Name: I Learned The Hard Way
Brand: Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

dap019

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Download code: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2010-04-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

'i learned the hard way' is their fourth full-length on brooklyn's independent daptone record. the record marks a bold step forward for a band who almost singlehandedly stewarded today's return of soul music to its more traditional sound. 'i learned the hard way' was produced by bosco mann and recorded on an ampex eight-track tape machine by gabriel roth in daptone records' house of soul studios, the record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of muscle shoals and stax. sharon's raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command set her firmly alongside tina turner, james brown, mavis staples, and aretha as a fixture in the canon of soul music. from the lush philly-soul fanfare that ushers in 'the game gets old' at the top of the record, to the stripped down sam cooke-style 'mama don't like my man' at the tail, the dap-kings dance seamlessly through both the most crafted and simple arrangements with subtlety and discipline. 'i learned the hard way' is the 'daptone sound' at its finest.

I Learned The Hard Way

Music GB