Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales

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All Music Guide - Thom Jurek
Steve Cropper has said in numerous interviews that his main influence as a guitarist was Lowman Pauling, chief songwriter, arranger, and axeman of North Carolina's 5 Royales, a '50s-era group that wedded doo wop, jump blues, gospel, and jazz in an R&B style that scored them numerous hits throughout the 1950s. The 5 Royales also featured lead vocalist Johnny Tanner (and occasionally younger brother Eugene) supported by backing singers Otto Jeffries, Jimmy Moore, and Obadiah Carter. Cropper was approached by producer Jon Tiven (who he'd previously worked with on the first of his two collaborations with Felix Cavaliere) about collaborating on a tribute album to the 5 ...
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All Music Guide - Thom Jurek
Steve Cropper has said in numerous interviews that his main influence as a guitarist was Lowman Pauling, chief songwriter, arranger, and axeman of North Carolina's 5 Royales, a '50s-era group that wedded doo wop, jump blues, gospel, and jazz in an R&B style that scored them numerous hits throughout the 1950s. The 5 Royales also featured lead vocalist Johnny Tanner (and occasionally younger brother Eugene) supported by backing singers Otto Jeffries, Jimmy Moore, and Obadiah Carter. Cropper was approached by producer Jon Tiven (who he'd previously worked with on the first of his two collaborations with Felix Cavaliere) about collaborating on a tribute album to the 5 Royales, and jumped at the chance. Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales, which represents the latest chapter in a late-career resurgence for Cropper, one of the most influential soul guitarists in history, combines the talents of a red hot studio band -- Cropper, bassist David Hood, keyboardist Spooner Oldham, percussionist Steve Ferrone, drummer Steve Jordan, and Neal Sugarman and Tiven on horns. In addition, Cropper and Tiven enlisted a stellar group of vocalists to perform 5 Royales standards: Lucinda Williams, Sharon Jones, Bettye LaVette, Delbert McClinton, Willie Jones, B.B. King, Shemekia Copeland, Buddy Miller, Dan Penn, Brian May, Steve Winwood, John Popper, and Dylan LeBlanc, fronting a great cast of backing singers. Despite the historic material and arrangements, Dedicated is a decidedly contemporary recording in production, saving it from the dubious fate of numerous other tribute albums that seek to re-create the actual vibe of original recordings. It begins with an excellent rendition of "Thirty Second Lover" featuring Winwood, but, fine as it is, it's a teaser for what's to come. LaVette and Willie Jones tear up "Don't Be Ashamed." On "Dedicated to the One I Love," Williams literally sends shivers up and down the spine as she uses her gauzy, slow, emotive voice to wrench every ounce of emotion from the verses -- with Penn adding another dimension to them on the bridge. Speaking of Penn, an excellent but reluctant lead singer, his reading of "Someone Made You for Me" is one of the most unexpectedly endearing performances on the set. McClinton's "Right Around the Corner" puts these rhythm & blues in the heart of honky tonk country. The back-to-back readings of "Messin' Up" by Jones and "Say It" by LaVette come close to stealing the show -- but Williams still holds on with the title track and her searingly naked "When I Get Like This" as the closer. Cropper also takes a couple of economical but stinging instrumental breaks on "Help Me Somebody" and "Think" that reveal the depth of Pauling's genius as well as his own. Given what a mixed bag tribute albums usually are, Dedicated is not only a surprise for its consistency, but a shining example of what they can -- and should -- be.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/9/2011
  • Label: 429 Records
  • UPC: 795041783226
  • Catalog Number: 17832
  • Sales rank: 12,599

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Thirty Second Lover - Steve Winwood (3:54)
  2. 2 Don't Be Ashamed - Willie Jones (2:49)
  3. 3 Baby Don't Do It - Shemekia Copeland (2:51)
  4. 4 Dedicated to the One I Love - Steve Winwood (3:14)
  5. 5 My Sugar Sugar - John Popper (3:07)
  6. 6 Right Around the Corner (2:36)
  7. 7 Help Me Somebody (3:08)
  8. 8 I Do - Brian May (2:48)
  9. 9 Messin' Up - Sharon Jones (3:04)
  10. 10 Say It - Bettye LaVette (2:25)
  11. 11 The Slummer the Slum - Buddy Miller (3:11)
  12. 12 Someone Made You for Me - Dan Penn (3:38)
  13. 13 Think (4:01)
  14. 14 Come On & Save Me - Dylan LeBlanc (2:57)
  15. 15 When I Get Like This - Lucinda Williams (2:28)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Steve Cropper Primary Artist, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Soloist
Brian May Background Vocals
Dan Penn Background Vocals
Billy Block Tambourine
Steve Ferrone Percussion, Drums
David Hood Bass Guitar
Buddy Miller Guitar, Background Vocals, Soloist
Spooner Oldham Organ, Piano, Electric Piano
Harry Stinson Background Vocals
Jon Tiven Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Background Vocals, Soloist
Keb' Mo' Background Vocals
Beth Hooker Background Vocals
Steve Jordan Drums
Neal Sugarman Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Soloist
Dylan LeBlanc Background Vocals
Angel Cropper Background Vocals
Leroy Parnell Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Steve Cropper Producer, Horn Arrangements
Richard Lloyd Vocal Engineer
Dan Penn Engineer
Ralph Bass Composer
Jim DeMain Mastering
Henry Glover Composer
Mark Linett Vocal Engineer
Charlie Singleton Composer
Jon Tiven Producer, Liner Notes, Horn Arrangements, overdub engineer
Justin Shirley-Smith Vocal Engineer, Guitar Engineer
Lowman Pauling Composer
Obediah Carter Composer
David Alan Kogut Art Direction
Neal Sugarman Horn Arrangements
Rose Marie McCoy Composer
James Towler Engineer, Vocal Engineer
Joshua J. MacRae Vocal Engineer, Guitar Engineer
Gloria Paul Composer
Carl LeBow Composer
Eddie Gore Vocal Engineer, Guitar Engineer, Percussion Engineer
Otto Jeffries Composer
Ryan Ray Vocal Engineer, Guitar Engineer
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