Lynn White is well known in contemporary urban blues and soul circles as a powerful vocalist who is as convincing in her way as
Bessie Smith was in the manner she articulates love, lust, joy, and pain. Certainly
White's records do not tell the entire story, but
Greatest Hits from Blues Works offers a fine beginning in 16 cuts. Sultry numbers like "Blues in My Bedroom," "So Good to Be Bad," "Lonely Woman on the Loose," "My Sex Machine," and "Back in the Streets Again" are powerful, convincing, and moving. The members of
White's smoking band have been together a while and play like it. Listen to the B-3 attack that undergirds "Draw the Line" (not the
Aerosmith song) or the burning horn charts in "May the Best Man Win" and hear for yourself. This compilation will be a fine cruiser or late-night groover for most. And for those who've been curious about her, this
Greatest Hits is one package that truly is.
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Thom Jurek, Rovi