Track Listing

1. Going Home
2. Just Another Word
3. Bones
4. Who Do You Want Me to Be?
5. Time Has Come
6. White Sugar
7. Kiss the Ground Goodbye
8. Heavy Heart
9. Watch 'Em Burn
10. Blackest Day

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1285 in Music
• Brand: Taylor
• Released on: 2009-05-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Album Description
Imagine the love child of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dusty Springfield, and you begin to get a feel for Joanne Shaw Taylor's mix of fiery guitar playing, sultry vocals, and 100% pure soul!

She has toured and played guitar with supergroup D.U.P., which includes Dave Stewart (The Eurythmics), Candy Dulfer (Prince), and Jimmy Cliff.

"She plays with more attitude and fl are than most. Massive potential here. Inspiring." -- Guitarist

Customer Reviews

Wow!
Attention all Blues Fans!...Caution: Molten Hot Female Blues! I like Susan Tedeschi like the next guy, but Holy Smokes! I don't even know what to say. I read about this woman in the best rock magazine on the planet, Classic Rock Magazine, picked it up and it's just Too Hot, Too Hot Too Handle as the old UFO song goes. A caucasian Brit female playing white hot Blues...a rare bird indeed. I'm hooked! It's like Joe Bonnamassa, Jonny Lang, Susan Tedeschi, Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt all rolled into one. Highly recommended.

Really very good
I bought this CD mainly for curiosity. I did not know anything about this young artist even if she is British. I have to say that I am pleased I did it. White Sugar is a very solid blues/rock CD and Joanne displays all her ability as guitar player and singer. It looks pretty evident that SRV and Albert King are her main influences. Her style is reminiscent of the sound of the two great players of the past and this is really clear in the two excellent slow numbers included in the mix. Listening to Time Has Come you will surely be able to recognise two or three licks very distinctive of Albert's style while in Blackest Day, that is also in my view the best song of the album, the influence of the great SRV is very strong. Having said that I would like to point out that Joanne guitar playing is really very good and her soloing is always well balanced and inspired. I would like also to add that she is a good singer too, and this is a plus that is not so common in the business. In conclusion a very enjoyable album that will please blues and rock/blues aficionados.

Wow! This is a star on the rise!
I'm pretty new to JST but have heard her name mentioned on some message boards. Well, I'm sold now that I've listened to White Sugar. I agree with other comments of a voice like Susan Tedeschi or Bonnie Raitt, combined with the ability to smoke on the guitar at or near the level of any of the top players (Bonamassa, Mayer, Trucks, Lister, etc.). This plus great songwriting and a sound from blues to bluesrock but with a pop sensibility. This lass from England is a real blues star on the rise.