Sentimental Fool

Sentimental Fool

by Lee Fields
Sentimental Fool

Sentimental Fool

by Lee Fields

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

Sentimental Fool is a reunion. Back in the '90s, soul powerhouse Lee Fields worked extensively with Gabriel Roth (aka Bosco Mann) and recorded for the songwriter/producer and bandleader's Desco and Daptone labels. A lengthier period supported by Leon Michels and Jeff Silverman -- with numerous releases on that duo's Truth & Soul, and then a stint on Michels' Big Crown -- followed for Fields thereafter. The singer meets again here with Roth, who writes and produces everything for his return to Daptone. As a consequence, Sentimental Fool is a little bluesier and closer to a purist R&B sound, its rhythms strictly old-school -- unlike the Michels sessions, neither played nor produced with a hip-hop sensibility emphasizing the low end. Roth outfits the album with piano and organ, horns, and all-male background vocals, and delegates the bass, his main instrument, to the workmanlike Benny Trokan. Fields sings everything with the expected high level of conviction, covering nearly the gamut of blue-collar soul subjects with devotion and heartache at the fore. His performances elevate the material when it's merely functional. A few of the ballads in the Stax and Hi veins -- opener "Forever," the title song, and especially "Ordinary Lives," lamenting the end of an evidently meaningful dalliance -- stand out most. "Two Jobs," a punchy belter about a taxing relationship, highlights the smaller batch of uptempo numbers. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date: 11/04/2022
Label: Daptone
UPC: 0823134007512
Rank: 66298

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lee Fields   Primary Artist
Ian Hendrickson-Smith   Flute,Saxophone,Vocals (Background)
Victor Axelrod   Organ,Piano
Neal Sugarman   Sax (Tenor)
Dave Guy   Trumpet
Thomas Brenneck   Guitar
Jimmy Hill   Organ
Brian Wolfe   Drums
Ron Preyer   Vocals (Background)
Kevin Keys   Vocals (Background)
Benny Trokan   Guitar (Bass)
Clarence Matheney   Vocals (Background)
Torrence Brannon-Reese   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bosco Mann   Producer
Gabriel Roth   Engineer
J.J. Golden   Mastering
Ann Coombs   Sleeve Design
Wayne Gordon   Engineer
Simon Guzman   Engineer
Daniel Gneiding   Lettering
Colin Mohnacs   Engineer
Gus Olivares   Photography
Anthony Masino   Engineer
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