Blue Light 'til Dawn

by Cassandra Wilson

Overview

Cassandra Wilson has steadfastly refused to be pigeonholed or confined to any stylistic formula. Her highly anticipated Blue Note debut may stir renewed controversy, as she is once again all over the place. She begins the set with her intriguing version of "You Don't Know What Love Is." Then she moves from two Robert Johnson covers ("Come on in My Kitchen" and "Hellhound on My Trail") through rock compositions from Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell, her own title track, blues cut "Redbone," and a piercing version of "I Can't Stand the Rain" that can hold up to comparisons with Ann Peebles' classic. She doesn't have Johnson's menacing quality (who does?), but does invoke an equally compelling air. Wilson has great timing, pacing, and delivery, and certainly has blues sensibility in her sound. ~ Ron Wynn

Product Details

Release Date:	04/15/2022
Label:	Blue Note
UPC:	0602438761906
Rank:	70760

Tracks

Disc 1

1. You Don't Know What Love Is
2. Come On in My Kitchen
3. Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
4. Children of the Night
5. Hellhound on My Trail
6. Black Crow

Disc 2

7. Sankofa
8. Estrellas
9. Redbone
10. Tupelo Honey
11. Blue Light 'til Dawn
12. I Can't Stand the Rain

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cassandra Wilson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Voices
Olu Dara   Guest Artist,Cornet
Chris Whitley   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Resonator)
Vinx   Featured Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Voices,Percussion
Don Byron   Guest Artist,Clarinet,Featured Artist
Lonnie Plaxico   Bass
Tony Cedras   Accordion
Bill McClellan   Drums,Percussion
Kenny Davis   Bass
Kevin Johnson   Percussion,Drums (Snare),Percussion,Drums (Snare)
Gib Wharton   Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel)
Charlie Burnham   Violin,Mandocello,Percussion
Jeff Haynes   Percussion
Brandon Ross   Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Classical)
Cyro Baptista   Percussion
Billy Earl McClellan   Percussion
Lance Carter   Drums,Percussion,Drums (Snare)

Technical Credits

Robert Johnson   Composer
Linda Creed   Composer
Jimmy Douglass   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Ann Peebles   Composer
T. Bell   Composer
Bernard Miller   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Kenny Davis   Arranger
Kevin Reeves   Assembly,Mastering
Chris Whitley   Arranger
Gene Paul   Composer
Gib Wharton   Arranger
Mark Larson   Design,Art Direction
Julio Peralta   Assistant Engineer
Jamey Staub   Engineer
Bernie Miller   Composer
Craig Street   Producer
Joe Hogan   Assistant Engineer
Don Bryant   Composer
Donald Bryant   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Cassandra Wilson   Arranger,Composer
Charlie Burnham   Arranger
Wally Traugott   Mastering
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Joni Mitchell   Composer
Robert Leroy Johnson   Composer
Van Morrison   Composer
Jeff Haynes   Arranger
Jimi Hendrix   Composer,Lyricist
Oscar Moore   Composer
Brandon Ross   Arranger
Cyro Baptista   Arranger,Composer
Thom Bell   Composer
Jamie Staub   Engineer,Recording
Danny Kopelson   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Bill Emmons   Assistant Engineer
Hamiet Bluiett   Composer
Charles Brown   Composer