Full Time Love
| Full Time Love | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Bullseye Blues[1] | |||
| Producer | Ron Levy | |||
| Ann Peebles chronology | ||||
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Full Time Love is an album by the American musician Ann Peebles, released in 1992.[2][3] Peebles supported the album by touring with Otis Clay.[4]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Ron Levy.[5] It marked a reunion between Peebles and the Hi Rhythm Section; the Memphis Horns also played on the album.[6][7] About half the album's songs were cowritten by Peebles.[8] Peebles, working with her husband, Donald Bryant, wrote mostly in the studio, choosing to concentrate on positive topics.[9]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Robert Christgau |  [11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
| MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [13] |
The Orlando Sentinel wrote that Levy "gives the album a bluesier feel than Peebles' old albums, and she shows plenty of blues feeling on Robert Ward's 'Fear No Evil' and Delbert McClinton's 'Read Me My Rights', a number floating on a wash of organ chords and embellished with horns and gospel-style piano."[14] Rolling Stone thought that "Peebles's small but steely voice has grown stronger, richer and more sinuous in the twenty-odd years since her last album."[15]
USA Today praised the "yearning reinterpretation of the Rolling Stones' 'Miss You' and [the] stark reprise of 'I Can't Stand the Rain'."[16] The Toronto Star called Peebles "like Tina Tuner without the raunch."[17] The Washington Post said that the songs "possess the same horn-driven sound that defined Memphis soul in the early '70s."[18]
AllMusic wrote: "Gritty, unpretentious and hard-hitting, this magnificent date throws pop and urban contemporary considerations to the wind and screams 'Memphis soul' in no uncertain terms."[10]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bouncin' Back" | |
| 2. | "St. Louis Woman (With a Memphis Melody)" | |
| 3. | "Read Me My Rights" | |
| 4. | "Full Time Lover" | |
| 5. | "Fear No Evil" | |
| 6. | "Nobody but You" | |
| 7. | "Ain't No Business Like Your Business" | |
| 8. | "I Miss You" | |
| 9. | "Just You Just Me" | |
| 10. | "He's My Superman" | |
| 11. | "I Can't Stand the Rain" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Album Reviews — Full Time Love by Ann Peebles". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 20. May 16, 1992. p. 45.
- ^ "Ann Peebles Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (September 19, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Mackie, John (25 June 1992). "Ann Peebles exemplifies the heart of soul". Vancouver Sun. p. C6.
- ^ Komara, Edward M. (September 19, 2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z, index. Taylor & Francis US. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Kot, Greg. "They're Soul Survivors". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Birch, Helen (21 Nov 1992). "Southern soul survivor". Features. The Guardian.
- ^ Robins, Wayne (12 June 1992). "Ann Peebles: Back in the Spotlight". Weekend. Newsday. p. 94.
- ^ Mandel, Howard (Jul 27, 1992). "Singer Ann Peebles Makes R&B Comeback". Morning Edition. NPR.
- ^ a b "Full Time Love". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Ann Peebles". Robert Christgau.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 467.
- ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 446.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry. "Otis Clay and Ann Peebles". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (Jun 25, 1992). "Recordings — Full Time Love by Ann Peebles / I'll Treat You Right by Otis Clay". Rolling Stone. No. 633. p. 42.
- ^ Shriver, Jerry (22 Apr 1992). "R&B". USA Today. p. 6D.
- ^ Chapman, Geoff (13 Feb 1993). "Fine collection of jazz divas a primer on the era since '54". Toronto Star. p. K12.
- ^ Gilstrap, Peter (7 June 1992). "Soul". The Washington Post. p. G3.
