Name: Country Ghetto
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SKU: 52860
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Country Ghetto

Rating

Album: Country Ghetto
#	Song Title		Time
1)	War	More Info...	0:03
2)	Circles	More Info...	0:04
3)	Country Ghetto	More Info...	0:04
4)	Tragic	More Info...	0:03
5)	By My Side	More Info...	0:04
6)	On Palestine	More Info...	0:04
7)	Footsteps	More Info...	0:02
8)	Turpentine	More Info...	0:02
9)	A Woman	More Info...	0:03
10)	Mississippi	More Info...	0:04
11)	Sun Is Shining Down	More Info...	0:06
12)	Goodbye	More Info...	0:03

Album: Country Ghetto
#	Song Title		Time
1)	War	More Info...	0:03
2)	Circles	More Info...	0:04
3)	Country Ghetto	More Info...	0:04
4)	Tragic	More Info...	0:03
5)	By My Side	More Info...	0:04
6)	On Palestine	More Info...	0:04
7)	Footsteps	More Info...	0:02
8)	Turpentine	More Info...	0:02
9)	A Woman	More Info...	0:03
10)	Mississippi	More Info...	0:04
11)	Sun Is Shining Down	More Info...	0:06
12)	Goodbye	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

JJ Grey & Mofro: JJ Grey (various instruments); George Sluppick, Adam Scone, Daryl Hance.
Personnel: JJ Grey (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, harmonica, keyboards); Daryl Hance (guitar, slide guitar); Donna Davidson Medine, David Mediine, Batya MacAdam-Somer (violin); Hayley Neher (viola); Jessie Marino (cello); Ian Hendrickson-Smith (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Cochemea Gastelum (tenor saxophone); Adam Scone (organ); George Sluppick (drums); Elena Higginbothan, Harley Higginbotham "Uncle Sonny", Shirley Higginbotham, Linda Lewellyn, Elena Higginbotham, Hazel Miller, Liza Oxnard (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Dan Prothero.
Liner Note Author: JJ Grey.
Recording information: Coupe Studios, Boulder, CO; Coupe Studios, Coulder, CO; Jam Preservez Studio, Valliant, OK; Retrophonics Studio, St. Augustine, FL; Threshold Studios, New York, NY.
Author: JJ Grey.
Photographers: Dan Prothero; C. Taylor Crothers.
Arrangers: JJ Grey; Ian Hendrickson-Smith; Alex Mincek; Cochemea Gastelum.
The Florida singer-songwriter JJ Grey and his band Mofro play a swampy mix of country, rock, and R&B that's not a million miles removed from the vintage Muscle Shoals Southern soul sounds of the late 1960s and early '70s. The band's sound is fat and greasy, augmented by horns and haunted-sounding backing vocals. Songs like the album-opening "War" and the down-and-dirty "Turpentine" have a classic '70s rock feel, but this is no retro rock & roll collection--singing over these thick, sultry rhythms, Grey resembles a contemporary Tony Joe White.

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (p.65) - "His melodies make you think you've known them forever, and his lyrics are attentive to human concerns."

No Depression (p.121) - "Smartly, Grey focuses on his big, soulful voice, keeping the music spare and using bluesy horns and choral flourishes judiciously."