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Here's some info on Garnet Mimms' album:



All Music Guide Review

At 75, Garnet Mimms is singing better than ever. The proof is all over Is Anybody Out There?, produced and arranged by Nashville's Jon Tiven. Tiven wrote or co-wrote 13 of the album's 15 tunes. He recorded the set in his home studio with wife Sally Tiven on bass, pianist Mark Jordan, and a host of drummers, including Chester Thompson. For his part, Tiven played guitar, saxophones, sitar, and harmonica. Jonell Mosser, Wayne Jackson, choirmaster Shake Anderson, Greg Morrow, Billy Block, Patti Russo, Felix Cavaliere, Buddy Miller, Little Milton Campbell, and P.F. Sloan all guest. But the real story is Mimms. The material is all retro soul-gospel and leaves his previous solo gospel outing in the dust. His calling these days is one of a preacher who counsels prisoners, and in the grain of his beautiful voice is the world-weariness of a man who has traveled many of life's roads but whose hope is unvanquished; in fact, it's firmly intact. Tiven is clearly not interested in having Mimms sound like a museum piece. He goes to great lengths to place his voice in songs that are deeply rooted in Southern soul, blues, and gospel. That said, sometimes it feels like his production goes to extremes. While there are no samplers or drum loops, playing near baroque sitar on some of the album's best songs -- like "Let Your Love Rain" -- can initially be a jarring experience, where it feels as if an alien presence has invaded the recording. Thankfully, Mimms' voice brings the listener right back and shows that everything is basically where it should be.

Credits:
Greg Morrow Drums, Jonell Mosser Vocals (Background), Mark Nevers Mixing, Jon Tiven Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Sax (Tenor), Sitar, Sax (Alto), Engineer, Producer, Sally Tiven Bass, Sam "Shake" Anderson Bass, Guest Appearance, Choir, Chorus, Choir Master, Jake Burns & The Big Wheel Mixing, Patti Russo Vocals (Background), Percy Metcalf Choir, Chorus Willa Young Choir, Chorus Scat Springs Vocals (Background), Rachael Roberts Choir, Chorus Chester Thompson Drums, Gregg Wright Vocal Engineer, Dan Penn Mixing, Karen Anderson Choir, Chorus, Billy Block Drums, Milton Campbell Guitar, Guest Appearance, Felix Cavaliere Organ, Guest Appearance, David Z. Mixing, Wayne Jackson Trombone, Trumpet, Mark T. Jordan Piano, Craig Krampf Drums, P.F. Sloan Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Guest Appearance