Darrell Nulisch
THE WHOLE TRUTH
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This disc blurs the boundaries between soul music and the blues even further for this hot Texas singer that was raised in the Dallas area listening to all that Texas has to offer. Now based in Boston this singer ranges the whole gamut of emotions with his experienced and well traveled tenor voice. He has also put together a crack band that stays with the song were ever it goes. Be to deep down Chicago style blues as on AT -CHA-MAMA-NIMS, a harmonica driven instrumental, which he penned with his long time bassist, Steve Gomes. To the soul of a fantastic cover of R.C. Hammond's THERE GOES THAT TRAIN, a slow Southern soul/blues cut that leads off this disc. This is a song that just reaches out and grabs you with the emotion and tension he creates in this under gem. Nulisch has served his time and his resume is impressive, being the singer and front man for both Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters, and for Anson Funderburg and The Rockets, as well as his own band Texas Heat. He is well traveled and his voice is expressive in emotional content from the trials he has seen in his journeys. His singing is his strong suit as his voice is capable of wringing out all the emotional angst that there is to be had in the song. His harp work is better than average and truly shines on LIKE REED. The album stays together very well until you come to the last cut, LYLA TOV (GOOD NIGHT) a jazzy noodling that just is out of place on the disc in my opinion. Also this disc gives notice that Jon Moeller, who handles the guitar work on this is going to a force to be reckoned with in the future. Just give a listen to George "Harmonica" Smith's TELEPHONE BLUES and try to convince someone that this sizzling work won't be shining somewhere in the future. The band is good and does justice to the fine material picked out for your aural pleasure.
Songs, times, writers
1 THERE GOES THAT TRAIN - 4:33 - R. C. Hammond
2 STOP THINKING TAKE (START THINKING GIVE) - 3:16 - D.Nulisch/S.Gomes
3 THERE IT IS - 4:16 - D.Nulisch/S.Gomes
5 AT-CHA-MAMA-NIMS - 4:33 - D.Nulisch/S.Gomes
6 TELEPHONE BLUES - 3:54 S.Ling/G.Smith
7 ONE NIGHT LOVER - 4:24 - D.Nulisch/S.Gomes
8 LIKE REED - 3:44 - D.Nulisch/S.Gomes
9 LOVE ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT - 3:16 - B.Gist/M.Greene
10 THERE'S A SAD STORY HERE - 4:56 - W.Robinson Jr.
11 WAIT FOR ME - 3:26 - D.Nulisch/S.Gomes
12 LYLA TOV (GOOD NIGHT) - 4:23 - B.Porecki
Musicians -
Darrell Nulisch - vocals, harmonica
Jon Meoller - guitar
Benjie Porecki -kiyboards
Steve Gomes - bass
Robb Stupka - drums
additional musicians
Ricardo Monzon -percussion
DC Horns
Michael Fitzhugh - trumpet
Eric McMillian - trumpet
Douglas Gilchrist - trombone
Jacques Johnson - tenor saxophone
Backup Vocalists
Marjorie Clark
Deidre Wright
Natalie Jackson
additional guitar on "LIKE REED" - David Earl
Producers - Darrell Nulisch, Steve Gomes, and David Earl