I Learned The Hard Way

I Learned The Hard Way

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are already well known as one of the most exciting acts in the nation for both their explosive live shows and their prolic output of gritty studio recordings. Their breakout release, 100 Days, 100 Nights , has sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. The follow-up I Learned the Hard Way, their fourth full-length on Brooklyn's independent Daptone Records marks a bold step forward for a band who almost single-handedly stewarded today's return of soul music to its more traditional sound.
Produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records' House of Soul studios, the record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax. Sharon's raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command set her firmly alongside Tina Turner, James Brown, Mavis Staples, and Aretha as a fixture in the canon of soul music. From the lush Philly-Soul fanfare that ushers in The Game Gets Old at the top of the record, to the stripped down Sam Cooke-style Mama Don't Like My Man at the tail, the Dap-Kings dance seamlessly through both the most crafted and simple arrangements with subtlety and discipline. I Learned the Hard Way is the Daptone Sound at its finest.
Country USA
Brand Daptone Records
Manufacturer Daptone Records
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber MFR823134001923#N
Model MFR823134001923#N
ReleaseDate 2010-04-06
UnitCount 1
UPCs 823134001923
EANs 0823134001923

Country	USA
Brand	Daptone Records
Manufacturer	Daptone Records
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	MFR823134001923#N
Model	MFR823134001923#N
ReleaseDate	2010-04-06
UnitCount	1
UPCs	823134001923
EANs	0823134001923

I Learned The Hard Way

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