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In honor of the group's 20th anniversary, the original trio lineup of G. Love & Special Sauce reunited and recorded 2014's Sugar. The band's second album for Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records, Sugar harks back to G. Love & Special Sauce's early lo-fi blues, rap, and soul-influenced sound. Once again featuring the lead vocals and guitar of Garrett Dutton aka G. Love, bassist Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, and drummer Jeffrey "Houseman" Clemens, Sugar was produced by Los Angeles' Robert Carranza. Carranza, who has previously worked with such eclectic acts as Ozomatli, Jack Johnson, Matt Costa, and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, has a knack for capturing a band's live, organic aesthetic, and Sugar is no exception. Together, G. Love and Carranza have crafted an earthy, tasty album that features some of the best songs the trio have ever recorded. There are a few special guests this time out, with Ben Harper and Marc Broussard adding backing vocals to "Nothing Else Quite Like Home," and trumpeter/vocalist Shamarr Allen helps spice up "Weekend Dance #2." Similarly, vocalist Kristy Lee (who appeared in the acclaimed backup singer documentary 20 Feet from Stardom) duets with G. Love on the soulful, old-school R&B number "One Night Romance." However, guest artists aside, the focal point on Sugar is the original trio and the distinctive energy, sound, and musical magic they've produced since their self-titled debut in 1994. Ultimately, whether it's the Southern funk of the title track or the roiling go-go blues of "Saturday Night," as with all of G. Love & Special Sauce's best recordings, the songs on Sugar just stick in your ears.
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Robert Carranza, Producer, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
David Hidalgo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lee Hooker, ComposerLyricist - Robert Carranza, Producer, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
David Hidalgo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Carranza, Producer, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
Ben Harper, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Broussard, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Carranza, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Garrett Dutton, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Jeffrey Clemens, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Coulter Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records Inc
Robert Carranza, Producer, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
Robert Carranza, Producer, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Mark Boyce, Hammond Organ, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
Robert Carranza, Producer, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shamarr Allen, Horn, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - G. Love, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Mark Boyce, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
RYAN HADLOCK, Producer - Robert Carranza, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Timo Shanko, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jerry Streeter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristy Lee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hartley Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
Merry Clayton, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - RYAN HADLOCK, Producer - Robert Carranza, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Timo Shanko, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jerry Streeter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristy Lee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hartley Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
David Hildago, Guitar, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Carranza, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
RYAN HADLOCK, Producer, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Carranza, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Timo Shanko, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jerry Streeter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Dziekonski, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hartley Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Krazno, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
Jasper Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Robert Carranza, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
Robert Carranza, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeffrey Houseman Clemens, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
RYAN HADLOCK, Producer - Robert Carranza, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - G. Love, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Garrett Dutton, ComposerLyricist - G. Love & Special Sauce, MainArtist - Jerry Streeter, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hartley Lewis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Brushfire Records
Album review
In honor of the group's 20th anniversary, the original trio lineup of G. Love & Special Sauce reunited and recorded 2014's Sugar. The band's second album for Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records, Sugar harks back to G. Love & Special Sauce's early lo-fi blues, rap, and soul-influenced sound. Once again featuring the lead vocals and guitar of Garrett Dutton aka G. Love, bassist Jimi "Jazz" Prescott, and drummer Jeffrey "Houseman" Clemens, Sugar was produced by Los Angeles' Robert Carranza. Carranza, who has previously worked with such eclectic acts as Ozomatli, Jack Johnson, Matt Costa, and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, has a knack for capturing a band's live, organic aesthetic, and Sugar is no exception. Together, G. Love and Carranza have crafted an earthy, tasty album that features some of the best songs the trio have ever recorded. There are a few special guests this time out, with Ben Harper and Marc Broussard adding backing vocals to "Nothing Else Quite Like Home," and trumpeter/vocalist Shamarr Allen helps spice up "Weekend Dance #2." Similarly, vocalist Kristy Lee (who appeared in the acclaimed backup singer documentary 20 Feet from Stardom) duets with G. Love on the soulful, old-school R&B number "One Night Romance." However, guest artists aside, the focal point on Sugar is the original trio and the distinctive energy, sound, and musical magic they've produced since their self-titled debut in 1994. Ultimately, whether it's the Southern funk of the title track or the roiling go-go blues of "Saturday Night," as with all of G. Love & Special Sauce's best recordings, the songs on Sugar just stick in your ears.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:55
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: G. Love & Special Sauce
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Brushfire Records - Universal
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2014 Brushfire Records Inc ℗ 2014 Brushfire Records Inc
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