Say What You Feel

by Paul Brady

Overview

This time Paul Brady eschews the big-name writing collaborations, but still delivers a strong set of adult contemporary songs. He's a pleasing singer with a well-worn voice, and the acoustic arrangements give a relaxed feel to material like "Don't Try to Please Me" (which is improved by Danny Thompson's superb bass work). The problem, of course, is that Brady is known for his songs, not his performances, and others have given better interpretations of his work than he has; in part because there's a kind of anonymity in these interpretations -- pleasant as they are, they feel like skeletons needing flesh to really come alive -- it would be easy to imagine Van Morrison, for example, covering the title cut. It's impossible to really fault this album; Brady is a class writer. But somehow it never seems to completely come together satisfactorily. ~ Chris Nickson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/04/2024
UPC:	5391506660177
Rank:	208200

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul Brady   Primary Artist,Fender Rhodes,Keyboard Bass,Vocals (Background),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals
Tom Britt   Guitar (Electric)
Alison Brown   Banjo,Guest Artist
Steve Conn   Accordion
Kenny Malone   Percussion,Drums
Reese Wynans   Organ (Hammond)
Viktor Krauss   String Bass
John Burr   Piano
Kenneth Springs   Vocals (Background)
Neal Rosengarden   Trumpet
Jim Hoke   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Erick Jaskowiak   Audio Engineer
Garry West   Audio Production,Executive Producer,Photography,Producer
Paul Brady   Audio Production,Photography,Producer,Composer
Jim Hoke   Horn Arrangements
Griffin Norman   Design,Photography
John Scott Sherill   Composer
Dillon O'Brian   Composer
Tim Clott   Composer
Sharon Vaughn   Composer