Jim Ford Harlan County 1969 US Stereo LP. White Whale JHS 1002 Country Funk Soul
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Jim Ford – Harlan County
Label: White Whale – JHS 1002 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Country Rock, Southern Rock A1 Harlan County A2 I Wanta Make Her Love Me Written-By – Cosby*, Haraway*, Wonder*, Moy* A3 Changin' Colors Written-By – Suzanna Jordan A4 Dr. Handy's Dandy Candy A5 Love On My Brain B1 Long Road Ahead Written-By – Bramlett*, Davis* B2 Under Construction B3 Working My Way To L. A. Written-By – James Ford*, L. Vegas* B4 Spoonful Written-By – W. Dixon* B5 To Make My Life Beautiful Written-By – A. Harvey* Distributed By – White Whale Record Company Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Arranged By – Gene Page (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B4, B5), Jim Ford (tracks: A2, B1 to B3), Lolly Vegas (tracks: A2, B1 to B3) Coordinator [Executive Coordinator] – Jimmy O'Neill (3) Engineer – Rick Pekkonen* Liner Notes, Producer – Jim Ford Written-By – James Ford* (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B2)
Harlan County is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Jim Ford. It was released on Sundown Records in 1969,[1] and reissued on Light in the Attic Records in 2011.[3] The album received universal acclaim from critics.[3]
Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 88/100[3] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic StarStarStarStar[4] PopMatters StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[5] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Harlan County received an average score of 88, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented that "Harlan County is filled with unassuming, midtempo rockers and ballads, which are either songs about love or driving."[4] He added, "Ford has a pleasant, unremarkable white soul voice that, when combined with the mannered production, tends to undersell the songs, which would have benefited from grittier, committed performances."[4] Andrew Hultkrans of Spin wrote, "A Kentucky-born singer-songwriter once called the 'baddest white man on the planet' by Sly Stone, Jim Ford pioneered a seamless blend of country, soul, and funk on 1969's Harlan County, using a crack studio band that included Elvis guitarist James Burton and Dr. John."[2]
Track listing All tracks are written by Jim Ford, except where indicated.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Harlan County" 3:32 2. "I Wanna Make Her Love Me" Henry CosbyLula HardawaySylvia MoyStevie Wonder 3:10 3. "Changin' Colors" Suzanna Jordan 3:19 4. "Dr. Handy" 2:36 5. "Love on My Brain" 3:18 6. "Long Road Ahead" Bonnie BramlettDelaney BramlettCarl Radle 2:58 7. "Under Construction" 1:45 8. "Workin' My Way to L.A." FordLolly Vegas 2:47 9. "Spoonful" Willie Dixon 2:48 10. "To Make My Life Beautiful" Alex Harvey 2:57 Total length: 29:08 Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Jim Ford – arrangement (2, 6–8), production Lolly Vegas – arrangement (2, 6–8) Gene Page – arrangement (1, 3–5, 9, 10) Rik Pekkonen – engineering
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