Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women - Broadcasting

Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women: Gaye Adegbalola (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Ann Rabson (vocals, piano, guitar). Between Hot Flash and Broadcasting, Saffire lost a bassist, but added a mandolinist, fiddler, organist, and electric guitarist, which gives Broadcasting a fuller, richer sound. Fortunately, that hasn't distracted attention from the bawdy, sassy vocals of Ann Rabson and Gaye Adegbalola, who still exhibit a raw, natural charisma. And the material -- which ranges from fresh interpretations of warhorses from Louis Jordan and Hank Williams to clever originals -- is all first-rate, helping make the album one of the group's best efforts. ~ Thom Owens Recorded at Streeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois. Producers: Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women, Bruce Iglauer. Additional personnel: Steve Freund (guitar); Andra Faye McIntosh (mandolin, fiddle, background vocals); Larry Gray (bass). Dirty Linen (Apr/May 93, p.65) - "...Saffire sings the blues from a woman's perspective...It sounds like Saffire is having a good time and really getting enthusiastic about their brand of energetic acoustic guitar and piano blues..."