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Trust Me Review by Joe Viglione
Songwriter Bobby Womack released this superb tune on his 1975 Safety Zone album, but in its form as the sleeper track on Janis Joplin's 1971 Pearl album, "Trust Me" emerges with great power, a performance that is Janis at her absolute best. Her voice goes from sweet in the first couple of lines to raspy when she so knowingly issues lines like "the older the grape, the sweeter the wine." Ken Pearson's organ works wonderfully alongside Bobby Womack's acoustic guitar and John Till's electric. Paul Rothchild's production work is simply amazing, choreographing this thick array of sounds and piecing them together perfectly, Brad Campbell's bass and Richard Bell's piano lines both dancing inside the changes. Listen to Clark Pierson's definite drums as the song fades out, a solid team effort recorded on September 25, 1970, just a week and a half before Janis would leave us. In a small catalog of work, "Trust Me" shows what truly gifted art Janis Joplin brought to this world. Having Womack participating is a treat, the element of the songwriter working with the interpreter and their camaraderie as a major contribution to this definitive version cannot be overlooked. The creative energy is in these grooves and one doesn't have to imagine how magical the room must have been when this music was made. It translates very well. As "Me & Bobby McGee" has been overplayed, "Trust Me" has been underexposed. This key piece of the Pearl album concisely shows Janis Joplin as the equal of Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Billie Holiday, Otis Redding and her other heroes. At certain moments during this song Joplin eclipses even those gods.
This new compilation celebrates the iconic musician and songwriter who transformed folk and rock music in the '60s, becoming a global symbol of cultural revolution in youth movements: Bob Dylan.
French music producer Philippe Le Bras spent years developing the concept of a compilation on which Dylan's influence is obvious with every note. While there isn’t a single cover of his songs on this CD, the master’s influence is unmistakable on every track, leaving his mark on both the music and the performers. The remarkable line-up of artists includes Lou Reed, Leon Russell, David Crosby, Boz Scaggs, Bob Seger, Dion, Bobby Darin, Tom Rush, Len Chandler, Dion, Peter La Farge, Barry McGuire, Casey Anderson, Ferré Grignard, Dick Campbell, P.F. Sloan, Dean DeWolf, Johnny Winter, Billy Joe Royal, David Blue and many others.
The album's beautiful packaging includes a foreword by the late John Sinclair, essays by Iggy Pop and Elliott Murphy, extensive liner notes and numerous rare illustrations and memorabilia in a 48-page booklet.
TRACK LISTING:
- Dion - Two Ton Feather
- Eric Andersen - Honey
- Dick Campbell - You’ve Got to be Kidding
- Bobby Darin - Me & Mr Hohner
- P.F. Sloan - Halloween Mary
- Jackie Washington - Long Black Cadillac
- Len Chandler - Feet First Baby
- David Crosby - Willie Jean
- Lou Reed - Men of Good Fortune (May 1965 Demo)
- Casey Anderson - Little Girl
- Bubba Fowler - Next Year This Time
- Dean DeWolf - Pistol Slapper Blues
- David Blue - The Gasman Won't Buy Your Love
- Tom Rush - You Can't Tell A Book By The Cover
- Barry McGuire - Don't You Wonder Where It's At
- Bob Seger & The Last Heard - Persecution Smith
- Ferré Grignard - Drunken Sailor
- Peter LaFarge - Easy Rider
- Donovan - Universal Soldier
- Boz Scaggs - Baby Let Me Follow You Down
- Billy Joe Royal - These Are Not My People
- Leon Russell - Everybody’s Talking About the Young
- Johnny Winter - Birds Can’t Row Boats
- Dino Valenti - Black Betty
- Sammy Walker - Vigilante Man
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