Marc Broussard - S.O.S.: Save Our Soul (2007)

An album of soul/R&B covers and one original song. The covers are fairly straight ahead, which I normally don't care for, but Broussard is such a fantastic performer I don't mind much. This boy was obviously raised right and this album comes off more as a love letter to the past rather than cultural appropriation and I enjoy taking it for a spin every now and then. Still, I have to agree with Richie Unterberger when he writes that "if you made a mixtape of the originals, though, it would blow this out of the water..." but you could say that about most cover albums.

Album chart peaks:

• US Billboard 200: #96
• Billboard R&B: #59

Tracks: My top tracks include You Met Your Match, Let The Music Get Down In Your Soul, Love And Happiness, and Yes We Can, Can.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: I've got one, but I'll keep this one to myself.

Previously revisited for the blog:
Carencro (2004)

Marc Broussard - Carencro (2004)

Here's all you need to know: I was only recently hipped to the "bayou soul" music of singer/songwriter/guitarist Broussard and this disc has taken up residence in my truck's CD player for the past three months.

My favorite "new-to-me" CD of 2015. More Broussard to follow.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks:  My faves are Home (which was recently opted by ESPN for NBA ads), Rocksteady, Come Around, Lonely Night in Georgia, Saturday, and Hope For Me Yet.  The only problem here is the dreaded "hidden track" which modern technology has fortunately made obsolete.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: Within a month of hearing Broussard for the first time, the wife and I caught him in concert in Tyler, Texas on November 7.

We thought the show was grooving but we didn't know he would kick it up a notch for the final third of the show. If he's in your area, it's well worth your while.

And now the CD goes back into the truck.

Blog post #1250