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- Record Label: Daptone
- Release Date: Oct 23, 2020
- Summary: The posthumous release features covers of songs by such artists as Bad Medicine, Woody Gutherie, Janet Jackson, Gladys Knight, Bob Marley, The Marvelettes, Shuggie Otis, Prince, Kenny Rogers, Dusty Springfield, and Stevie Wonder.
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- Record Label: Daptone
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Oct 26, 2020To say that Sharon and the group make each song their own is almost an oxymoron because some of them, particularly the ‘60s soul sides, are simply part of the group’s DNA. ... And while it’s bittersweet to hear the dearly missed Ms. Jones’ voice again in all its glory, it’s a joy to hear her and the band pouring so much love into these songs.
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Oct 22, 2020It’s a living document and continued legacy of a once-in-a-generation talent.
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Oct 22, 2020Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Rendition Was in) is a heartwarming posthumous release by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings that adds some heat to a series of familiar tunes that simultaneously pays tributes to Jones’ influences while honoring her legacy as the Godmother of a neo-soul movement that made stars out of the likes of Adele, Amy Winehouse and Lana Del Ray.
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MojoNov 18, 2020The result delivers delightful Dapness. [Jan 2021, p.88]
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Dec 3, 2020The non-R&B covers—the songs that make her and her band push themselves—are more daring and perhaps more satisfying.
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Oct 22, 2020Just Dropped In certainly doesn’t supplant the best of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ original material, but it serves as a reminder of her ability to both reinterpret when called upon and channel her gift in the most life-affirming way possible.
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Feb 8, 2021Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) demonstrates Sharon Jones gave 150 percent every time she stepped up to the microphone, regardless of the circumstances, and this album is a testament to her great talent as well as her gift for putting her own stamp on any song she chose to try on for size.