Emma Jean by Lee Fields

Emma Jean

Lee Fields

2014

Emma Jean is a Soul & Funk album by Lee Fields, originally released in 2014. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Funk
  • warm
  • soulful
  • southern

About

When it comes to soul singers, there's simply nothing like the authentic thing. Sure, younger kids influenced by the music can come up and give us their own spin on the music, but it’s never quite like hearing Candi Staton or Charles Bradley or Sharon Jones or, in this case, Lee Fields bring us a sense of the pre-disco era of soul music. Fields and The Expressions, his soulful big band, have been surprising audiences since his 2009 comeback, <i>My World</i>. 2012’s <i>Faithful Man</i> was an ever-greater exposition of his talents, and 2014’s <i>Emma Jean</i> is again as joyous and revelatory, with the sound of “Standing by Your Side” pulsing from the speakers like a lost treasure from the Memphis Stax and Wilson Pickett/Muscle Shoals days. Horn sections, female backing vocal groups, and even a church organ find their way into these songs. The cover of J.J. Cale’s “Magnolia” is heartfelt, while Leon Russell’s “In the Woods” is cool and funky. Old school is sometimes the only way to go.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Just Can't Win4:03
  2. 2Magnolia3:19
  3. 3Paralyzed2:57
  4. 4Standing by Your Side3:47
  5. 5Eye to Eye4:14
  6. 6In the Woods3:29
  7. 7All I Need3:34
  8. 8Still Gets Me Down4:13
  9. 9Talk to Somebody4:04
  10. 10Stone Angel5:08
  11. 11Don't Leave Me This Way4:32

Credits

Performers

4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold