''Good Bread Alley'' is the third studio album of
Carl Hancock Rux. Titled after a close-knit historically African American district of shotgun houses that once occupied a segregated neighborhood in Miami, Florida, the cd was released by Thirsty Ear Music, produced by Carl Hancock Rux with songwriting and co-songwriting credits from
Geoff Barrow
Geoffrey Paul Barrow (born 9 December 1971) is an English music producer, composer, and DJ. He is a member of the bands Portishead, Beak and supergroup Quakers, and has scored several films.
Portishead—formed in 1991—was named after th ...
,
Vinicius Cantuária,
David Holmes,
Rob Hyman,
Stewart Lerman
Stewart Lerman is a Bronx born, New York-based, 2x Grammy winning music producer(3x nominated), recording engineer, who has worked with The Roches, Elvis Costello, Neko Case, Patti Smith, Antony and the Johnsons, Angelique Kidjo, Shawn Colv ...
, Darren Morris, Phil Mossman,
Vernon Reid, Tim Saul, Jaco Van Schalkwyk, and
Bill Withers. The cd tackles religion, sexual politics, war and media overload, in the tradition of Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway, employing supersaturated, open-ended soul music with bluesy vamps, touches of minimalism, and slide-guitar licks providing a rich backdrop for Rux's sardonic baritone, achieving a pop-gospel synthesis.
Track listing
# "Good Bread Alley" 5:47
# "My Brother's Hands" 5:13
# "Thadius Star" 5:09
# "Behind the Curtain" 4:55
# "Lies" 3:31
# "Geneva" 3:27
# "Black of My Shadow" 4:35
# "All the Rock Stars" 4:13
# "Living Room" 3:53
# "I Can't Write Left Handed" 7:25
# "Better Left Unsaid (Complete Lost Session Tapes)" 5:20
Personnel
*Carl Hancock Rux (lead and background vocals, programming)
*Kwame Brandt Pierce (piano, keyboards, harpsichord)
*Brian Charette (keyboard)
*Rob Hyman (keyboard)
*Jason DeMatteo (acoustic bass)
*Fred Cash (electric bass)
*Stewart Lerman (electric bass)
*Chris Eddleton (percussion)
*Sammy Merendino (drums)
*Dave Tronzo (slide guitar)
*Vinicius Cantuaria (acoustic guitar)
*Leroy Jenkins (violin)
*Jaco van Schalkwyk (samples, noise programming)
*Marcelle Lashley (featured and background vocals)
*Helga Davis: (featured and background vocals)
*Christalyn Wright (background vocals)
*Stephanie Battle (background vocals)
*Dave Darlington (Engineer)
*Michael Stryder (Photography)
*Lorraine Walsh (Art Direction)
References
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2006 albums
Carl Hancock Rux albums