Change My Game

by Thorbjorn Risager, Thorbjorn Risager & the Black Tornado

Overview

Despite the title, Thorbjorn Risager -- supported by his band the Black Tornado -- doesn't change his game on this 2017 album. He remains faithful to Southern soul and Chicago blues. Playing the songs with conviction if not invention, Risager revels in convention: as fun as the soft rock detour "Hard Time" is, he's best when he's following a familiar path, sinking into simmering soul and R&B. Sometimes the tempo kicks up -- "Hold My Lover Tight" is propulsive, as is "Maybe It's Alright" -- but Change My Game usually keeps things low-key and that's its appeal: never showy, the album is steeped in tradition but prefers to keep things lively and fun. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/17/2017
Label:	Ruf Records
UPC:	0710347124023
Rank:	93287

Tracks

1. I Used to Love You
2. Dreamland
3. Change My Game
4. Holler 'n' Moan
5. Hard Time
6. Long Gone
7. Hold My Lover Tight
8. Maybe It's Alright
9. Train
10. Lay My Burden Down
11. City of Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Thorbjorn Risager   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Thorbjorn Risager & the Black Tornado   Primary Artist
Soren Bojgaard   Bass,Percussion,Synthesizer,Guitar (Baritone)
Emil Balsgaard   Organ,Piano,Clavinet,Mellotron,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer
Pia Trojgaard   Vocals (Background)
Miriam Mandipira-Mumba   Vocals (Background)
Mads Lumholdt   Vocals (Background)
Peter Skjerning   Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),String Instrument
Martin Seidelin   Drums,Percussion
Kasper Wagner   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Peter Kehl   Trumpet,Trombone,Flugelhorn,Sousaphone
Hans Nybo   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Thorbjorn Risager   Composer,Producer
Soren Bojgaard   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Group Member
Mikkel Gemzoe   Mastering
Emil Balsgaard   Group Member
Henrik West   Engineer
Thorbjorn Risager & the Black Tornado   Producer
Soren Ronholt   Photography
Miriam Mandipira-Mumba   Fills
Lars Andresen   Engineer
Peter Skjerning   Composer,Group Member
Martin Seidelin   Group Member
Kasper Wagner   Group Member,Horn Arrangements
Peter Kehl   Group Member,Horn Arrangements
Hans Nybo   Group Member