Full Time Love

Full Time Love
Studio album by
Ann Peebles
Released1992
GenreSoul, R&B
LabelBullseye Blues[1]
ProducerRon Levy
Ann Peebles chronology
Call Me
(1989) 		Full Time Love
(1992) 		Fill This World with Love
(1996)

Full Time Love is an album by the American musician Ann Peebles, released in 1992.[2][3] Peebles supported the album by touring with Otis Clay.[4]

Production

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The album was produced by Ron Levy.[5] It marked a reunion between Peebles and the Hi Rhythm Section; the Memphis Horns also played on the album.[6][7] About half the album's songs were cowritten by Peebles.[8] Peebles, working with her husband, Donald Bryant, wrote mostly in the studio, choosing to concentrate on positive topics.[9]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[12]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[13]

The Orlando Sentinel wrote that Levy "gives the album a bluesier feel than Peebles' old albums, and she shows plenty of blues feeling on Robert Ward's 'Fear No Evil' and Delbert McClinton's 'Read Me My Rights', a number floating on a wash of organ chords and embellished with horns and gospel-style piano."[14] Rolling Stone thought that "Peebles's small but steely voice has grown stronger, richer and more sinuous in the twenty-odd years since her last album."[15]

USA Today praised the "yearning reinterpretation of the Rolling Stones' 'Miss You' and [the] stark reprise of 'I Can't Stand the Rain'."[16] The Toronto Star called Peebles "like Tina Tuner without the raunch."[17] The Washington Post said that the songs "possess the same horn-driven sound that defined Memphis soul in the early '70s."[18]

AllMusic wrote: "Gritty, unpretentious and hard-hitting, this magnificent date throws pop and urban contemporary considerations to the wind and screams 'Memphis soul' in no uncertain terms."[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Bouncin' Back" 
2."St. Louis Woman (With a Memphis Melody)" 
3."Read Me My Rights" 
4."Full Time Lover" 
5."Fear No Evil" 
6."Nobody but You" 
7."Ain't No Business Like Your Business" 
8."I Miss You" 
9."Just You Just Me" 
10."He's My Superman" 
11."I Can't Stand the Rain" 

References

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  1. ^ "Album Reviews — Full Time Love by Ann Peebles". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 20. May 16, 1992. p. 45.
  2. ^ "Ann Peebles Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. ^ Buckley, Peter (September 19, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Mackie, John (25 June 1992). "Ann Peebles exemplifies the heart of soul". Vancouver Sun. p. C6.
  5. ^ Komara, Edward M. (September 19, 2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z, index. Taylor & Francis US. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg. "They're Soul Survivors". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ^ Birch, Helen (21 Nov 1992). "Southern soul survivor". Features. The Guardian.
  8. ^ Robins, Wayne (12 June 1992). "Ann Peebles: Back in the Spotlight". Weekend. Newsday. p. 94.
  9. ^ Mandel, Howard (Jul 27, 1992). "Singer Ann Peebles Makes R&B Comeback". Morning Edition. NPR.
  10. ^ a b "Full Time Love". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  11. ^ "Ann Peebles". Robert Christgau.
  12. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 467.
  13. ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 446.
  14. ^ Gettelman, Parry. "Otis Clay and Ann Peebles". Orlando Sentinel.
  15. ^ Palmer, Robert (Jun 25, 1992). "Recordings — Full Time Love by Ann Peebles / I'll Treat You Right by Otis Clay". Rolling Stone. No. 633. p. 42.
  16. ^ Shriver, Jerry (22 Apr 1992). "R&B". USA Today. p. 6D.
  17. ^ Chapman, Geoff (13 Feb 1993). "Fine collection of jazz divas a primer on the era since '54". Toronto Star. p. K12.
  18. ^ Gilstrap, Peter (7 June 1992). "Soul". The Washington Post. p. G3.
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