| Personnel: Shelby Lynne (vocals, guitar); Shelby Lynne; Bobby Turner (pedal steel guitar, dobro, mandolin); Robby Turner (dobro, mandolin); Brian Harrison (bass instrument); Tony Joe White (guitar, harmonica); Michael Ward (guitar); Benmont Tench (keyboards); Bryan Owings (drums, percussion). Audio Mixers: Shelby Lynne; Brian Harrison. Recording information: Sherry Lane Studio, Rancho Mirage, CA; The Rendering Plant, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Jim Marshall . Shelby Lynne's 2003 album, IDENTITY CRISIS, was aptly named, as it saw Lynne move away from a big, lush, commercial radio-geared style to an earthier, stripped-down persona. SUIT YOURSELF takes this approach and runs with it, often sounding more like an impromptu late-night New York City singer/songwriter jam session than a product of the Nashville machine. Lynne's jazzy, loose vocal phrasing is in full effect, and her timbre is a bit huskier than before (perhaps due to the cigarettes she's seen holding in some of the album's photos). Many of the s... |