Something's Gotta Give

Shawn Pittman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 1999)
• Original Release Date: July 13, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cannonball Records
• ASIN: B00000JJSI
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,243 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Something's Gotta Give

2. Tell Me Why

3. Just a Game

4. Get Started

5. Come on Over

6. East Side Groove

7. Something to Remember You By

8. Payin' the Price

9. Make It Through

10. Cruisin'

11. That First Drink

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dazzling blues album -- exceptional playing and writing!, September 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Something's Gotta Give (Audio CD)

I first heard Shawn Pittman at a club in Chicago a week ago. I purchased this CD between sets at the performance and have had a hard time listening to anything else, since. What a surprisingly great CD! Pittman combines exceptional song writing with dazzling guitar work and soulful vocals to create a compilation of tunes that get stronger with each listen. Pittman's CD is far more restrained than his live performance -- where his incredible guitar-playing prowess is the highlight -- but he does a masterful job of changing paces and mixing song structures, which makes the CD so effective. From the opening title track, through the angst-filled, acoustic-blues finale ("I Try to Stay Dry") -- Pittman takes you on a stylistic tour that is nothing short of a blues power house!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real talent, September 25, 2004

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M. Bernocchi "mbernocchi" (Old Windsor, Berkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Something's Gotta Give (Audio CD)

Shown Pittman is another of the many "music business" mysteries. He is, without any doubts, a very talented guitar player and a very good singer too despite his young age (and this is not a minor plus!). Never than less he is very much overlook by every blues critics, so that, even Amazon does not have all his recordings in its (to be fair) impressive blues catalogue. Two very strong albums have followed this CD (this is his second one) but they are self-produced and only available on Shawn's web-site. I strongly believe that blues desperately needs new talents able to reinvigorate the music style being, at the same time, faithful to the masters of the past. Well, Shawn is, from my point of view, one of them. He is, together with Sean Costello, probably the best "young" blues guitarist around. After his impressive, beautiful, debut album he confirmed with this one that he might be (I really think that he will be) one of the major stars in the blues business one day. Just listen to his cover of the all time classic "Something To Remember You By" or to the closing acoustic number "That First Drink" and I am sure that most of you would agree with me. A fantastic blues album that shouldn't be missed by any blues fan.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shawn Pittman w/ Susan Tedesche &Double Trouble, Antone's, February 14, 2000

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Deb Baker (NE Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something's Gotta Give (Audio CD)

Shawn Pittman showed up at Antone's Anniversary Party with Susan Tedesche & Double Trouble.(June 99) I felt so lucky to be there. They were all just awesome, I've been looking to add Shawn's 2 CD's to my blues collection ever since. KOOL