Customer Reviews
great album - By: Liavag, 13 Feb 2009 
This is a great album, great songs, laidback country rock, sometimes funky, something like the Band,real organic feel to it.
classic sounds - By: Søren Eigaard, 02 Feb 2009 
A classic record from the early seventies with the almost forgotten Bobby Charles. Lots of Band-sound with contributions from Rick Danko, Levon Helm & Garth Hudson & it sounds a lot like the solo-album, Danko put out a couple of years later, where he too played Small Town Talk, a high light here. Fine remastering by Rhino, but the booklet is a disgrace without any information of the players, studio & so on.
As good as I remembered - By: D. Corser, 31 Jan 2009 I had this album on LP when it first came out & always remembered it fondly - buying it on CD didn't disappoint. If you like laid back New Orleans music this is amongst the best on offer.
Just what the doctor ordered - By: Shug McCretin, 11 Sep 2008 I'min total agreement with the previous reviewers, if listening to this doesn't make you feel better about life, get someone to check your pulse. It's one of those, all too rare, albums where you would be hard pushed to think of ways of improving it. The playing is superb throughout, featuring many musical styles & its appeal grows with each subsequent listen. The vocals remind me of J.J. Cale...no bad thing,in my humble opinion & with the backing of (most of) The Band, you can be assured that the "feelgood factor" is second to none. Rhino have just re-issued this CD & you can pick it up for around a fiver, so do yourself a favour & buy it...you won't regret it!
A hand from The Band - By: Mr. D. Harvey, 14 Sep 2006 I didn't know who Bobby Charles was when I purchased this record. I bought it solely because "The Band" (minus Robbie Robertson) were the backing musicians. While individual players do stand out, particularly Garth Hudson's unique organ & accordion parts & Levon Helm's incredibly laid-back drumming, the spotlight belongs firmly on Charles' effortless vocals & peerless song writing.
Put quite simply this is one of those very rare albums where there isn't a single bad track. The contrasting tempos & moods of the song create a charming variety as Charles swaps between funky country grooves ("Street People", "Save Me Jesus") to exquisitely sweet & tenderly arranged ballads ("I Must Be In A Good Place Now", "Tennessee Blues"), whilst all the while maintaining a coherent & seamless flow across the course of the record.
Despite writing "See You Later Alligator" for Bill Haleyin the Fifties & recording this fine albumin 1972, Charles remains somewhat of an unknown commodity, which is a shame given the outstanding form he exhibits throughout this heart-warming collection
