Bonnie Bramlett

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{HTEXT} I'm Still The Same Bonnie Bramlett Price $ 14.99 Long known for her country-blues, the female half of Delaney and Bonnie is, underneath it all, a jazz singer. That's readily apparent on this collection of originals and covers ("Cry Me a River," "Hurt"), most of which carry the theme of strength through vulnerability. Whether performing R&B or jazzier pieces, Bramlett, like the late Rosemary Clooney, has a way of living a lyric and making even the most familiar sound new, personal, and fraught with meaning. "Superstar," which she cowrote years ago with then-husband Delaney Bramlett and Leon Russell, finally gets the tragic female reading that's missing in Karen Carpenter's rendition. But she also uses her voice as one of the instruments in her big-band accompaniment. On "No Man's Land" and "Made a Believer Out of Me," especially, she can go from a small, Billie Holliday-like whimper to a wail so brassy you'd think she's playing a horn. With so many manufactured stars relying on Pro Tools audio technology for pitch and drum loops to stir the blood, this is real music from a real woman, brimming with pain, passion, and, yes, deep soul. --Alanna Nash

 

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