CD Review
Maria Muldaur
I’m A Woman
(Shout!)
by Tony Engelhart
Review Date: May, 2005
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To call Maria Muldaur’s career eclectic would be an understatement as she has gone from pop-diva to take a swipe at everything from country, gospel, jazz, blues, jazz, folk, R&B and beyond. Finally there is a comprehensive compilation, 30 Years of Maria Muldaur – I’m A Women, which packs together samples from this her vast collection of work. Naturally her biggest hit is present, ‘Midnight At The Oasis’ but the anthology digs deeper into some of her more obscure outings. Her collaborations with Dr. John by way of ‘Don’t You Make Me High (Don’t You Feel My Leg’ ‘Best of Me’ and ‘Three Dollar Bill’ shed light on her fascination of New Orleans ‘fonk’. Muldaur probably has enough material to release a ‘duets’ album. She teamed up with Roy Rogers on ‘Me & My Chauffeur Blues’, Charles Brown on ‘Gee Baby, Aint I Good To You’, Taj Mahal on ‘Soul Of A Man’ and longtime friend Bonnie Raitt on ‘Somebody Was Watching Over Me’ and ‘It’s A Blessing’. Maria has chosen to cover some great songs throughout her career while stamping her signature mark on each. Interpretations of Dylan/O’Keefe’s ‘Well, Well, Well’ and John Hiatt’s ‘Feels Like Rain’ are diamonds in the rough that might not have seen the light of day but for this album. While Maria Muldaur aficionados might scoff at the idea of trying to package her work, for the inquisitive newcomer this disc would be an excellent introduction to the diverse work of this gifted vocalist.
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