I Can't Complain

Phoebe Snow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: House of Blues
• ASIN: B000003QYU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,181 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Brand New Me

2. Right To The End

3. Madame George

4. Piece Of My Heart

5. Baby, Work Out

6. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu

7. A Case Of You

8. Big Leg Blues

9. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

10. Share Your Love With Me

11. Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'

12. Never, Never Land

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Snow takes some classic songs and makes them her own, May 1, 1998

By 

Jonathan D. Osborn "J.D. Osborn" (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Can't Complain (Audio CD)

I was real impressed with this album. Phoebe snow has always had a remarkable voice, but usually had a very uneven choice of songs. In this album, Phoebe goes in for some classics from the late 1960's and early 1970's. To my mind, the ploy works. I recall listening to "Piece of My Heart", knowing I knew the song, but being unable to place it. When it finally hit me that it was a remake of an old Janis Joplin song it floored me, much as Snow's rendition of "If I Only had a Brain/a Heart/the Nerve" from the Wizard of Oz a few years ago had. When she applies her skills to a song, she makes you hear it anew. and these are songs that benefit from the treatment. Her version of Van Morrison's "Madame George" from his seminal Astral Weeks album bring the words into focus, and enliven the vivid reminiscences Morrison embedded within the song.

She similarly enlivens both Dylan's "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" and the old Blind Willie Johnson Blues "Lord, I Can't Keep from Crying" with fresh, sturdy interpretations that allow the listener to appreciate the songs anew.

Give it a try.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible!!!!!, October 31, 1999

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Terri (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Can't Complain (Audio CD)

This is one of the best CD's I have heard from cover to cover. Everyone needs to give this an ear. Sister Phoebe has got some soul!!!! Give us more!!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome!, January 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: I Can't Complain (Audio CD)

This is Phoebe at her best. I reccomend it highly