Name: Break Out
Brand: Soulive
SKU: 40530
Price: 16.43 SGD
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Break Out

Rating

Album: Break Out
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Interlude I	More Info...	0:52
2)	Reverb	More Info...	4:18
3)	Got Soul	More Info...	3:41
4)	Cachaca	More Info...	3:53
5)	Back Again	More Info...	4:08
6)	Break Out	More Info...	4:30
7)	She's Hooked	More Info...	4:02
8)	Crosstown Traffic	More Info...	4:34
9)	Take It Easy	More Info...	3:32
10)	Vapor	More Info...	4:59
11)	What Can You Do	More Info...	4:02
12)	Interlude II	More Info...	0:29
13)	Freedom	More Info...	4:41
14)	Glad Ta Know Ya	More Info...	3:30
15)	Interlude III	More Info...	1:04

Album: Break Out
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Interlude I	More Info...	0:52
2)	Reverb	More Info...	4:18
3)	Got Soul	More Info...	3:41
4)	Cachaca	More Info...	3:53
5)	Back Again	More Info...	4:08
6)	Break Out	More Info...	4:30
7)	She's Hooked	More Info...	4:02
8)	Crosstown Traffic	More Info...	4:34
9)	Take It Easy	More Info...	3:32
10)	Vapor	More Info...	4:59
11)	What Can You Do	More Info...	4:02
12)	Interlude II	More Info...	0:29
13)	Freedom	More Info...	4:41
14)	Glad Ta Know Ya	More Info...	3:30
15)	Interlude III	More Info...	1:04

Performer Notes

Personnel: Alan Evans (vocals, keyboards, drums); Corey Glover, Ivan Neville, Reggie Watts, Chaka Khan (vocals); Eric Krasno (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, programming); Robert Randolph (pedal steel guitar); Ryan Zoidis (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Cochemea Gastelum (alto saxophone); Rashawn Ross (trumpet); Lasim Richards, Robin Eubanks (trombone); Neal Evans (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards); Danny Sandownick (percussion); Jordan Battiste (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Ira Schick; Kirk Yano; Alan Evans.
Recording information: Chung King Studios, NY (2004); Planet To Planet, NY (2004); Soulive Studios, NY (2004).
Photographer: Adriano Fagundes.
Arrangers: Neal Evans; Rashawn Ross; Ryan Zoidis.
On its 2005 studio album, BREAKOUT, Soulive--consisting of guitarist Eric Krasno and brothers Neal and Alan Evans on keys and drums, respectively--mixes its tight, funky instrumental jams with a series of tracks featuring guest stars. Admirably, each of these additional artists is perfectly suited to their allotted songs: Ivan Neville lends his bold voice to the slinky, Meters-like "Got Soul" and the shuffling "Take It Easy," while singer Chaka Khan gives a fiery performance on the energetic "Back Again" and Robert Randolph lays down some blistering pedal-steel lines on a formidable cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Crosstown Traffic." The focus, however, never shifts too far away from the Soulive trio itself, with each song reinforcing the group's remarkable interplay and musical prowess.

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (p.74) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Soulive gets closest to their live sound in the studio when the band takes more risks....The organ trio combines that sense of experimentation with a healthy respect for what sounds good in the studio."