How Do I Let A Good Man Down? (2:59)
Natural Born Lover (3:00)
Stranded In Your Love (feat Lee Fields) (5:44)
My Man Is A Mean Man (3:13)
You're Gonna Get It (4:54)
How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? (4:02)
This Land Is Your Land (4:26)
Your Thing Is A Drag (3:33)
How Do I Let A Good Man Down? (instrumental) (2:57)
Natural Born Lover (instrumental) (3:03)
Stranded In Your Love (feat Lee Fields - instrumental) (6:05)
My Man Is A Mean Man (instrumental) (3:19)
You're Gonna Get It (instrumental) (4:53)
How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? (instrumental) (2:57)
This Land Is Your Land (instrumental) (4:35)
Your Thing Is A Drag (instrumental) (3:35)
Fish In The Dish (instrumental) (3:15)
All Over Again (instrumental) (4:41)
Review: Brooklyn's Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings were already underground legends by 2005, but this was the release that blew the doors wide open. Reissued here in a 20th anniversary remaster with full instrumental versions, it captures the group in peak form: tight, defiant and dripping with groove. From the snarling funk of 'My Man is a Mean Man' to the gospel-inflected ache of 'Stranded' and the rolling swagger of 'You're Gonna Get It', every track is a showcase for Jones' irrepressible power. 'How Long Do I Have to Wait For You?' and 'This Land is Your Land' still hit like soul standards, while 'Fish in My Dish' and 'Your Thing is a Drag' lean into grit and grind. The instrumentals only deepen the appreciation: pure rhythm section muscle. Recorded in Bushwick's now-legendary House of Soul, it's the record that built the Daptone soundiand lit the fuse for a soul revival that still resonates today.
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