Tell Someone

by Kenny Smith

Overview

On the sepia-toned cover of the Kenny & Amanda Smith Band's Tell Someone, a man stands up in the back of a Studebaker pickup truck, facing a seated, outdoor audience. While the subject of the photo may seem rather obscure today, it was, back when Studebakers where still made, common for ministers to preach from any available pulpit. Tell Someone, then, is Kenny & Amanda Smith Band's pulpit, and their fundamentalist-Christian sermon is delivered in 13 songs, or chapters. Stylistically, the band wraps each song in bluegrass banjos, guitars, fiddles, mandolins, and tight harmony. Amanda Smith handles most of the leads, and her country tinge adds a touch of authenticity to what might have seemed too smooth thanks to the clean production and precise harmonies. The band is a crack unit, with Kenny Smith on guitar, Jason Robertson on mandolin, Jason Davis on banjo, Daniel Carwile on fiddle, and Zachary McLamb on bass, and the material is likable and handled well. The Kenny & Amanda Smith Band have carved out an interesting niche on Tell Someone, marrying contemporary bluegrass musicianship and vocal styles to gospel lyrics. For fans who like the rough and tumble of old-fashioned gospel, Tell Someone will appear lacking in emotion; for those who always thought old-time gospel too much of a free-for-all, Tell Someone will be a welcomed change. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/30/2007
Label:	REBEL RECORDS
UPC:	0032511182128

Tracks

1. Shoutin' Time
2. Someday Soon
3. Mary Had a Little Boy
4. Stepping on the Clouds
5. Angels Calling at My Door
6. One More Chance, Lord
7. I Know Why
8. I've Got More to Go to Heaven For
9. Free Indeed
10. A Great Big Hand
11. Till I Get Home
12. I Can't Sit Down
13. Tell Someone How Precious He Is

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kenny Smith   Primary Artist
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band   Primary Artist
Rhonda Vincent   Vocals,Baritone (Vocal)
Amanda Smith   Vocals
Kenny Smith & The Loveliters   Guitar,Tenor (Vocal),Baritone (Vocal),Claw Hammer Banjo
Daniel Carwile   Fiddle
Wayne Winkle   Tenor (Vocal),Baritone (Vocal)
Jason Robertson   Mandolin
Jason Davis   Banjo
Zachary McLamb   Bass

Technical Credits

Frank Frost   Cover Photo
Donald Bailey   Design
Mark Freeman   Production Coordination
Linda Stalls   Composer
Roger Holmes   Composer
Wade Mainer   Composer
Glenn A. Tabor III   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Senor McGuire   Photography
Reagan Riddle   Composer
Colbert Croft   Composer
Craig Market   Composer
Fred Coates   Composer
Luther Presley   Composer
Clay Hess   Composer