Yeah, It's That Easy
Yeah, It's That Easy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 28, 1997 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop, funk rock | |||
Length | 59:35 | |||
Label | Okeh/Epic[1] | |||
Producer | G. Love, Stiff Johnson, All Fellas Band, Johnny Jams | |||
G. Love & Special Sauce chronology | ||||
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Singles from Yeah, It's That Easy | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[3] |
Pitchfork Media | 3.0/10[4] |
Yeah, It's That Easy is the third album by G. Love & Special Sauce, released in 1997.[5] Dr. John contributed to the album.[6] "Stepping Stones" was a minor modern rock radio hit.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]Entertainment Weekly thought that "songs like 'I-76', a goofball paean to his native Philadelphia, sound less like Ray Charles and more like Ray Stevens."[3] Trouser Press wrote that "the potentially worthy grooves found in the rim-shot soul of 'Lay Down the Law' and the jazzy hip-hop of the title track stretch into monotonous jamband crap that would make Dave Matthews apologize for his thoughtlessness."[8]
The Washington Post determined that "Love is at his best when he allows pop pleasures to shine through the montage of archival roots and hip-hop experiments."[9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by G. Love except as noted.
- "Stepping Stones" – 4:24
- "I-76" (All Fellas Band) – 3:46
- "Lay Down the Law" (All Fellas Band) – 5:37
- Dedicated to Greg Burgess
- "Slipped Away (The Ballad of Lauretha Vaird)" (G. Love, C. Treece) – 4:47
- In memory of Lauretha Vaird, an officer slain in the line of duty
- "You Shall See" – 4:15
- "Take You There" – 3:11
- "Willow Tree" – 3:27
- "Yeah, It's That Easy" (G. Love, J. Clemens, Fela Kuti no agreement(part2) ) – 5:37
- "Recipe" – 3:36
- "200 Years" (All Fellas Band) – 2:33
- "Making Amends" (G. Love, J. Clemens) – 4:17
- "Pull the Wool" – 9:23
- "When We Meet Again" – 4:49
Personnel
[edit]- G. Love – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
- Jeff "The Houseman" Clemens – Drums, vocals
- Jimmy "Jazz" Prescott – acoustic Bass
- Dr. John - Hammond organ, piano
- King Kane - Bass, backing vocals
- Katman - bass, lead vocals
- Jony V - drums
- Chuck Treece - drums
- Smiles - vocals
- BroDeeva - backing vocals
- Mary Harris - backing vocals
- All Fellas Band - backing vocals, percussion
- Mike Tyler - backing vocals
- Jay Davidson - Piano
References
[edit]- ^ Avery, D.M. (Nov 10, 1997). "Jackpot!". CMJ New Music Report. 52 (545): 22.
- ^ Yeah, It's That Easy at AllMusic
- ^ a b "Album Review: 'Yeah, It's That Easy'". EW.com.
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ "G. Love & Special Sauce Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Stovall, Natasha (November 12, 1997). "G-love and Special Sauce". Salon.
- ^ Bambarger, Bradley (Dec 6, 1997). "The Modern Age". Billboard. 109 (49): 93.
- ^ "G. Love and Special Sauce". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE 'YEAH, IT'S THAT EASY' OKEH/EPIC". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 February 2022.