Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions

by Shannon Curfman

Overview

It's easy to call Shannon Curfman the female equivalent of such hot-shot guitar-slingers as Johnny Lang, especially since Lang not only appears on her debut Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions, he co-wrote a few songs with her as well. And it is true that Curfman does play modern blues-rock that recalls Lang's, but it's not a direct copy, it's simply informed by the same influences. After all, Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions makes it clear that Curfman has her own voice, one that's a little bolder and gutsier than Lang's. Throughout the record, her singing is impassioned and playing is firey. She does take the occasional stumble, but that's usually because the material is a little weak or undistinguished. That doesn't happen too often, though, and even when it does, it's not enough to make Loud Guitars anything less than a top-notch debut. [Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions was initially released as an independent album. It was re-released by Arista in September 1999 with a different cover and mix, along with some new songs.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/28/1999
Label:	Arista
UPC:	0078221461429
Rank:	123480

Tracks

1. Few and Far Between
2. No Riders
3. True Friends
4. If You Change Your Mind
5. Love Me Like That
6. Playing with Fire
7. I Don't Make Promises (I Can't Break)
8. Hard to Make a Stand
9. The Weight
10. Never Enough
11. I'm Coming Home

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shannon Curfman   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist,Vocals (Background)
Ricky Peterson   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background),Keyboards
Jonny Lang   Guest Artist,Guitar,Soloist
Debbie Duncan   Vocals (Background)
Cynthia Johnson   Vocals (Background)
Michael Bland   Drums
Tim Mahoney   Vocals (Background)
Bruce McCabe   Piano
Sonny Thompson   Vocals (Background)
Margaret Cox   Vocals (Background)
Dave Anania   Percussion
Randy Casey   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Paul Peterson   Bass
Kenny Aronoff   Drums
Kevin Bowe   Guitar,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
David Grissom   Guitar
Jack Holder   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Andy Dee   Lap Steel Guitar
Pat Hayes   Harp

Technical Credits

David Grissom   Composer
Jonny Lang   Composer
Robbie Robertson   Composer
Tom Tucker   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Gordon Kennedy   Composer
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing
Tommy Sims   Composer
Bruce McCabe   Composer
Shannon Curfman   Composer,Producer
Pete Ganbarg   A&R
Wayne Kirkpatrick   Composer
Margery Greenspan   Art Direction
Marina Chavez   Photography
James Harley   Assistant Engineer
Joe Lepinski   Assistant Engineer
Shane Washington   Assistant Engineer
Jeffrey Schulz   Design
Brian Hanna   Assistant Engineer
Jane Harrison   Stylist
R.S. Bryan   Composer
Jake Walesch   Management
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Bill Bottrell   Composer
Sheryl Crow   Composer
Kevin Bowe   Composer,Producer
Todd Wolfe   Composer
John Fields   Loop