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Americana highways
d. 20. June 2022
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John Apice
d. 20. June 2022
"Linda's folky vocals are pristine & the songs hold up on this 37-minute unissued set of I Mean To Shine. Linda does come across as just a principled singer since there's no "image" to her fine performance, no mystique ala Melanie, Laura Nyro, Joan Baez. No creative songwriting except for a scant 3 out of 11. Even the Steely Dan songs weren't well-known & they were signed as studio songwriters. The genealogy of the music runs deep on this. Linda's final tune is her own "The Dove" - which is excellent".
Record collector
536 (2022 October)
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Steve Burniston
536 (2022 October)
"Over 50 years after it was recorded, Linda Hoover's album is finally released. Originally produced by Gary Katz and featuring future Steely Dan members including Walter Becker and Donald fagen, the album contains five superb Becker/Fagen songs ... Hoover and the band are excellent throughout and her three compositions, including the expressive "Mama Tears", are great examples of the singer-songwriter genre. Elsewhere, Becker/Fagen's "Roaring Of the Lamb" finds them deeply enigmatic. With other highlights including informative sleevenotes (...), this album deserves celebration".