The Real Deal (Edgar Winter album) explained
| The Real Deal |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Edgar Winter |
| Cover: | The Real Deal (Edgar Winter album).jpg |
| Released: | 1996 |
| Label: | Intersound[1] |
| Prev Title: | Not a Kid Anymore |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | Winter Blues |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
The Real Deal is an album by the American musician Edgar Winter, released in 1996.[2] [3] Winter supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Hank Williams Jr.[4] [5]
Production
Jermaine Jackson, Leon Russell, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Rick Derringer, and Ronnie Montrose were among the musicians who contributed to the album.[6] [7] Aside from Jackson, Winter had played with all of the musicians before.[8] Winter's brother, Johnny, also played on the album.[9] Winter recorded the album in three days.[10]
Critical reception
The Sun-Sentinel wrote that "Winter displays more chops as an arranger than as a songwriter, his able combos doing slick renditions of mostly pat, wedding-band tunes."[11]
AllMusic called The Real Deal "one of Winter's best albums in quite some time." MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide noted that "flawless playing can't overcome the sterile recording ... which is as clinical as a jingle house."
Notes and References
- News: DeVault . Russ . Edgar Winter's White Trash Featuring Ronnie Montrose . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . 21 June 1996 . P4.
- Book: The Rough Guide to Rock . 1999 . Rough Guides Ltd . 1091 . 2nd.
- News: Coudret . Rebecca . Winter Doesn't Like Music Snow Jobs . Evansville Courier & Press . November 23, 1996 . B7.
- News: Ferman . Dave . Bedford Blues – Edgar Winter jump starts music fest . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 21, 1996 . News . 6.
- News: Conner . Thomas . Thunder Rock – '70s Heavy Hitters Line Up for Another Run . Tulsa World . August 9, 1996 . Entertainment . 14.
- News: Iwasaki . Scott . 2 Vintage Artists Keep '70s Sounds Going . Deseret News . September 19, 1996 . C6.
- News: Bixler . Brian . Winter Arrives to Heat Up Fun Fridays at Lyric . The Stuart News . July 31, 1998 . C1.
- News: Courter . Barry . A Winter Storm Is Heading This Way . Chattanooga Times Free Press . June 15, 1997 . M1.
- News: Winter makes return to Lewiston . Lewiston Morning Tribune . November 29, 1996 . Arts and Entertainment.
- News: Cronick . Scott . Winter Songs . The Press of Atlantic City . Oct 17, 1997 . At the Shore . 14.
- News: Piccoli . Sean . Hot flashes in Winter . Sun-Sentinel . 30 July 1996 . 3E.
