Start with the Soul
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| Start with the Soul | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Studio | Sounds Unreel | |||
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| Length | 46:28 | |||
| Label | Hannibal | |||
| Producer | Jim Dickinson | |||
| Alvin Youngblood Hart chronology | ||||
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Start with the Soul is an album by the American musician Alvin Youngblood Hart, released in 2000.[1][2] Hart promoted the album with North American tours that included stints with Galactic and Ben Harper.[3][4]
The album was recorded at Sounds Unreel, in Memphis, and produced by Jim Dickinson.[5] The more electric sound was inspired in part by the late-sixties San Francisco rock that Hart liked as a kid, as well as Hart's ability to repair older guitars and amplifiers.[6] Start with the Soul includes many covers, which Hart selected because the songs were on albums in his record collection.[3] "Back to Memphis" was composed by Chuck Berry.[7] "Cowboy Boots" is a cover of the Dave Dudley song.[5] "Treat Her Like a Lady" is a version of the Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose song.[8] "Cryin' Shame" was written and originally recorded by Black Oak Arkansas.[9] "Manos Arriba" deals with police harassment.[10] "Fightin' Hard" laments the early death of a close friend.[11] "Maxwell Street Jimmy" is a tribute to Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis.[12]
