PENA, Paul - Paul Pena (reissue) - Vinyl (LP with obi-strip)
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Paul PENA
Paul Pena (reissue)
Different Strokes For Different Folks
LP with obi-strip Cat: DSDF 004Rel: 18 May 26
Funk/Rare Groove Side 1 - Track 1. Woke Up This Morning Side 1 - Track 2. I'm Gonna Make It Alright Side 1 - Track 3. The River Side 1 - Track 4. One For The Lonely Side 2 - Track 1. Something To Make You Happy Side 2 - Track 2. My Adorable One Side 2 - Track 3. When I'm Gone Side 2 - Track 4. Lullaby
Massachusetts singer and guitarist Paul Pena arrived in San Francisco in the early 70s with a voice that sounded carved from dark timber. Blind since youth and steeped in blues, gospel and folk, he sang with a grainy authority that made even the simplest phrase feel hard-won - and this debut catches him at the moment everything coheres. 'Woke Up This Morning' opens with a sun-baked country-soul lilt, Pena's baritone spreading across the groove like warm molasses. 'I'm Gonna Make It Alright' turns sly and muscular, guitar and rhythm section moving with a low-slung swagger. By the time 'Lullaby' arrives, the room softens completely, Pena's voice hovering in a slow gospel hush that feels almost devotional.
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