Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Here's a surprise release. Landon is a barrel-chested blues shouter from the Southern States whose impassioned gospel-blues style is utterly authentic and demonstrates yet again that white men CAN sing the blues. He recorded this album in Britain with musos like Dave Markee and Henry Spinetti who long-in-tooth blues devotees will remember used to propel Eric Clapton to blues heaven. The result is magnificent, particularly on the smouldering title track and the cover of that wonderful Rev Dan Smith song "I've Never Been To Seminary". Only when Landon strays away from the blues is the effect dissipated. Landon may not be a big name but on the strength of this release he's a big talent.

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