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ARTISTS
Joe Henry produced the multi-artist album
I Believe to My Soul, which features
Allen Toussaint,
Mavis
Staples,
Ann
Peebles,
Irma
Thomas and
Billy
Preston.
"A good record producer is like a good editor. He or she
maintains originality of the voice. The producer becomes an advocate for the
artist's material. The producer has vision. Joe Henry fits this bill.
Henry told me how he investigated Sam Cooke's "Night Beat" as
a template for his "I Believe In My Soul" compilation with soul singers Ann
Peebles, Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Mavis Staples and Billy Preston (who
played on 1963's "Night Beat"). Henry did not set out to imitate Cooke's
intimate, stripped down affair, but he wanted to study the prominent vocals. He heard how the band responded to the words and phrasing. That dictated
the arrangements. Henry's willingness to take chances is what makes his sound
come alive. He generally gives his band songs in their most skeletal form so the
material grows in a process of mutual discovery." David Hoeckstra, The Chicago Sun-Times
Joe Henry has released 10 full-length albums, including "Talk of Heaven"
(1986),1996's Trampoline, and Civilians (2007).
He also has an extensive discography as a producer:
link to discography.
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