RELEASED 2016
LABEL Ace Records / Border Music
The sequel to the acclaimed 2014 release “The Fame Recordings”, Ace is now proud to present “Close To Me: More Fame Recordings”, comprising another two dozen nuggets featuring the unmistakeable voice of songsmith extraordinaire, Dan Penn.
As with the previous volume, all the tracks were recorded from 1963 to 1966, when a prolific and driven Penn spent countless days and nights at Rick Hall’s FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals honing his writing and recording skills in the company of collaborators such as Donnie Fritts, Marlin Greene and his longtime cohort, Spooner Oldham. The accompaniment features crack FAME sessioneers David Briggs, Junior Lowe, Roger Hawkins, Jimmy Johnson and others.
Detailed liner notes with extensive commentary from Penn himself complete the package, along with some rare illustrations. “Close To Me: More Fame Recordings” is further evidence that nobody sings Dan Penn like Dan Penn.
Track Listing:
DISC 1:
Close To Me
Without A Woman
Trash Man
Miss Personality
Love Is A Wonderful Thing
It Hurts
Standing In The Way Of A Good Thing
Reaching Out For Someone
I'll Take Care Of You
I Need You
Destroyed
So Many Reasons
Little Girl
I Love Everything About You
Lovely Ladies
I Dig A Big Town
Diamonds
She Ain't Gonna Do Right
I Can't Stop (The Feeling Won't Let Me)
Do You Need It
You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy
Live And Let Live
We’re Swinging
Downright Uptight Good Woman
