I'm with You (Delbert McClinton album)

I'm with You
Studio album by
Delbert McClinton
Released1990
GenreBlues rock, country rock
LabelCurb Records[1]
ProducerBarry Beckett, Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton chronology
Live from Austin
(1989) 		I'm with You
(1990) 		Best of Delbert McClinton
(1991)

I'm with You is an album by the American musician Delbert McClinton, released in 1990.[2][3] It was his first studio album in nine years.[4]

The album's first single was the title track, which peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.[5][6]

Production

Recorded live in the studio over two days in Nashville, I'm with You was produced by Barry Beckett and McClinton.[7][8] It marked the first time that McClinton had helped to produce one of his albums; it was also the first time that he recorded an album while sober.[9][10]

McClinton cowrote or wrote five of its songs.[11] "Got You on My Mind" is a cover of the Cookie and his Cupcakes song.[12] Anson Funderburgh played guitar on the album; Jim Horn played saxophone.[13][14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
Chicago Tribune[16]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[17]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[18]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[19]

The Washington Post wrote that "McClinton has always been an exciting singer, but there's a hard-won, undefeated wisdom in his voice now that allows him to sing with the knowingness of his childhood blues heroes."[20] The Los Angeles Times called the album "a fiery, up-tempo collection driven by snappy horn lines and soulful vocals."[21]

The Chicago Tribune thought that McClinton's "soulful, raspy voice is equally at home on flat-out rockers such as 'The Real Thing' and 'That's the Way I Feel' and on his own bluesy ballad, 'I Want to Love You'."[16] Newsday concluded that the album confirms that McClinton "can still do roadhouse rock with the best of them."[22] The Oregonian praised the singer's "gravelly voice," and deemed the album "gutsy, brawling blues and R&B."[23]

AllMusic wrote that "rather than trying to replicate McClinton's late-'70s sound, I'm With You has subtle touches of the newer commercial and polished country of the time mixed with the soul McClinton is known for."[15]

Track listing

  1. "That's the Way I Feel"
  2. "My Baby's Lovin'"
  3. "Go On"
  4. "Got You on My Mind"
  5. "Crazy 'Bout You"
  6. "I'm With You"
  7. "I Want to Love You"
  8. "Who's Foolin' Who"
  9. "The Real Thing"
  10. "My Love Is Burnin'"

References

  1. ^ Komara, Edward M. (January 15, 2006). "Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z, index". Taylor & Francis US – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Delbert McClinton Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Hendricks, Diana Finlay (December 1, 2017). "Delbert McClinton: One of the Fortunate Few". Texas A&M University Press – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Cost of Living". www.austinchronicle.com.
  5. ^ Hawkins, Robert J. (January 26, 1990). "Curb Records will release Delbert McClinton's...". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. C2.
  6. ^ "Delbert McClinton". Billboard.
  7. ^ Santoro, Gene (Apr 21, 1990). "McClinton Is with Us Again on Curb Comeback Album". Billboard. 102 (16): 31, 33.
  8. ^ Butters, Patrick T. (November 22, 1990). "Delbert who? His fans fill club dates". The Washington Times. p. M28.
  9. ^ Campbel, Mary (26 May 1990). "MCCLINTON WANTS TO MOVE PEOPLE: SHOWMAN ALSO HOPES HIS STYLE WILL MOVE HIS NEW ALBUM". Orlando Sentinel. p. A2.
  10. ^ Nichols, Lee (24 Jan 1991). "Defying categories: McClinton brings unique musical style to benefit". Austin American-Statesman. Onward. p. 10.
  11. ^ DeVault, Russ (May 17, 1990). "Rejuvenated road hog settles into new niche". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D3.
  12. ^ Whitall, Susan (June 22, 1990). "McCLINTON'S JUICES FLOW AFTER DROUGHT". USA Today.
  13. ^ Morse, Steve (17 Apr 1990). "ROADHOUSE ROCKER MCCLINTON ROUNDS UP AN ALL-STAR BAND". The Boston Globe. ARTS & FILM. p. 26.
  14. ^ McCarty, Patrick (March 27, 1990). "Ironically, Horn is one of the session players on Delbert ...". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Young Virginians. p. 26.
  15. ^ a b "I'm with You - Delbert McClinton | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  16. ^ a b Kening, Dan (21 June 1990). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 13D.
  17. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  18. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 732.
  19. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 459–460.
  20. ^ "TEXAS ROCKERS RETURN TO ROOTS". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  21. ^ Snowden, Don (11 Mar 1990). "A Road Warrior Tries Nashville Sound". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 67.
  22. ^ Anderson, John (8 Apr 1990). "Roadhouse Rock On a Rebound". Newsday. PART II.
  23. ^ Tomlinson, Stuart (September 7, 1990). "WILTED FLOWER BLOOMS ANEW". The Oregonian. p. R6.