JJ Grey & Mofro’s - Orange Blossoms(Sunburst Splash Vinyl 2-LP)

Artiest/Band: JJ Grey & Mofro’s Album: Orange Blossoms Release 31 October 2025 Label: Alligator Records Format: Sunburst Splash Vinyl 2-LP UPC: 014551492566 ALSO AVAILABLE ON CD Genre: Blues/Soul/Swamp Blues Originally released on CD only in 2008, Orange Blossoms had its vinyl debut with an incredibly successful Record Store Day 2025 offering.  This new version repeats the RSD title in every way, except for vinyl color. ......►►►

Originally released on CD only in 2008, Orange Blossoms had its vinyl debut with an incredibly successful Record Store Day 2025 offering.  This new version repeats the RSD title in every way, except for vinyl color.  The two 12” 45rpm records will be pressed on Sunburst Splash colored vinyl, instead of Orange, and will once again be packaged in a gatefold sleeve with the same previously unpublished photos that were on the RSD release.

Orange Blossoms is a masterpiece of soul-shaking music, as JJ’s deep Southern roots and skill as a storyteller shine through, whether he’s rocking with gospel-tent fervor or slowly winding his gritty voice around a lyric of heartbreak and loss.  It’s an aggressively groove-driven record fueled by JJ’s smoldering vocals and funk-infused guitar playing. 

The title track is by far J.J.’s most-played track on Spotify and a joyous sing-a-long at all of his shows.

It’s with great pleasure that I send you the remastered audio files for our vinyl version of JJ Grey & Mofro’s wonderful album Orange Blossoms. This deeply rooted, intensely emotional album was released on CD back in 2008, but it’s never before appeared on LP. For this release, to immerse the listeners in the album’s gorgeous sound quality, we’ve remastered it on two separate 45 rpm discs in a deluxe gatefold jacket. As with all of JJ’s records, it blends swamp funk, rock & roll, old school R&B, Americana, and blues, all woven together by JJ’s unforgettable original lyrics and his soul-drenched vocals. This double LP will be released on October 31, 2025, so please hold reviews and airplay until close to that date.
 
Orange Blossoms has deservedly been one of the most popular and best-selling CDs in the Alligator catalog. JJ’s huge fan base embraced the album, as did hundreds of radio stations and the press. NPR described Orange Blossoms as “a vivid blend of blues, Southern rock and funk, complete with richly evocative lyrics and an easygoing sense of blue-collar storytelling.”  The New York Times called it “rich, funky swamp blues, rootsy rock and gritty soul…Grey celebrates life’s fundamental joys with a knack for simple truths.” USA Today called it “a world-beating blend of Southern rock, blues and Florida swamp soul,” while The Los Angeles Daily News said, “blue-eyed Florida bluesman JJ Grey pays funky, nostalgic and sometimes raunchy tribute to his home state on this soulful, rocking collection. Grey takes us on a gritty emotional ride.” AllMusic Guide said, “Orange Blossoms is a blend of deep Southern soul and funk, low-key yet surging backwoods R&B. This is the most elaborately produced of his albums, but like the chitlin’ circuit blues in his blood, there is nothing slick about it. Grey has matured into a compelling vocalist, and it is his emotional yet subtle singing that elevates this already powerful material.”
 
Orange Blossoms was cut in St. Augustine, Florida, close to JJ’s beloved ancestral backwoods family home. JJ’s love of the natural beauty and harmony of his birthplace is woven into many of the songs. It was recorded and mixed by Dan Prothero, who worked in the studio with JJ for many years. JJ’s original songs range from the gritty, nostalgic title track, to the hilarious On Fire, to the driving The Higher You Climb, to the delicate, meditative I Believe (In Everything). It’s one of JJ Grey & Mofro’s masterworks.

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Side 1 Orange Blossoms The Devil You Know Everything Good Is Bad * Side 2 She Don't Know The Truth WYLF J Grey – Lead Vocal, Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Sitar, Pianos, Clavinet, Talkbox, Harmonica, Percussion and Bass (on Move It On and On Fire) Daryl Hance – Slide and Rhythm Guitar Adam Scone – Bass and Hammond B3 Organ Anthony Cole – Drums Art Edmaiston – Tenor Saxophone Dennis Marion – Trumpet Clay Watson – Trombone Linda Cole – Backing Vocals Janet Crawford – Backing Vocals Bonnie Holdeen – Backing Vocals Phillip Pan – Violin Piotr Szewczyk – Violin Colin Kiely – Viola Betsy Federman – Cello

Side 3 On Fire Move It On Higher You Climb Side 4 Dew Drops Ybor City I Believe (In Everything) Original Release Date: August 26, 2008 All songs written and arranged by JJ Grey Published by JJ Grey Music, BMI (* except Everything Good Is Bad written by Bond/Johnson/Perry, Songs of Universal/Gold Forever Music, BMI)

Produced By Dan Prothero and JJ Grey Engineered & Mixed By Dan Prothero Executive Producer Jesse Aratow Recorded and Mixed at Retrophonics Studio, St. Augustine, Florida USA Additional Recording at The Egg Room (JJ’s home studio) Mastered by Kenneth Lee Mastering Cover art and inlay by JJ Grey Horn arrangements on Move It On by Ian Hendrickson-Smith