That's When I Know is an album by the American musician Eddie C. Campbell, released in 1994.[1][2] It marked Campbell's return to the United States after spending more than a decade in Europe.[3] Campbell supported the album with a North American tour.[4] The title track was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award.[5]
Production
Recorded in two studios with two bands, the album was produced by Campbell and Jerry Del Giudice.[6][7] Campbell began writing the album while living in Europe.[8] "Sister Taught Me Guitar" is about Campbell's older sister teaching him the fundamentals of guitar and paying him to learn songs.[9]
USA Today wrote that Campbell's "tasty, note-bending guitar riffs propel the well-written originals."[13]Guitar Player determined that "Campbell understands the power of building a song around a single hypnotic riff."[14] The Philadelphia Daily News said that, "sung in a light, expressive style, Campbell's coy vocals evoke the qualities of soul originals Percy Mayfield and Little Johnny Taylor and ... jazz and blues sage Mose Allison."[12]The Philadelphia Inquirer praised Campbell's "sense of humor, a batch of top-flight original songs, and a sly vocal delivery that's reminiscent of Louisiana blues great Slim Harpo."[15]The Press of Atlantic City deemed the album "a superb slice of less-is-more emotive performing."[16]
