I'm a Woman: 30 Years of Maria Muldaur

Maria Muldaur | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 4, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shout Factory
• ASIN: B0001XANNK
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,786 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm a Woman

2. Midnight at the Oasis

3. My Tennessee Mountain Home

4. The Work Song

5. Rockin' Chair

6. It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion)

7. Don't You Make Me High (Don't You Feel My Leg)

8. Three Dollar Bill

9. Cajun Moon

10. Louisiana Love Call

11. Best of Me

12. It Feels Like Rain

13. Me and My Chauffeur Blues

14. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You

15. Get Up, Get Ready

16. Somebody Was Watching Over Me

17. Well, Well, Well

18. Soul of a Man

19. It's a Blessing

Editorial Reviews

Maria Muldaur’s musical style defies definition. She’s conquered jazz, blues, country, folk, gospel and rock, while shaking the tambourine with Jerry Garcia and blending vocals with Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville, Dr. John and Charles Brown. She spent time as a member of the Even Dozen Jug Band and the Jim Kweskin Jug Band before going solo. This collection spans the last 30 years, featuring audience and personal favorites, picked by Muldaur herself. She includes track-by-track commentary in the liner notes, offering special memories and anecdotes for each of the CD’s 19 tracks. Forty years into her career, Maria Muldaur continues to tour and release new material.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let this woman lead the Second Line Parade, November 10, 2006

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D. Wright "wrdwrite" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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I have appreciated this woman's voice for more than the thirty years she has been recording. It is regrettable that she hasn't received the attention she deserves for her body of work, but that is just the luck of being an artist who chooses the best work for herself truly. She is ecclectic in her choices, ranging from New Orleans, LA to Nashville/Memphis, TN to New York City, NY. The album 'Maria Muldaur's 'Midnight At The Oasis' was my introduction to her and was a pop hit in the mid-70s and it also had on it Dolly Parton's 'My Tennesee Mountain Home'. Two songs of such distinct style differences that gave my fifteen year old mind wonderful posibilities. On this retrospective, there are the contributions of Doctor John, the Neville Brothers, Peggy Lee, Brother Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, JJ Cale, Ry Cooper, Bonnie Riatt, Mavis Staples, The Chambers Brothers, Benny Carter, and too many more. Because of Ms Mudaur, I have since listened to and become a fan of many almost forgotten greats like Ma Rainey, Memphis Minnie, Fats Waller, Bessie Smith, and Hoagy Carmichael. I have seen people try to catagorize the music of this woman, but she is more than the Blues, or Gospel, or Pop, or whatever you try to file her under - other than Favorite.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great album with only one surprise., January 8, 2008

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This is really an amazing album that has quite a variety of music (the spectrum goes from gospel to hokum (or vice versa if you prefer)). She runs the gamut of jazz, blues, gospel, field hollers, hokum, and pop. Only one surprise. I'm amazed that she didn't pick "Richland Woman Blues" as one of her best. She single handedly turned this Mississippi John Hurt song into a masterpiece. I'm not questioning her choices (I'm just glad the artist is the producer for a change), and there's no way of adding it in (it's a 79+ minute disc). Maria and her friends (Dr. John, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Rait, Mavis Staples, Aaron Nevil, The Chambers Brothers, Charles Brown, Hoagy Carmichael, and a lot more) make one full platter of entertainment.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet!, May 25, 2009

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E. R. Lopez "Roadkill & Dogbert" (Redwood City, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This compilation is even better than I thought it would be when I bought it. I was originally looking for a few of her "hits" but then I thought I would give this CD a try to learn more about her music... and I'm glad I did. Other than two songs at the beginning which don't do much for me (My Tennessee Mountain Home and The Work Song) this collection is a solid "10". I am really amazed at how Maria's style can be sexy and spiritual at the same time. A great addition to any music collection.