The Get-Go
1997 studio album by Paul Cebar
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The Get-Go is an album by the American musician Paul Cebar, released in 1997.[2][3] Although not credited on the album cover, Cebar was backed by his band, the Milwaukeeans.[4] The first single was "She Found a Fool".[5] It was a hit on adult album alternative radio.[6]
| The Get-Go | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Studio | The Junkyard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Don't[1] | |||
| Producer | Jeff Hamilton, Paul Cebar, the Milwaukeeans | |||
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Production
The album was produced by Jeff Hamilton, Cebar, and the Milwaukeeans.[7] It was recorded at The Junkyard, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The studio was located next to a junkyard; the musicians took some auto parts for added percussion.[8] A musicologist, Cebar incorporated many different musical styles in to the album's sound; Cebar considered it to be dance music.[9][10]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | B+[9] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [7] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [12] |
| Philadelphia Daily News | B[13] |
The Washington Post thought that, "for all the obvious delight [Cebar] takes in celebrating older pop traditions, he never cheapens the music with false emotion."[14] The Orlando Sentinel called "She Found a Fool" "a classic horn-fueled, Memphis-style soul tune, with glistening guitar lines that show an African pop influence."[12] The Philadelphia Daily News labeled Cebar "Southside Johnny with more finesse, or a male equivalent of Bonnie Raitt."[13]
Billboard stated that The Get-Go "explores an almost bewildering variety of styles: Motown soul, Memphis RB, gutbucket blues, New Orleans funk, Jamaican reggae, even Brazilian samba."[4] The Star Tribune concluded that "the low-key, atypical tunes—the love-lorn reggae song 'Trying', the Delta-flavored blues groove 'Keep You' or the oddly romantic cantina ballad 'Spacelab Girls from Huntsville'—cut the deepest."[15] The Daily Herald opined that the album's "encyclopedic range of soul burners, Cajun numbers, R&B stomps and reggae is breathtaking."[16] The Dallas Observer listed The Get-Go as one of the best "obscure" albums of 1997.[17]
AllMusic wrote: "Dabbling in flavors of brassy R&B, calypso, reggae, ragtime and blue-eyed soul, Cebar delivers an album filled with winning original tunes."[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "She Found a Fool" | |
| 2. | "Don't Let It Pour" | |
| 3. | "Bungalowing Big Time" | |
| 4. | "Trying" | |
| 5. | "Clap for the Couple" | |
| 6. | "Keep You (Going Away)" | |
| 7. | "He Forgot What He Knew" | |
| 8. | "Got to Grind" | |
| 9. | "Sending My Love" | |
| 10. | "Spacelab Girls from Huntsville" | |
| 11. | "Lonely as the Day Is Long" | |
| 12. | "Wasabi" | |
| 13. | "Itta Bena Boy" | |
| 14. | "Lovely as the Day Is Long (reprise)" |