Harlan County (album)
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Critical reception
Template:Album ratings At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Harlan County received an average score of 88, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented that "Harlan County is filled with unassuming, midtempo rockers and ballads, which are either songs about love or driving."[3] He added, "Ford has a pleasant, unremarkable white soul voice that, when combined with the mannered production, tends to undersell the songs, which would have benefited from grittier, committed performances."[3] Andrew Hultkrans of Spin wrote, "A Kentucky-born singer-songwriter once called the 'baddest white man on the planet' by Sly Stone, Jim Ford pioneered a seamless blend of country, soul, and funk on 1969's Harlan County, using a crack studio band that included Elvis guitarist James Burton and Dr. John."[4]
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Jim Ford – arrangement (2, 6–8), production
- Lolly Vegas – arrangement (2, 6–8)
- Gene Page – arrangement (1, 3–5, 9, 10)
- Rik Pekkonen – engineering
References
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