New York City (You're a Woman) [Import]

Al Kooper | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000264IB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,517 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a classic that does not get its due, May 20, 2009

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Bill Your 'Free Form FM Handi Cyber Print DJ ... (Mahwah, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New York City (You're a Woman) (Audio CD)

Al Kopper uses two bands on New York City, You're A Women: his own session band, and Hookfoot, who was Elton John's backup for his first album, Madmen Across the water, and those early masterpieces.

Throughout, Al cooks a stew of gospal, soul, blues and R&B: the kind of music he not only understands, but emminates in his DNA. The title track, Come Down in Time-yes, the Elton song--all the tracks radiate a the soul and hearbeat of a music Kopper seems to understand and feel as naturally as he breathes and eats. Both bands are fantastic: great R&B players with superior musicianship, and not a wiff of slickness.

Koopers singing here is excellent, understated at times, and this works extramely well. He seems to realize that when you hold back is sometimes as important as when you let it rip. The bands here also have this kind of dynamic control, and the synergy is absolutely perfect.

Albums, and artists like this are all two rare. If this were a just world, this album would rank up there with Cheap Thrills and Layla. It sure deserves to.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A class act! As usual., June 5, 2003

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M. Zabaroff (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New York City (You're a Woman) (Audio CD)

This was the follow-up to the Easy Does It double album and the first thing you notice is that the production has been stripped down compare to the 'BIG' sounds of the first 3 solo albums. This works here largely because Al knows how to get the best out of who he works with. What prevents this being a 5-star review (& this is only my opinion) is the inclusion of Ballad Of The Hard Rock Kid & Back On My Feet. Whilst neither are bad songs they are not great especially Hard Rock Kid. Listen to Rare & Well Done and you'll see that there are better songs that could have been included. Favourite songs: Title track/500 Miles/Going Quietly Mad/Medley:Ooh Wee Baby/Come Down In Time/Nightmare#5/The Warning. Buy this album you won't be disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars originaly his blues album, March 16, 2003

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"bertine_live" - See all my reviews

This review is from: New York City (You're a Woman) (Audio CD)

if you like 'you never know who your friends are' or naked song you must like it. i think it's better than i stand alone. I like the gospel background of 'the warning'. I like this album, inever sorry bought this.