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Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise Blackwater Surprise Release Date: 1996 09 17 Running Time: 41:48 Label: RCA Records Robert Bradley was a Detroit street singer for years before he was convinced to enter the studio by a group of young alternative rockers. The resulting album, Blackwater Surprise, is indeed surprising -- an effective collaboration between a blind blues musician and a sympathetic Detroit rock trio. The band wisely decided to stay in the background and let Bradley do his thing -- namely, improvising blues and soul shuffles and stomps in his extraordinary voice. On paper, the music sounds simple, but there's unexpected depth -- there are shades of gospel, soul, Motown and hard rock on the album, and a string section appears on a handful of cuts. Most of the album consists of first takes, and the music has an infectious, spontaneous feeling that is exhilarating. It may have taken Bradley a long time to enter the studio, but this unique record was worth the wait. [The CD was also released with a bonus track.] Thom Owens, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Bellybone Nehra, Bradley, Nehra, Fowlkes 4:26 2 Comin' Down Bradley, Nehra, Nehra, Fowlkes 3:29 3 California Bradley 3:32 4 Shake It Off Fowlkes, Nehra, Bradley, Nehra 3:01 5 Once upon a Time Bradley 3:20 6 Trouble Brother Bradley 4:10 7 Way Back Bradley 3:33 8 Governor Bradley 4:42 9 Burn Bradley, Nehra, Fowlkes, Nehra 2:35 10 After You Love Bradley 4:20 11 For the Night Bradley 4:40 Releases: Year Type Label 1996 CS RCA Records 1996 CD RCA Records 2002 CD Vanguard

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