Thankful N' Thoughtful - Bettye LaVette
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  • Summary: Craig Street produced the latest release from the R&B singer featuring songs originally made by The Black Keys, Bob Dylan, Gnarls Barkley, The Pogues, Sly & the Family Stone, Tom Waits, and Neil Young.

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Uncut
    Sep 28, 2012
    90
    Producer Craig Street's customary forte is smoothness but the grittier Muscle Shoals influence he's channeled here is perfectly tailored. [Nov 2012, p.77]
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  2. Mojo
    Oct 22, 2012
    80
    Other artists covered include Gnarls Barkley, Tom Waits and Neil Young, but this is Bettye's record, these are her songs now. [Nov 2012, p.86]
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  3. NOW Magazine
    Nov 1, 2012
    80
    There's a rich sense of open space and movement that feels close to dub reggae at times, which leaves plenty of room for LaVette in the foreground.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Oct 29, 2012
    60
    Since there's never any faulting LaVette's performances, the quality of her albums depends on both the material and the producers she chooses, and it's in those ways that Thankful N' Thoughtful is a slight letdown from LaVette.

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