ROBERT CRENSHAW
Full Length Stereo Recordings (Gadfly)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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In between banging the drums for big brother Marshall Crenshaw's band, Robert Crenshaw has been a busy fellow. He's been busy writing songs, as a matter of fact, and he's written some real good ones. He's also been working on his guitar and keyboard chops, and he's been singing a bunch, and now he's gone and put nine of those songs, along with the Bacharach/David tune "This Guy's In Love With You" on a CD. That's ten songs all together, which qualifies this as a full length stereo recording. Good enough reason to call his solo debut Full Length Stereo Recordings, I suppose, and the music contained therein is more than a good enough reason for you to schedule a visit with your favorite purveyor of full length stereo recordings.

Crenshaw's songs are smart pop nuggets that hold up under repeated listening. Brother Marshall comes along for the ride here and there, contributing guitar, bass and keyboards, but it's Robert's project, with a strong assist from songwriting and songplaying partner Jamie Hoover. Gadfly found this one napping on the Sound Asleep label, and hopefully they'll be able to provide the extra distribution push that this album deserves. This album deserves a lot. You deserve this album.

Track List:

All I Want To Do Is Be With You * I Love To Pretend * She's Not You * When The Rain Comes Down * Half A Heart * Nobody Wins * Put The Bottle Down * It's Not Over * Everyone's In Love With You * This Guy's In Love With You

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