Fire It Up!

by Laurie Morvan

Overview

Northern California electric guitarist Laurie Morvan's fourth CD shows her driving straight-ahead on the highway of no-nonsense blues, speeding along the urban highway of peers like Deanna Bogart, Deborah Coleman, and Debbie Davies. While her vocal style is easily comparable to Marcia Ball, she's a deeper, somewhat broader singer in complete control of any situation in life or social settings. Morvan wrote all of these tunes, which speak of the urban tradition, either comely or tough, depending on her mood. Many of these tracks feature some well-arranged group singing with Lisa Grubbs and Carolyn Kelley, while B-3 organists Sammy Avila or David Mathews swap on alternating cuts. Morvan's solid vocal chops are far from ordinary. Grubbs and Kelley sound great throughout, but especially so during the rocker "You Don't Know About Me" and the soulful, comforting "Let Me Carry Your Troubles." Laurie Morvan is ready to break out on more than just a local level, a first-class performer with plenty of blues appeal and musicality to carry her far on an international level, as per this enjoyable, recommended disc. ~ Michael G. Nastos

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2009
Label:	Screaming Lizard Records / Screaming Lizar
UPC:	0640371000423
Rank:	153698

Tracks

1. Nothin' But the Blues
2. Come on Over to My BBQ
3. Good Girls Bad Girls
4. Lay Your Hands
5. I Speak the Blues
6. Livin' in a Man's World
7. Let Me Carry Your Troubles
8. You Don't Know About Me
9. Skinny Chicks
10. Testify
11. Ooh Ooh Baby
12. Cafe Boogaloo

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Laurie Morvan   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Carolyn Kelley   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Laurie Morvan   Group Member,Mixing,Producer,Engineer,Composer
Steve Savage   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Bob Hakins   Photography
Carolyn Kelley   Group Member