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Murali Coryell : Eyes Wide Open
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Original soul and blues in the stax/volt style with an added dose of funk. This was the debut release of Murali Coryell and is a lost blues/soul classic.
Genre: Blues: Guitar Blues
Release Date: 2000
Eyes Wide Open Record Label: Murali Coryell
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Eyes Wide Open 4:49 $0.99
Now is the Time 6:11 $0.99
That Makes Me Happy 4:01 $0.99
Comin' Home to Love You 4:12 $0.99
More and More 2:59 $0.99
Hold Me 4:25 $0.99
Too Many Women 3:15 $0.99
The Ice Cream Song 5:13 $0.99
Everything I Got 4:21 $0.99
Softly Let Me Kiss Your Lips 9:04 $0.99
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Album Notes

Murali Coryell-Eyes Wide Open
Murali Coryell-guitar/vocals w/Jermey Baum-organ/piano, Eric Winter-bass & T Xiques-Drums

Stax/volt plus Motown and funk influenced soul and blues original debut recording of Murali Coryell released 1995 Big Mo Records re-released 2000 on Murali’s Music Records.

Track Guide:

1) EYES WIDE OPEN-upbeat soul/r&b
2) Now is the Time-funk (featuring members of the legendary DC go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers.)
3) That Makes Me Happy-Otis Redding style ballad
4) Comin’ Home to Love You-Wilson Pickett, Albert King, Al Green type funky blues with the uptown horns
5) More and More-cover of the Little Milton classic
6) Hold Me-Otis Redding/Al Green type ballad
7) Too Many Women-swing blues with uptown horns
8) The Ice Cream Song-Albert Collins influenced funky blues
9) Everything I Got-funk (featuring members of the legendary DC go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers.)
10) Softly Let Me Kiss Your Lips-Slow B.B. King type blues

Murali has been acclaimed by Rolling Stone, CNN, & the New York Times and has played and toured with B.B. King, Buddy Guy & Levon Helm. His father is guitar legend Larry Coryell.
Contact info:
Murali Coryell
http://www.muralicoryell.com
(845) 657-7288 home
(845) 206-7195 cell
mcoryell@earthlink.net

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REVIEWS

WOW!
author: Peter
Is this blues? Is this R&B? Is this just great? Yes to all! Soul, depth, great vocals and musicianship to kill. It's just as good with your eyes shut.
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author: Avis Bishop
My whole family is talking about this CD! We are a varied group of individuals with eclectic tastes in music, and we all agree that Murali is super talented!
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author: CD Baby
Combining together, vigorously shaking and centrifuging the timeless spirit of old school rhythm and blues and soul- as in Al Green and Otis Redding- with electric blues, fiery hot guitar and driving blues delivery- as in B.B. King- Murali Coryeli has chemically altered and engineered a top notch blues album that few will find the power to resist. With a refined feel for classic Volt/Stax style, his original voice shines through on every beaming track.
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