Sunday Morning Music

Sunday Morning Music is the debut album by the American blues rock singer Thornetta Davis, released in 1996.[2][3] Davis was the first Black artist signed to Sub Pop, a label initially known for its grunge releases.[4]

Sunday Morning Music
Studio album by
Thornetta Davis
Released1996
StudioWhite Room Studios
GenreBlues rock
LabelSub Pop[1]
ProducerAl Sutton, Mike Danner, Phil Durr, Matt O'Brien
Thornetta Davis chronology
Shout Out (To the Dusthuffer)
(1994)		 Sunday Morning Music
(1996)		 Covered, Live at the Music Menu
(2001)

Production

The album was produced by Al Sutton, Mike Danner, Phil Durr, and Matt O'Brien.[5] Davis was backed by members of Big Chief, for whom she previously sang.[6] Eddie Harsch played keyboards on Sunday Morning Music.[7]

Inspired by life in her downtown Detroit neighborhood, Davis wrote or cowrote all of the lyrics, aside from "You Haven't Done Nothin'", a cover of the Stevie Wonder song; Big Chief provided the music.[8][9][10]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Calgary Herald[12]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[13]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]

The Calgary Herald stated: "Going for a bare bones backup of bass, drums and guitar (with occasional keyboards, congas or horns), Davis delivers a raw, riveting blend of funk, R & B, rock, blues and sweet soul music."[12] Entertainment Weekly deemed the album "a knockout compendium of the sounds of her Detroit hometown."[13] The Philadelphia Inquirer determined that it "sounds like '70s Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart—if they let the backup singers take over."[14]

The Gazette wrote: "Crucially, the trad, tried and true musical vocabulary never slips into a lazy replay of '60s/'70s antecedents. Her choice of a Stevie Wonder cover, 'You Haven't Done Nothin'', seals it, placing the music in context without cementing it in cliché."[15] The Toronto Star concluded that "the combination of the band's slightly skewed vision of funk and Davis' straight-up blues delivery makes for an unusual, wide-ranging but completely satisfying album."[16]

AllMusic wrote that "Davis' singing is just wonderful—she's got a rich, warm voice that she doesn't show off with, avoiding pointless vocal high jumps and wails for confident, often soaring delivery."[11] The Chicago Reader called Sunday Morning Music "a harrowing album full of desire and outrage."[17]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Cry" 
2."Helpless" 
3."Try to Remember" 
4."Sunset" 
5."Only One" 
6."You Haven't Done Nothin'" 
7."Box of Memories" 
8."Sunday Morning" 
9."The Deal" 
10."And I Spin" 
11."Come Go with Me" 

References
  1. Seedorff, George (13 Aug 1997). "Koko Taylor stays true to the blues; Thornetta Davis goes experimental". Michigan Chronicle. 60 (46): 3B.
  2. "Thornetta Davis Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. Sullivan, Caroline (15 Nov 1996). "This week's pop cd releases". The Guardian. p. T16.
  4. Grant, Kieran (January 23, 1997). "DON'T PIGEON-HOLE THORNETTA OR HER MUSIC". Toronto Sun. Entertainment. p. 60.
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 312–313.
  6. Booth, Philip (18 Apr 1997). "THORNETTA DAVIS DEFIES EASY CATEGORIZATION". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Ticket. p. 10.
  7. Johnson, Kevin C. (March 13, 1997). "WILBERT'S HITS RIGHT NOTE: BLUES CLUB SCHEDULES PERE UBU'S THOMAS, DIVA THORNETTA DAVIS IN STRONG MARCH LINEUP". Akron Beacon Journal. p. F2.
  8. Ross, Curtis (April 18, 1997). "No grunge in her groove - Thornetta Davis brings soulful rock to the home of the Seattle sound". The Tampa Tribune. FRIDAY EXTRA!. p. 18.
  9. Zink, Nell (Jan 1997). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (41): 36.
  10. Norman, Michael (January 16, 1997). "ROCKER LOVES TO SING THE BLUES: DETROIT VOCALIST THORNETTA DAVIS BRINGING HER SHOW TO CLEVELAND". The Plain Dealer. p. 6E.
  11. "Sunday Morning Music - Thornetta Davis | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  12. Muretich, James (3 Nov 1996). "New Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  13. "Sunday Morning Music". EW.com.
  14. Sherr, Sara (28 Feb 1997). "THORNETTA DAVIS". The Philadelphia Inquirer. FEATURES WEEKEND. p. 17.
  15. Lepage, Mark (18 Jan 1997). "Sub Pop gets religion thanks to Thornetta". The Gazette. p. E7.
  16. Punter, Jennifer (25 Jan 1997). "THORNETTA DAVIS Sunday Morning Music". Toronto Star. p. J10.
  17. Whiteis, David (May 5, 2005). "Thornetta Davis". Chicago Reader.
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