Almost all you could ask for.
author: David Legan
I first heard Jack in Steamboat Springs on an alternative station; his soulful version of Peaceful Easy Feeling put the Eagles to shame and I have bought every one of his records since. The 1978 Arista album, with Skateboard Johnny, Lifetime Friend, and Sixteen Days Under the Hood had something for everyone, all wrapped up in Tempchin's amazing ability to connect. Staying Home shows that he still connects, but there was not the same punch for me. Tempchin's talent for painting a picture in your mind is still there: as in "when the alarm clock rings and it's snowing outside, you put on your boots and go" from I'm Daddy Now punches the listener right in the ribs. I could use just a little more of that. And I will still buy everything he publishes. Ninty percent of Tempchin still beats just about everyone in his genre.
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Perfect music for a perfect afternoon at home.
author: Robert Livingston
This is a more quiet and countrified Jack Tempchin: acoustic, sentimental, generous. It's perfect for a pleasant afternoon stuck in the house!
Is it my imagination, or is the song I'm Daddy Now the perfect compliment to Jackson Browne's Ready Or Not? It's got to be a coincidence that their tunes sound similar, but what a happy one!
Every song is good; my favorites: the plaintive Lover's Moon (sweet steel guitar and echoes of Jack's classic Slow Dancing), and Christmas Calling (what a nice line: make peace with who you are).
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