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Payin' for My Sins

Grady Champion
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 17, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: August 17, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Shanachie
  • ASIN: B00000JWC4
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #307,889 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
listen  1. I'm Smilin' Again 4:09$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. You Got Some Explaining To Do 4:15$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Good As New 4:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. She's Some Kind Of Wonderful 3:27$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. My Rooster Is King 3:39$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Goin' Down Slow 6:13$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Payin' For My Sins 3:41$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Troubled Mind 4:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Let Me Be 3:58$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Roberta 4:05$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Don't Start Me To Talkin' 3:56$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City 4:14$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Dreamin' 3:37$0.99 Buy Track


Editorial Reviews

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Though it starts off slow, the second album from singer and harmonica player Grady Champion packs a powerful punch once it gets going. Solid songwriting and a steady backing band add strength to "My Rooster Is King," "Troubled Mind" (which features some great drums-and-harp interplay), and "Let Me Be." Champion also does right by his choice of cover material, adapting and updating "Goin' Down Slow" and infusing plenty of energy into "She's Some Kind of Wonderful." Far from restricting himself to a single style, Champion handles traditional stylings ("Roberta") and soul-inflected grooves ("Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City") with equal ease. In a time when there's a dearth of young harmonica players to follow in the footsteps of the great Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter, Payin' for My Sins shows great promise. --Genevieve Williams

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars star on the rise, September 4, 2000
By howard lee teitel (GLENDALE, NEW YORK United States) - See all my reviews
IF YOU ARE A FAN OF BLUES/ROCK AND SOUL THIS CD AS IT ALL AND IT IS ALL GOOD. GRADY SOUNDS LIKE A YOUNG ROBERT JOHNSON WITH HIS SOUND POWERFUL VOICE. BEST CUTS ARE "DONT START ME TALKNG" OLD SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON SONG ABD "SOME KIND OF WONDEFUL" OLD GRAND FUNK TUNE. THE MOST POWERFUL SONG IS "GOIN DOWN SLOW" WHICH STRESSES THE CONSENQUENCES OF UNPROTECTED SEX. GRADY SINGS AND PLAYS HARMONICA.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Champion's got some soul!, November 15, 1999
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This CD has some really nice songs with some really nice grooves. Champion shows his vocal skills on everything from real rockin' soul to some nicely laid down ballads, and his harmonica playing adds just the right flavor. This guy can groove!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Grady sings some sweet blues, August 17, 2001
By Davyjohn (Wisconsin- United States) - See all my reviews
This is a great blues CD by Grady Champion. I purchased the CD after I heard Grady live at the Prairie Dog Blues Fesitival in Prairie Du Chien, WI. For me there is Blues Rock and then there is the Blues. Grady sings the Blues. I like every song on this CD and recommend it to everyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
I was very impressed by every aspect of this CD. Champion really shows off his harmonica skills on several of the cuts as well as his fine vocal ability on the ballad "Good... Read more
Published on October 29, 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars good music but who told the guy he could sing?
Grady Champion was a new name to me, having bought the CD on the basis of an Amazon recommendation. The album has it's moments and the music's great but when it comes to singing,... Read more
Published on October 6, 1999

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