'My Searching Is Over' opens with saxophone and guitar work that has an early 60's sound to it. The vocal is low in the mix. This is a rocking tune with lots of horns and guitar work. Think Blues Brothers with Horns on this one.

'I Still Want To Be Your Man' has a Creedence Clearwater Revival sound to the rhythm guitar work. It has a late 60's sound to it, only darker. This is a medium speed tune that just doesn't seem to get going.

'It's All Wrong But It's All Right' has a late 50's sound to it. It sounds almost like a tarted up gospel song with a mix of late 50's do-wop sound and early 60's stroll dance song. The singing on this tune is pretty good.

'Where'd My Good Friend Go' again has a late 50's, early 60's sound to it. Sort of a mix of Motown and blues.

'We Got It', the title cut has a gospel sound to it, particularly in the chorus. Lots of horns and gospel inspired singing on this one.

'Blue Dog Prowl' is the only instrumental on the CD and is my favorite cut. It has a pretty cool groove to it, similar to the old Peter Gunn Theme. The guitar and sax really work together on this tune well. The guitar work is bluesy and varied enough to keep it interesting. This would make a great tune for a movie background.

'Dangerous Highway' again digs into the late 50's and early 60's sound. This would be called a slow dance number back then.

'Big Fat Woman' opens with a guitar lick that sounds like it's directly off a Creedence Clearwater Revival recording. The song is darker sounding of course but the style and format are similar.

Bottom Line: This isn't a bad release by any means. Jimmy's singing is mixed, sounding much better on the slower songs when he avoids the gravely vocals. The musicianship is excellent all around as expected with someone of Thackery's talent. If you like your music with Gospel, late 50's and early 60's influences, and a good dose of sax and horns, then you should like this release. If your a Jimmy Thackery fan, then of course this is a required purchase. If you like your blues mixed with a solid dose of rock and roll, then you might want to look elsewhere. I give it two out of four stars.

Jimmy Thackery - guitar and vocals
The Drivers are:
Ken Faltinson -- bass, B3, piano
Mark Stutso -- drums and vocals
Jimmy Carpenter -- saxophones
Reba Russell -- backup vocals
And the Cate Brothers are:
Ernie Cate -- keyboards and vocal
Earl Cate -- guitar and backup vocal

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www.jimmythackery.com
www.telarc.com

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