Cover Me - The Eddie Hinton Songbook - Ace Records
one of Muscle Shoals’ most admired singer/songwriter/musicians
Ace records have just pushed out the latest addition to their highly regarded Songwriter series. This release concerns itself with the Eddie Hinton songbook and features 24 of his works, with many making their first appearance on UK CD release. Details follow below
Cover Me - The Eddie Hinton Songbook - Ace Records
Genre: 60s Soul
Label: Ace Records
Format: CD
Catalogue Id: CDTOP 1535
Release Notes
Versions of two dozen of the finest compositions from one of Muscle Shoals’ most admired singer/songwriter/musicians of the 60s and 70s.
Atlantic Records’ Jerry Wexler said he was going to be “the next big thing” more than 40 years ago. Sadly, life dealt Eddie Hinton several poor hands in his 51 years on Earth, from a minor early 70s drugs bust that led to a premature departure from his home in Muscle Shoals to the release of a fantastic debut album in 1977 that got buried when his record label went bankrupt weeks afterwards, to a fatal heart attack in the 90s, just when he was finally beginning to achieve a long-deserved level of international recognition. No wonder he once wrote and recorded a song called ‘Hard Luck Guy’. If anyone ever earned such a soubriquet, it was Eddie Hinton....
The full release notes by Tony Rounce @TONY ROUNCE can be read via the link below along with purchase options
https://acerecords.co.uk/cover-me-the-eddie-hinton-songbook
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Track Listing
Breakfast In Bed - Dusty Springfield
Down In Texas - Oscar Toney Jr.
Cover Me - Jackie Moore
A Little Bit Salty - Bobby Womack
Sure As Sin - Candi Staton
300 Pounds Of Hongry - Tony Joe White
Masquerade - Don Varner
Always David - The Sweet Inspirations
Poor Mary Has Drowned - Brick Wall
It's All Wrong But It's Alright - Eddie Hinton
Help Me Make It (Power Of A Woman's Love) - Mink Deville
Save The Children - Cher
Every Natural Thing - Aretha Franklin
If I Had Let You In - The Box Tops
Satisfaction Guaranteed - Judy White
Standing On The Mountain - Percy Sledge
I Got The Feeling - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
Home For The Summer - The Hour Glass featuring Gregg & Duane Allman
Lay It On Me - Gwen McCrae
People In Love - Lou Johnson
Where You Come From - Bonnie Bramlett
Seventeen Year Old Girl - Mickey Buckins & The New Breed
Love Waits For No Man - Al Johnson
Where's Eddie - Lulu
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