did anything remotely in the ballpark of a “pop” album, and it’s not hard to come up with reasons for that: Besides her having a full dance card, you could almost argue she’s overqualified for the job.
But swing Giddens does on “You’re the One,” her first solo album in six years, and it’s good to hear her loosen up in the realm of all-American music again, even if there hasn’t been anything remotely regrettable about her other far-reaching endeavors. Here she’s written or co-written all the material on a record for the first time, but it’s not exactly a turn toward a traditional singer-songwriter direction.
The title track begins with some of her signature banjo plucking, but quickly turns into a soft-rock love song, while “Too Little, Too Late, Too Bad” veers toward Rufus’ funky side of the ‘70s street.
The powerful purity of Giddens’ soprano is something that can’t be hidden under a bushel, or roughed up just to go gritty; you do sometimes feel like you’re listening to Leontyne Price sing the blues. Which is actually a pretty promising construct.
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