The Tennessee native and proud recipient of a Beale Street Brass Note has been performing since she was a teen and calls herself a product of the musical melting pot of blues, rock, soul, and country that is Memphis. Her soft sultry vocal style and elegant piano playing is the focus for the collection of new tracks dealing with life, love and loss delivered with a velvet glove approach and hi quality sound aesthetic that stirs the soul yet remains easy on the ears. Carroll and Gaines assembled an all-star backing band including guitarist Will McFarlane, bassist Dave Smith, drummer Steve Potts, and others, completing the project that was three years in the making.
Carroll spells out her belief in the power of love on the sweet swinging title track, “Love On It,” that pops with touches of barrelhouse and gospel. “Heart Full Of Honey” drips with sultry flair as Carroll sings her siren song of tempting double entendres. She delivers sage advice on leaving your past behind on the swampy “Don’t Rattle Them Bones,” and whispers in our ears on the flowing 90’s L.A. pop ballad “Hurt So Hard.” The soulful love song, “Baby Blue,” pays tribute to her lover and the effects of a true romance. Album highlight, “Soul Of The Heart,” is a timeless R&B ballad steeped in alluring southern charm with Carroll’s vocals punctuated by a soaring sax solo from Buddy Leach.
The volume ramps up for the throbbing groover “Blindsided,” and the horn driven “Tryin’ To Feel Heaven” mixes elements of classic soul and modern R&B to convey the message of hope. Caroll takes us to church on the gospel fueled shuffle, “Gonna Come A Day,” that lopes along on the driving bass line from Dave Smith and solid organ from Rick Steff. Gritty guitar from Will McFarlane leads the slow burning commentary on social media, “Preacher Man.” The playful jazz lounge number, “Code Blue,” has Carroll sparring with saxophonist Buddy Leach using a set of medical emergency terms with razor sharp wit on heartache.
Love On It closes with the heartfelt piano driven ballad “Gotta Hand It To You,” with Carroll giving praise and testimony of gratitude to those closest to her, who gave the love and support necessary to complete her journey. Rick J Bowen
Tracklist:
- 1.Love On It 03:48
- 2.Heart Full of Honey
- 3.Don't Rattle Them Bones
- 4.Hurt So Hard
- 5.Baby Blue
- 6.Soul of the Heart
- 7.Blindsided
- 8.Tryin' to Feel Heaven
- 9.Gonna Come a Day
- 10.Preacher Man
- 11.Code Blue
- 12.Gotta Hand It to You
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BIOGRAPHY
Sandy Carroll returned to her Memphis roots in 1983 and spent a year headlining at a local club on historic Beale Street, following several years of performing on the road. Writing and recording the singles, ‘If You Got It’ and ‘Memphis In May’ in 1984, Sandy partnered with Jim Dickinson, NARAS Memphis chapter’s seven-time producer of the year. ‘Memphis In May’ became a regional hit and for several years, the unofficial theme song for the Memphis In May annual festivities. Sandy performed at the Memphis In May Festival with the Memphis Horns (with special guest Rufus Thomas) and also at the first Beale Street Music Festival.
Upon her return to Memphis in 1989, the legendary Albert King recorded Sandy’s ‘If You Got It’ which appeared on his final studio album, “Red House.” Sandy then starting writing songs for her own full-length debut album, “Southern Woman,” released in 1993. Following the release,
Sandy was invited on a month-long tour of the United Kingdom. Sandy continued promoting
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