Moments From This Theater

Dan Penn And Spooner Oldham | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Proper Records Us
• ASIN: B000ARG2AU
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,250 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm Your Puppet

2. Sweet Inspiration

3. Cry Like a Baby

4. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

5. I Met Her in Church

6. Lonely Women Make Good Lovers

7. It Tears Me Up

8. The Dark End of the Street

9. You Left the Water Running

10. Out of Left Field

11. Memphis Women and Chicken

12. A Woman Left Lonely

13. I'm Living Good

14. Ol' Folks

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This has it all, December 9, 2005

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Travis Dubya McGee Bickle "elitist duffer" (Texas Quail Hunting Camp) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moments From This Theater (Audio CD)

Some of the greatest songs ever written. I mean, "Memphis women and chicken" - doesn't that say it all? And, "Dark End of the Street" - if that song cut any deeper, you'd have to have a transfusion to listen to it...

Beautiful, spare versions by the songwriters - it doesn't get any more heartfelt and direct.

And, if "Old Folks" doesn't make you a little misty, you should check your ticker - it might be missing.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dan Penn ... Heartfelt & Soulful Songwriter!, July 17, 2006

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Steven R. Struck (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moments From This Theater (Audio CD)

I was fortunate enough to see Dan Penn perform solo (opening act for the brilliant Hacienda Brothers) in a small club in Philadelphia last night, and he held the audience completely spellbound for his entire set. Penn has written several heartfelt and soulful songs over the years (many are hidden gems), and his guitar talent and vocal abilities are very touching and bring out the best in each song. Several of the songs on this CD with Spooner Oldham were played by Penn last night, and they were all terrific ... some touching and some funny ... and all played with his total heart and soul with such natural ease. My favorites from this CD with Spooner Oldham that Penn played solo last night were the tender and romantic "I'm Your Puppet", the upbeat "I Met Her In Church", the heartaching song "It Tears Me Up", the sensitive and touching tribute to seniors "Ol' Folks", and the downright funny "Memphis Women & Chicken" which contains clever and comical lyrics. I was deeply impressed by Dan Penn, and consider him to be a brilliant songwriter and underrated and naturally gifted performer. Needless to say, I am buying this CD now!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It tears me up!, February 17, 2006

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Naomi Johnson "beauvallet" (Columbus, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moments From This Theater (Audio CD)

Soul music knows no greater friends than Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham. The wrenching vocal on 'It Tears Me Up' does exactly that, while the spare arrangements lend a poignancy to these songs that is missing from the more famous versions. This is music to break up/make up/make love by. I toyed with the idea of buying this CD for a long time before buying it. Shame on me! I won't be dithering about buying anything else these two have done, I got the plastic out and ready!