Elizabeth Cook sings with great energy and intelligence. You have to listen to her songs a few times before you “get” them. I prefer Cook’s ballads like “Mama’s Funeral” but you may prefer more romantic songs like “Girlfriend Tonight” which I’m posting the video to below. Check it out and see if you enjoy Cook’s unique approach to her material. Like most CDs produced by Don Was, this album sounds great. GRADE: B+
TRACK LIST
1. All The Time 2:53
2. El Camino 2:43
3. Not California 3:52
4. Heroin Addict Sister 4:01
5. Yes To Booty 2:05
6. Blackland Farmer 2:35
7. Girlfriend Tonite 3:09
8. Rock N Roll Man 3:12
9. Mama’s Funeral 4:00
10. I’m Beginning To Forget 3:08
11. Snake In The Bed 2:05
12. Follow You Like Smoke 3:35
13. I’ll Never Know 2:51
14. Til Then
Mr. Eclectic strikes again!
I never heard of her before.
Elizabeth Cook has a unique style, Jeff. I really like “Girlfriend Tonight” and “Mama’s Funeral.”
Me either, but George must spend a lot of time trolling the vocalist store…
I’m always on the look-out for new talent, Rick. I have a couple more reviews of vocalists with new CDs that will appear in the next couple of weeks (I work ahead).
It needs subtitles.
Here are the lyrics to “Girlfriend Tonight,” Bob:
Girlfriend Tonight Lyrics
Elizabeth Cook
I slid on my tightest pair of jeans
Combed my hair like it was 1983
Honey I know that I am just your wife
But I wanna be your girlfriend tonight
The woman that you thought was good as gone
Is just covered up by all life’s little wrongs
I still remember how to turn you on
So don’t be shy I’m gonna do it right
I wanna be your girlfriend tonight
Let’s forget about the ties that bind
Love is gonna ride the tides of time
Remember my perfume back in the day
And makin’ out while the hours slipped away
I dabbed a little on my neck and wrist
And all the places you used to love to kiss
I can’t take the wrongs and make em right
But I can be your girlfriend tonight?
Thanks. Now if only she could sing them so I could understand what she’s saying.
Elizabeth Cook sounds better on the CD, Bob.