Hope Waits

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I'll Be Satisfied 02:56 Tools
I´ll be Satisfied 02:56 Tools
Get Behind the Mule 04:34 Tools
Fortune Teller 04:47 Tools
Yesterdays 04:40 Tools
You Crossed the Line 03:58 Tools
The Ballad of Judith Anne 04:07 Tools
Ring Them Bells 03:49 Tools
Cigarettes and Coffee 04:13 Tools
Drown In My Own Tears 03:53 Tools
Come Rain or Come Shine 03:17 Tools
Ignatius 05:15 Tools
Mother in Law Blues 02:48 Tools
Mother-In-Law Blues 02:51 Tools
Come Rain Or Shine 03:17 Tools
Heavies 03:35 Tools
I'll Be Home Tomorrow 04:21 Tools
Drownin' My Own Tears 04:21 Tools
I'll Be Satisfied (Www.TodoHit.Com) 02:56 Tools
Once 00:30 Tools
Shine 00:30 Tools
I´ll be Satisfied 00:30 Tools
ill be satisfied 00:30 Tools
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Waits' bio reads like a Hollywood film, and by that I mean the drama came hard and fast for this woman. We're talking alcoholic father, a mother who squelched her daughter's early singing attempts out of jealousy before being murdered, and growing up in poverty in Louisiana. But while Waits' early life was tumultuous to say the least, that voice managed to prevail, and on her self-titled debut for the Radarproof label, we are shown why we are all the better for it. Just as capable of singing a torch song as getting down and dirty with the blues, Waits tackles a combination of covers and originals on her CD with passion that really should be displayed more in the music business. Her choices for covers are as curious when one sees them listed on the CD cover as they are ultimately appropriate, once they have been heard. Tom Waits' "Get Behind the Mule," sizzles with mischief when the female Waits works her magic on it. Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells," a criminally overlooked track from his excellent "Oh Mercy" CD, is given beautifully reverent treatment by Waits, as is the Billie Holiday standard, "Yesterdays." Just wait until you hear the longing in Waits' voice when she tackles Ray Charles' "Drown in My Own Tears." Among the originals, the song "The Ballad of Judith Anne" is the most intriguing. Also good is "Ignatius," which closes out the CD. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.