Miss Sharon Jones!

by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Overview

Anyone who has heard Sharon Jones knows why she's become the biggest breakout artist of the soul revival scene. Jones has a powerhouse voice and knows just what to do with it, and she's a compelling artist who understands soul music not as nostalgia, but as a living, breathing musical form that still has plenty to say in the 21st century. At the same time, Jones' success story is the triumph of an underdog, a woman who was called "too fat, too black, too short and too old" by a record company A&R man and yet gained an international audience while working with a small independent label. Jones' story sounded like the stuff of a Hollywood movie even before she had to face down cancer of the bile ducts and pancreas, and now her life has been brought to the screen in Miss Sharon Jones!, a documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Daptone Records has released a soundtrack album for Miss Sharon Jones!, and while it contains a powerful new track, "I'm Still Here," in which Jones sums up her eventful life in song, the rest of the material has been available on various albums and singles. The Miss Sharon Jones! soundtrack plays a bit like a "Best of Sharon Jones" album, and on that level it works very well, capturing not only her estimable skills as a vocalist but the Daptone crew's talents as producers and arrangers, helping Jones make music that's fresh and exciting while still conjuring sounds that will make vintage soul collectors stand and take notice. Serious Daptone fans may not need Miss Sharon Jones! beyond the new track (which is very good), but if you're looking for a solid introduction to Jones' music or a convenient overview of her career to date, this album does that and does it well, and shows why she's made it into the big leagues against the odds. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2016
Label:	Daptone
UPC:	0823134004320
Rank:	191377

Tracks

1. Tell Me
2. Retreat
3. Genuine, Pt. 1
4. Longer and Stronger
5. If You Call
6. 100 Days, 100 Nights
7. People Don't Get What They Deserve
8. Humble Me
9. I'll Still Be True
10. Let Them Knock
11. Stranger to My Happiness
12. Keep on Looking
13. Mama Don't Like My Man
14. I Learned the Hard Way
15. Slow Down Love
16. I'm Still Here

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings   Primary Artist,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Bosco Mann   Composer
Gabriel Roth   Engineer
David Cassidy   Producer
Neal Sugarman   Composer,Executive Producer
Homer Steinweiss   Composer
Thomas Brenneck   Composer
Sharon Jones   Composer
The Dap-Kings   Composer
Barbara Kopple   Producer,Direction
J.J. Golden   Remastering Engineer
Jacob Blickenstaff   Cover Photo
Ann Coombs   Sleeve Design
Wayne Gordon   Tape Operator
Simon Guzman   Assistant Engineer