Willy Deville – Crow Jane Alley (Vinyl) Online Hot Sale

It s hard to get a handle on what to call Willy DeVille s multi-genre music, though AMG writer Thom Jurek s description of Spanish soul-inflected love songs comes close. Muddy Waters Rose Out of the Mississippi Mud would be perfect for Rusty Kershaw, God rest his soul, a nice complement to the laid-back cover of Jay & the Americans Top Three hit from 1964, Come a Little Bit Closer — its presentation a wonderful nod to songwriters Wes Farrell and Bobby Hart. The evolution is startling 28 years after Mink DeVille gave listeners Let Me Dream if I Want To on the classic punk LP Live at CBGB s, and DeVille emerges as a major interpreter. The four minutes and 31 seconds of Bryan Ferry s Slave to Love may be one of the most distinct and unique adaptations of a Ferry tune put on record to date. Outside of the covers, the other eight tracks are Willy DeVille originals, (Don t Have A) Change of Heart liberally borrowing the melody from Kenny Rogers hit Lucille. Trouble Comin Every Day in a World slinks and lurks around the corner with another stylistic change, sounding a bit like that other Willie from the same era, Bostonian Willie Loco Alexander. A sticker on the CD says First studio album in 5 years! — though wasn t his previous studio disc (not including the live albums) Horse of a Different Color released in 2001? No matter; Crow Jane Alley is a very respectable collection from this journeyman, starting off with the single Chieva and continuing with DeVille s novel exploration of sound and clever merging of styles. ~ Joe Viglione

• Format: Vinyl
• RSD Release Date: DDD
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