Peppermint Harris – Lonesome As I Can Be (2001)

1. True Love - 2:23
2. Marking Time - 2:39
3. Bad Bad Woman - 2:39
4. Mama Mama - 1:58
5. Anything You Can Do - 2:36
6. Raining In My Heart - 3:27
7. My Time After Awhile - 3:00
8. Unlucky - 2:25                        play
9. True Confession - 2:41
10. Tell Me I Can Come Home - 2:19
11. Anytime Is The Right Time - 2:38
12. Wait Until It Happens To You - 2:09
13. Bad Bad Whiskey - 2:16
14. Lonesome As I Can Be - 2:26
15. Little Girl - 2:02                   play
16. 24 Hours - 2:39
17. My Woman - 4:17
18. Nighty Night - 3:00
19. I'm Leaving - 2:59
20. Key To The Highway - 3:12
21. Raining In My Heart - 3:24

Texas R&B singer Peppermint Harris is best known for two early-'50s hits, the classic "Rainin' in My Heart" and "I Get Loaded," a drunken boast that led to a slew of other drinking songs from Harris, typecasting him as the man with a bottle in his hand, a mixed blessing at best. With an easy baritone that came across as a sort of late-night version of Sam Cooke on too many whiskey shots, Harris arguably did his best work with Jewel Records, a Louisiana label owned and run by Stan "The Record Man" Lewis. While he didn't have any huge hits between 1965 and 1971, the length of his stay at Jewel, Harris nonetheless produced some solid material, as this anthology shows. He reprises his self-penned "Rainin' in My Heart" twice here, and turns in a fine version of Big Bill Broonzy's "Key to the Highway," as well, and working with a large band, he shows a real talent for songwriting, vocal phrasing, and arrangement. There aren't a lot of Peppermint Harris CDs on the market, and while the 1950s Aladdin sides are more famous, this one, given its consistent tone and excellent sound, makes for probably a better introduction to Harris' unique version of Texas R&B. ---Steve Leggett, Rovi

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