Tony Joe White – Homemade Ice Cream (2LP, 45RPM)
Tony Joe White - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
Reggie Young - guitar
David Briggs - piano, organ
Norbert Putnam - bass
Kenny Malone - drums
Written by Tony Joe White
2 LP, Tip-on gatefold jacket by Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Warner Bros
Recorded at Quadrofonic Studios, Nashville
Engineered by Stan Hutto
Produced by Tom Dowd, Tony Joe White
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1973
Reissued in 2019
Tracks:
Side A:
- Saturday Night in Oak Grove Louisiana
- For Ol' Times Sake
- I Want Love ('Tween You & Me)
Side B:
- Homemade Ice Cream
- Ol' Mother Earth
- Lazy
Side C:
- California On My Mind
- Backwoods Preacher Man
- Takin' the Midnight Train
Side D:
- No News Is Good News
- Did Somebody Make a Fool Out of You
Awards:
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informal
Hi-Fi News 2019 Album Choice selection for Year's Best LPs!
Reviews :
"This superb reissue is a fitting tribute to the finest purveyor ever of 'Swamp Rock,' White having passed late last year. Although best known for composing the Elvis hit 'Polk Salad Annie,' and 'Rainy Night In Georgia,' a smash for Brook Benton in 1970, his own LPs were also something special. Three seconds into this 1973 release and your jaw will drop: the most melodic, tactile lower registers this side of a Kodo album. Every composition mixes wit, wisdom and winsomeness, with musicianship of the highest order — it was recorded in Nashville with sidemen including David Briggs and Norbert Putnam. Above it all, though, is a voice so textured and deep that it makes J.J. Cale sound like Klaus Nomi." Ken Kessler, Hi Fi News, June 2019
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.88 / 5 ; Hi Fi News : Sound Quality 95%