Eric Bibb & Needed Time Good Stuff Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD

Since Eric Bibb's breakthrough with the Opus 3 recording "Spirit & The Blues" in Autumn of 1994, a great deal has happened in Eric's life. In Spring of 1996 he was an outstanding success at the London Blues Festival (April) and later he was equally well received in Canada at the Vancouver Folk & Blues Festival (August). On both occasionsns the plaudits were shared by slide guitarist Göran Wennerbrandt who, as well as playing on both of the CDs, also produced this release.
On the new album we have in general the same musicians who contributed to the success of "Spirit & The Blues," including the gospel quartet The Deacons.
One of the main features of this new album is that Eric has written ten of the fourteen songs himself, with credits shared on three of the others. The remaining instrumental Blacksmith Island was written by the band Needed Time. In style the album has retained the musical breadth of "Spirit & The Blues" while being a little more "bluesy" in feeling. Also included are the radio singles Shingle By Shingle and Good Stuff.
The album "Good Stuff", released in 1996, is the second extremely successful album in Eric Bibb's career after "Spirit And The Blues" (including Record To Die For Award in the USA). "Good Stuff" captivates above all with the incredibly sensitive accompaniment of "Needed Time" under its exquisite leader, Göran Wennerbrandt. Clive Davis, chief critic of the Sunday Times, named "Good Stuff" the best blues album of 1997! The enthusiastic reviews in the German trade press should also be emphatically referred to here! More blues-oriented than on the previous album, Eric Bibb presents himself with mostly his own material – music in the tradition of a Taj Mahal or Ry Cooder!
"A must ! - Eric Bibb's acoustic blue/gospel goes straight to the heart. Calmly and dexterously Eric Bibb, together with the superlative group Needed Time, give listeners 14 good reasons to continue wandering in Lonesome Valley (track 1. on CD 19401). Where The Green Grass Grows is my personal favourite, a gospel with a delightful pedal organ and The Deacons gospel choir, and a glorius slide guitar solo by Göran Wennerbrandt. But exactly as on their first album Spirit & The Blues there isn't a single bad track on Good Stuff. Buy both, no blues collection is complete without them." - Sydsvenska Dagbladet
"A fantastic-sounding, soulful album." - Audiophile 4/2000
"This record is an extraordinary experience in every respect." - Mathias Böde, Stereo 10/2000

Features:

• Super Audio CD
• SACD Multi-Channel SACD Layer
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
  

Musicians:

• Eric Bibb, guitar, vocals
• Janne Petersson, accordion, organ
• The Deacons, backing vocals (track 5)
• Olle Eriksson, double bass
• Göran Wennerbrandt, guitars, zither
• Björn Giddeonsson, drums, percussion
• Derrick Walker, harmonica (track 4)
• Jenny Bohman, harmonica
• Christer Lyssarides, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki

Selections:

1. Good Stuff
2. Sauser'n 'Cup
3. Shingle by Shingle
4. Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down
5. Where The Green Grass Grows
6. Blacksmith Island
7. New World Comin' Through
8. Too Much Whisky
9. Nothin' Like You Used To Do
10. All Of My Love
11. A Simple Song
12. Happy Home Recipe
13. Done Laid Around
14. Rough Waters