[2018-10-26] Various Artists "Cover Me: The Eddie Hinton Songbook" (Ace UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:21 am

Description
It’s been a while since the last ‘Ace Songwriter Series’ release but we still have plenty of future volumes in the pipeline. The series resumes this month with a package featuring two dozen musical delights from the pen of the late Eddie Hinton.

A cult hero among those who know and love their Muscle Shoals music, Eddie was a fixture of the Shoals recording scene in the mid-late 60s. As well as being a prolific and immediately recognisable session guitarist, and a great singer who sadly recorded far too infrequently, Eddie regularly wrote fine songs with a peer group that at various times included Donnie Fritts and Dan Penn.

“Cover Me” features a comprehensive selection of Eddie’s best-known copyrights, many of which are now regarded as classics of 60s southern soul. Not all of Eddie’s songs are as well-known as his biggest hit, the much-recorded ‘Breakfast In Bed’, but there are several others here that could and should have been just as commercially successful.

Artists would always be glad to record whatever Eddie submitted for their consideration. You only have to look at “Cover Me”’s cast list, which includes Bobby Womack, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Mink Deville, Cher and Lulu to name but a few, to see the calibre of talent Eddie’s copyrights attracted.

This collection brings together songs from all periods of Eddie’s career. It’s sure to enhance the stellar reputation of one of Muscle Shoals’ favourite sons and it will be a welcome addition to anyone’s collection of ‘Ace Songwriter Series’ packages.

Tracklist
1. Breakfast In Bed - Dusty Springfield
2. Down In Texas - Oscar Toney Jr.
3. Cover Me - Jackie Moore
4. A Little Bit Salty - Bobby Womack
5. Sure As Sin - Candi Staton
6. 300 Pounds Of Hongry - Tony Joe White
7. Masquerade - Don Varner
8. Always David - The Sweet Inspirations
9. Poor Mary Has Drowned - Brick Wall
10. It's All Wrong But It's Alright - Eddie Hinton
11. Help Me Make It (Power Of A Woman's Love) - Mink Deville
12. Save The Children - Cher
13. Every Natural Thing - Aretha Franklin
14. If I Had Let You In - The Box Tops
15. Satisfaction Guaranteed - Judy White
16. Standing On The Mountain - Percy Sledge
17. I Got The Feeling - The Amazing Rhythm Aces
18. Home For The Summer - The Hourglass featuring Gregg & Duane Allman
19. Lay It On Me - Gwen McCrae
20. People In Love - Lou Johnson
21. Where You Come From - Bonnie Bramlett
22. Seventeen Year Old Girl - Mickey Buckins & The New Breed
23. Love Waits For No Man - Al Johnson
24. Where's Eddie - Lulu

Amazon USA
Available for pre-order soon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H5VY7Z6/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H5VY7Z6/?tag=imwan-21

tideshea · **Joined:** 27 Mar 2014 **Posts:** 225

This is going to be great!

Rokin Robin of Locksley · 20 Oct 2007

Fab! I think I read it was Eddie who turned Duane Allman onto doing session work. And Gregg & Duane had invited him to join the Allman Bros Band, but he turned them down to stay in Muscle Shoals and continue doing his session work...

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Excellent comp. Just awaiting the U.S. price before deciding which way to order.

[2018-10-26] Various Artists "Cover Me: The Eddie Hinton Songbook" (Ace UK)

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