Naturally

Description

With an innate authority and remarkable elegance, Sharon Jones continues an astonishing journey that began three years earlier with the wonderful Dap Dippin', on the golden path of pure and authentic soul. With a benevolent nostalgia, Sharon Jones, accompanied by the faithful Dap-Kings, as charming as the MGs or the J.B.s were in their time, records an album that would have fit perfectly in 1971, alongside those of Marva Whitney, Doris Duke, or Betty Wright, and is just as relevant today, a slice of organic soul for uncertain times. The success of this anachronistic equation lies in the quality of the compositions, the perfect production, the old-school playing, and Jones's vintage vocals. Alternating ballads ("All Over Again"), funk bombs ("My Man Is a Mean Man"), and a stunning Technicolor reinterpretation of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," this second album is a true gem.