtis Composer
Christian Baker Assistant,Audio Engineer
The Rural Audio Production
Jody Street Composer
Scott McFarnon Composer
Tom Coyne Mastering,Remastering
Berry Gordy, Jr. Composer
Bo Diddley Composer
Beyonce Knowles Composer,Producer,Audio Production
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Cadillac Records is Hollywood's version of the Chess Records story. Founded by Leonard Chess (played by Adrian Brody), it became the signature home of the Chicago blues, rhythm & blues, and early rock & roll. Its artist roster included Etta James, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, and dozens of others. The official soundtrack features re-recordings of songs from Chess' classic catalog by contemporary artists -- who have prime roles in the film -- as well as new songs by current talent, and one original stalwart, thank goodness. As such, this set is a mixed bag, and one of two packages that features music from the film.
The album's first single is Beyonce Knowles' (playing Etta James' cover of the latter vocalist's classic "At Last"). It's one of her three selections here, and on it Knowles possesses little of the legendary singer's power or edgy finesse. She's entirely too polished and restrained. Her phrasing doesn't come close in terms of inventiveness or inspiration, and her emotional conviction is lacking, to say the least. She fares far better on "I'd Rather Go Blind," that's closer to vintage Northern soul. She gets in a bit of the grit and looseness that the melody and lyric suggest. That said, her lone original "Once in a Lifetime," produced by Amanda Ghost, the Rural, and Ian Dench, could have come from either of her own solo records. It sounds insipid in this context. Jeffrey Wright plays Waters in this film, and his readings of "I'm a Man" and "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" are excellent. Waters may have been the hardest of the originals to pull off. And Wright comes the closest vocally. He has the requisite vocal depth and can reach for that combination of otherworldliness, abandon, and slight menace that Waters possessed in abundance. He comes closer than hundreds of others who've attempted it over the past 50 years. Likewise, Columbus Short's reading of Dixon's "My Babe" is another highlight. Mos Def as Berry isn't nearly so successful. Berry's voice is one of the most recognizable in recorded history, and the rapper turned actor and -- now "blues" singer? -- doesn't have the authority, hedonistic rebellion, or sexual swagger in his vocal grain as Berry does. He can't seem to raise himself to the disciplined level of phrasing or storytelling, either. While the vocalists don't cut it, the backing bands mostly do, peopled with blues legend Hubert Sumlin, ex-Fabulous Thunbderbirds frontman Kim Wilson, Danny Kortchmar, Steve Jordan, Eddie Taylor, Jr., and bassist Larry Taylor, to name a few.
What's really strange here is the inclusion of new neo-soul cuts by Raphael Saadiq and Solange, and Mary Mary, all of which feel forced, stylized and, to be honest, quite cynical in getting the maximum bang for the buck by the album's producers. They need to get this on the radio, and Knowles, no matter how popular, isn't going to make Etta James sound contemporary enough for the suits who program radio or run record labels. Also included as the last cut -- inexplicably -- is an already released track by Nas in "Bridging the Gap," a blues-hop track with his dad, Olu Dara. Original Chess bluesman Little Walter appears here on the track "Last Night" that somehow, with Wright's contributions, redeems most of this slab. This will likely appeal to those moviegoers who are fans of the above stars, particularly Knowles. As far as the story of Chess goes, this music does little to illuminate the magic of the period or Chess' brand of turbulent, fast, loose, genius. ~ Thom Jurek
Product Details
Release Date: | 12/02/2008 |
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Label: | Columbia / Music World/Columbia |
UPC: | 0886973693629 |
Rank: | 55767 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Little Walter Primary ArtistSolange Primary Artist
Terence Blanchard Primary Artist
SOUL7 Primary Artist
Elvis Presley Primary Artist
Beyonce Primary Artist
Eamon Walker Primary Artist
Coco Short Primary Artist
Jeffrey Wright Primary Artist
Nas Primary Artist
Q-Tip Primary Artist
Raphael Saadiq Primary Artist,Bass,Vocals
Mos Def Primary Artist
Buddy Guy Primary Artist
Columbus Short Primary Artist
Mary Mary Primary Artist
Lenny Pickett Flute,Saxophone
Hubert Sumlin Guitar
Lisa Fischer Vocals (Background)
Olu Dara Guitar,Trumpet,Harmonica,Featured Artist
Warryn Campbell Various Instruments
Vincent Henry Sax (Baritone),Guitar,Strings,Harmonica
Leon Pendarvis Piano
Salaam Remi Bass,Drums,Guitar
Earl Gardner Trumpet
Kim Wilson Harp,Harmonica,Featured Artist
Eddie Taylor Guitar
Barrelhouse Chuck Goering Piano
Barrelhouse Chuck Piano
Billy Flynn Guitar
Eddie Taylor Jr. Guitar
Bill Simms Jr. Featured Artist,Guitar
Thomashina Atkins Vocals (Background)
Rob "Fonksta" Bacon Guitar
Steve Jordan Drums,Slide Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Rob Bacon Guitar
Larry Taylor Bass,Guitar (Bass),Bass (Electric)
Onitsha Shaw Vocals (Background)
Dontae Winslow Horn
Al Kapone Featured Artist
Danny Kortchmar Guitar
Meegan Voss Vocals (Background)
Bobby Ozuna Drums,Tambourine
Greg Curtis Organ,Wurlitzer
The Mary Mary Girls Vocals (Background)
Erica Jerry Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Technical Credits
Bruce Buechner Audio EngineerFrank Wolf Mixing,Audio Engineer
Mack Gordon Composer
Jim Caruana Engineer,Audio Engineer
Marshall Chess Executive Producer
Matt Green Audio Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Ned Weaver Composer
Terence Blanchard Composer
Steven Berkowitz Music Consultant
Solange Composer
Warryn Campbell Audio Production,Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Marcos Tovar Engineer,Audio Engineer
Marlon Marcel Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Ellas McDaniel Composer
Greg Calbi Mastering,Remastering
Walter Jacobs Composer
Howard Drossin Arranger,String Arrangements
Mark "Spike" Stent Mixing
Mark Ronson Composer,Audio Production
Salaam Remi Mixing,Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Howlin' Wolf Composer
Robert Leroy Johnson Composer
James Dring Composer
Yohei Goto Audio Engineer
Ellington Jordan Composer
Bernard Roth Composer
Bill Foster Composer
Billy Davis Composer
Kevin Crouse Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Ian Dench Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Bosco Mann Composer
Lamont Dozier Composer
Chester Burnett Composer
Chris Gehringer Mastering
Chuck Berry Composer
Amanda Ghost Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Jean Schwartz Composer
Quincy Jackson Marketing
Denise Trorman Design
Gwen Gordy Composer
Juli Knapp A&R
Steve Jordan Composer,Producer,Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Soundtrack Producer
Milton Agar Composer
Nasir Jones Composer
Sean Cooper Sound Design
Mathew Knowles Executive Producer
Niko Bolas Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Tina Campbell Composer
Erica Campbell Composer
Ned Wever Composer
James Cruz Mastering,Remastering
Raphael Saadiq Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Audio Production
McKinley Morganfield Composer
Eric Campbell Composer
Milton Ager Composer
Brian Montgomery Assistant,Audio Engineer
Muddy Waters Composer
Robert Marks Mixing Assistant
Ben Kane Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Manny Marroquin Mixing
Neal Sugarman Composer
Homer Steinweiss Composer
Olu Dara Composer
A. Bailey Composer
Jaye Wynn Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Willie Dixon Composer
Harry Warren Composer
Thomas Brenneck Composer
Neil Pogue Mixing,Mix Control
Mike Gordon Composer
Charles "Biscuits" Brungardt Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Greg Curtis Composer
Christian Baker Assistant,Audio Engineer
The Rural Audio Production
Jody Street Composer
Scott McFarnon Composer
Tom Coyne Mastering,Remastering
Berry Gordy, Jr. Composer
Bo Diddley Composer
Beyonce Knowles Composer,Producer,Audio Production
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