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Marcia Ball So Many Rivers Release Date: 2003 04 22 Label: Alligator Rating:

Marcia Ball's strong western Louisiana, eastern Texas roots run strongly through So Many Rivers, and she has increased the range she covers. Solid in the foundation of her piano playing and phrasing, she is rooted rock-solid to the rhythms by the drumming of Tom Fillman and the bass of both Don Bennett and Yoggie Musgrove. There is also the production work of Stephen Bruton, who also added his otherworldly guitar work to the mix. Marcia Ball's voice has only gotten finer with the passage of time, and the collaborations with Irma Thomas and Tracy Nelson have also added a lot of potency to her voice and handling of a song. She has assembled a crack group of musicians here that gives her freedom to take those chances that make So Many Rivers stand out from the crowd. The six songs she wrote are among the standouts here. The slow-building strength of "The Storm" and the power and grit in "Give Me a Chance" add depth to this collection. She does a great job with putting some bounce into others' tunes ("Honeypie"). This is a standout from this queen of the gatorhythms that bring the swamp alive. Bob Gottlieb, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Foreclose on the House of Love	Sanders	4:47
2	Dance With Me	Timms	4:50
3	Baby, Why Not	Ball	3:36
4	Honeypie	Timms	3:36
5	Give Me a Chance	Ball	3:27
6	Didn't You Know	Ball, Brown	4:10
7	Give It Up (Give In)	Ball	4:31
8	So Many Rivers to Cross	Moore, Siegel	3:44
9	Storm	Ball	4:47
10	Lowdown	Ball	3:20
11	Hurricane on China Lake	Timms	3:39
12	Three Hundred Pounds of Hongry	Fritts, Hinton	3:43
13	If It's Really Got to Be This Way	Alexander, Fritts, Nicholson	3:37
14	If Ain't One Thing	Duffey	3:08

Releases:

Year	Type	Label
2003	CD	Alligator

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