I Learned the Hard Way

I Learned the Hard Way
Studio album by
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
ReleasedApril 6, 2010
Recorded2009–2010
StudioDaptone's House of Soul (New York City)
GenreSoul, funk
Length39:31
LabelDaptone
DAP-019
ProducerGabriel "Bosco Mann" Roth
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings chronology
100 Days, 100 Nights
(2007) 		I Learned the Hard Way
(2010) 		Give the People What They Want
(2014)

I Learned the Hard Way is the fourth studio album by American soul and funk band Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, released April 6, 2010 on Daptone Records. Production for the album took place at the label's House of Soul Studios during 2009 to 2010 and was handled by Daptone co-founder Gabriel Roth, credited for the album as "Bosco Mann". The album debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200, selling 23,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, I Learned the Hard Way received generally positive reviews from most music critics.

Release and promotion

The album was released by Daptone Records on CD, vinyl, MP3, and FLAC formats. The vinyl LP release includes a code for a free MP3 download of the whole album from the Daptone Records website.[1][2] This digital version includes an exclusive bonus track, "When I Come Home." This song was later available as a 7" single.[3] Three of the major digital music stores — the iTunes Store, Amazon MP3, and eMusic — each had their own exclusive bonus track.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Chicago Tribune[5]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)[6]
The New York Times(favorable)[7]
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)[8]
PopMatters(8/10)[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
URB[12]
The Washington Post(favorable)[13]

I Learned the Hard Way received positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 30 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[14] Critics praised Jones' maturing voice and The Dap-Kings soulful musicianship on the album.[15] Allmusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it 4 out of 5 stars and praised the band's incorporation of regional soul music styles, writing that it delivers "songs that swagger and stir the soul, fitting within tradition without being beholden to it".[4] Entertainment Weekly's Whitney Pastorek complimented Jones's singing on the album.[6] The Boston Globe's Siddhartha Mitter stated "The band is superb, and Jones ... sings of hard times, infidelity, and other life lessons with total authority".[16] Richard Trapunski of NOW gave the album a 4/5 rating and commended its musical style, stating "Shifting between Philly soul and James Brown funk, the heavyweight horn section provides a suitable backdrop".[17] Boston Phoenix writer Jeff Tamarkin gave it 4 out of 4 stars and praised their "commitment to retro soul", but wrote "they never leave the impression that they’re trying to recapture past glory. This music just feels right on them, and in its own way contemporary".[18] The A.V. Club's Noel Murray complimented its incorporation of "Motown sound" influences, writing that Jones and the Dap-Kings apply "grandeur and polish to what used to be called 'race music'".[19] The Washington Post's Sarah Godfrey lauded the band's "vintage" sound and wrote that it "is so entrenched in retro soul that it creates, rather than emulates, '60s sounds".[13] Delusions of Adequacy writer Bryan Sanchez called the album "a beautiful representation of what real, honest and true soul music really is".[20]

However, some critics viewed the album's material as unvarying to the band's previous work and expressed a mixed response towards its vintage soul style and sound.[15] Q gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and found it "no better than a genuine, crackly, long-forgotten B-side or buried album track that a specialist reissue label might have unearthed".[14] Rolling Stone's Jody Rosen called its musical detail "period-perfect" and commended Jones's vocal ability, but ultimately viewed that "Jones sings with force and feeling, but there's only so much she can do to breathe life into music so in thrall to the past".[10] The Guardian's Dave Simpson gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and called it "almost comically textbook at times, but made with love".[21] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine perceived a lack of "risk" in the band's musical style, but stated "Even if the album is stagnant from an artistic point of view, Jones and the DAP-Kings really do their damnedest to make it seem fresh".[11] In contrast, Nate Chinen of The New York Times expressed that the album "sustains more of a plaintive air, with songs about eroded trust, exasperated patience and wounded indignation".[7] Lindsey Thomas of Spin commended Jones's "brassy" style on the album and called the Dap-Kings "tight and energetic as ever".[22] Steve Jones of USA Today gave the album 3 out of 4 stars and stated "The singer's raw intensity and the band's propulsive energy make satisfaction guaranteed".[23]

URB's Svein Brunstad wrote that Jones's voice "keeps getting stronger in her '50s, echoing the raw power of Tina Turner, the moaning soulfulness of Mavis Staples and the rhythmic swagger of James Brown".[12] Viewing it as "a singer's record", Matthew Fiander of PopMatters noted Jones's progression in her vocal performance and viewed that it contributes to the album's distinctiveness, stating "Jones peels back her fire just enough to emote in quieter ways. As a result, this album—perhaps better than its three predecessors—shows her as an immensely talented singer with a genius eye for how to shape a phrase, how to pull the most out of each word".[9] Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot compared its arrangements to "'60s Motown and horn-spackled Stax" and complimented Jones's vocal range, stating "Jones' voices veers from an agitated rasp to a vulnerable falsetto, sometimes in the space of a line or two. All the while, she gives the impression of conversing with the listener, whether dispensing a little advice or dishing on a straying lover ... The you-are-there intimacy is Jones’ great gift as a communicator, the reason every one of these songs feels fresh, rather than merely a retro exercise".[5] Brian Richardson of Tiny Mix Tapes commended Jones's vocal "articulation, phrasing, and ornamentation" as "confident and varied, allowing her to sound powerful without being histrionic".[24] Richardson wrote that the Dap-Kings "match her authoritative readings with taut arrangements, outstanding contrapuntal work within the rhythm section, and lavish horn, organ, and string parts".[24] Pitchfork Media's Joe Tangari praised the band's "attention to detail" and called the album "a varied and well-sequenced work".[8]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 23,000 copies.[25] In Canada, it entered at number 22, its peak position,[26] on the Top 100 Albums chart.[27] It debuted at number 84 on the French Albums Chart,[28] at number 34 in Austria,[29] and at number 19 on Norway's VG-lista Top 40 chart.[30] In the Netherlands, the album debuted at number 32 on the Mega Album Top 100 chart.[31]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bosco Mann, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Game Gets Old"Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Tommy Brenneck3:55
2."I Learned the Hard Way" 3:47
3."Better Things"Steinweiss3:40
4."Give It Back"Guy3:22
5."Money" 3:22
6."The Reason"Neal Sugarman2:20
7."Window Shopping"Wayne Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, Derek Nievergelt4:35
8."She Ain't a Child No More" 2:35
9."I'll Still Be True"Brenneck3:48
10."Without a Heart" 2:45
11."If You Call" 3:00
12."Mama Don't Like My Man" 2:31

Bonus tracks

DaptoneRecords.com
No.TitleLength
13."When I Come Home"2:56
iTunes Store
No.TitleLength
13."He Said I Can"2:50
Amazon.com
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Without a Trace"Brenneck3:52
eMusic
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Call on God"Sharon Jones5:07

Note

  • Excluding "Call on God", the retailer-specific bonus tracks were later released on the 2011 compilation Soul Time!.

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[29] 34
Canadian Albums Chart[26] 22
Dutch Albums Chart[29] 32
French Albums Chart[29] 84
Norwegian Albums Chart[29] 19
US Billboard 200[32] 15
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[33] 6

References

  1. ^ I Learned the Hard Way, Discogs.com
  2. ^ "Daptone Records Online Store". Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  3. ^ "When I Come Home", Discogs.com
  4. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  5. ^ a b Kot, Greg. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  6. ^ a b Pastorek, Whitney. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  7. ^ a b Chinen, Nate. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  8. ^ a b Tangari, Joe. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  9. ^ a b Fiander, Matthew. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  10. ^ a b Rosen, Jody. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  11. ^ a b Keefe, Jonathan. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  12. ^ a b Brunstad, Svein. Review: I Learned the Hard Way Archived 2013-02-05 at archive.today. URB. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  13. ^ a b Godfrey, Sarah. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  14. ^ a b I Learned the Hard Way. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  15. ^ a b Burns, Zeenat. April’s Best New Music. Metacritic. Archived on 2010-05-02.
  16. ^ Mitter, Siddhartha. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  17. ^ Trapunski, Richard. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. NOW. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  18. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. Boston Phoenix. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  19. ^ Murray, Noel. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. The A.V. Club. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  20. ^ Sanchez, Bryan. Review: I Learned the Hard Way[usurped]. Delusions of Adequacy. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  21. ^ Simpson, Dave. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2010-04-23.
  22. ^ Thomas, Lindsey. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. Spin. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  23. ^ Jones, Steve. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. USA Today. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  24. ^ a b Richardson, Brian. Review: I Learned the Hard Way. Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  25. ^ Kaufman, Gil. Justin Bieber Back On Top Of Billboard Albums Chart. MTV. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  26. ^ a b Chart History - Canadian Albums: Sharon Jones. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  27. ^ Albums: Top 100 - For the Week Ending 11 April, 2010[usurped]. Jam!. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  28. ^ Le Classement des Albums Nouveautés - Semaine du 05/04/2010 au 11/04/2010. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  29. ^ a b c d e Album Performance: I Learned the Hard Way. acharts. Retrieved on 2010-04-10.
  30. ^ Top 40 Albums Week 15, 2010. VG-lista. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  31. ^ Mega Album Top 100 - 17/04/2010. MegaCharts. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  32. ^ Chart History - Billboard 200: Sharon Jones. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.
  33. ^ Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Sharon Jones. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-04-20.

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