Mercy

by Kelley Hunt

Overview

As a talented pianist, Kelley Hunt has proven she's quite capable of soulful, Chicago-style blues up to and including boogie-woogie. With Mercy she's vocally focused in a swamp queen's persona without dramatic histrionics or foggy backdrops, delving deep into no-nonsense subject material while still retaining her allure. Easily sliding between rock-blues with a contemporary edge, old-school and cool clockwork paced jazz, or ballad-type songs, Hunt sounds very comfortable throughout. Her slick shuffle "Wig Chalet" or the slow, choogling "Emerald City" displays a definite love of music from New Orleans. Via a persona rivaling the established front runner Janiva Magness, Kelley Hunt is well on the way to her own star status in the blues world. ~ Michael G. Nastos

Product Details

Release Date:	07/31/2009
Label:	88 Records
UPC:	0730876919020
Rank:	182816

Tracks

1. You Got to Be the Vessel
2. Lone Star Road
3. Love
4. Freedom Day
5. Emerald City
6. Mercy
7. Give Me a Sign
8. You Can't Fool Me Anymore
9. Drowning Man
10. That Ain't Love
11. Wig Chalet
12. Mountain to Move

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kelley Hunt   Primary Artist,Vocals,Strings,Vocals (Background),Piano
Colin Mahoney   Drums
Dave Roe   Bass (Acoustic)
Mitch Reilly   Sax (Tenor),Penny Whistle,Guitar (Acoustic)
Bryan Owings   Drums,Guitar
Colin Linden   Guitar,Electric Dobro
Rob McNelley   Guitar
Bob Babbitt   Bass (Acoustic),Bass (Electric)
Nick Buda   Drums
David Roe   Bass (Acoustic)
Al Berman   Bass

Technical Credits

Al Berman   Management,Producer,Session Photographer
Kelley Hunt   Composer,Producer
Jimmy Ritchey   Composer
Colin Mahoney   Engineer
Brian Harrison   Engineer
Dwight Liles   Composer
Eric Conn   Mastering
Erick Jaskowiak   Engineer
Dave Sinko   Mixing
Gary Mackender   Design,Photography