"Balmain has emerged with an album that sounds like it could have come out of Detroit in the early-1970s or Muscle Shoals in the late-1970s. It’s a vibrant and rich mix of rock and soul that has all of the swagger of the feel-good decade.
From the opening notes of the EP, listeners can almost see the warm glow of fat tube amps pouring out of their speakers onto shag carpeting. The rocking blues-soaked title track sets the stage, but Balmain manages in only six songs to shift between soulful slow tunes like the exquisite Home to sing along anthems like Meet Me."
(Brian F. Johnson, MARQUEE MAGAZINE - June 1, 2015)
Credits (By Artist)
Music and Lyrics by Doug Balmain
Produced & Mixed by Rob Stroup
Song Crafting & Arranging Naomi Hooley
Recorded at 8 Ball Studio in Portland, OR
Mastered by RFI Mastering
Doug Balmain - Vocals & Guitar (All tracks)
Bob Dunham - Guitar (All tracks)
Arthur Parker - Bass (All tracks)
Jeff Anthony - Drums (All tracks)
JeanPierre Garan - Organ & Piano on “Burnin’ Both Ends”, “I’ve Seen Days”, “Meet
Me”, “Home”, “Bad Habits”
Naomi Hooley - Backup Vocals on “The Hole You Dug”
Rob Stroup - Backup Vocals on “Burnin’ Both Ends”, “Bad Habits” / Guitar on “The Hole You Dug” / Percussion “The Hole You Dug”
Timothy Greenidge - Backup Vocals on “I’ve Seen Days”, “The Hole You Dug”, “Meet Me”,
“Home”
Leisa Hart - Backup Vocals on “I’ve Seen Days”, “The Hole You Dug”, “Meet Me”,
“Home”
Ericka Warren - Backup Vocals on “I’ve Seen Days”, “The Hole You Dug”, “Meet Me”,
“Home”
Paul Brainard - Trumpet & Horn Arrangement on “Burnin’ Both Ends”, “I’ve Seen
Days”, “Home”, “Bad Habits” / Pedal Steel on “The Hole You Dug”
Mary-Sue Tobin - Tenor & Baritone Sax on “Burnin’ Both Ends”, “I’ve Seen Days”,
“Home”, “Bad Habits”
Scott Van Schoick - Trombone on “Burnin’ Both Ends”, “I’ve Seen Days”, “Home”, “Bad
Habits”
Andrew Doorn - Graphic
Design
