--- product_id: 30143615 title: "The Works" brand: "jonatha brooke" price: "€ 44.04" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 category: "Music" url: https://www.desertcart.es/products/30143615-the-works store_origin: ES region: Spain --- # The Works **Brand:** jonatha brooke **Price:** € 44.04 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Works by jonatha brooke - **How much does it cost?** € 44.04 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.es](https://www.desertcart.es/products/30143615-the-works) ## Best For - jonatha brooke enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jonatha brooke brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Works, Jonatha Brooke's seventh solo release, is a full-length album of previously unheard lyrics by Woody Guthrie, set to original music written and performed by Brooke. Brooke is one of a select group of artists to be invited into the Guthrie Archives to create new works from his vast collection of lyrics, prose, poetry and artwork. Brooke co-produced The Works with the legendary Bob Clearmountain (Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones). Recorded over a two-month period in New York City, several acclaimed musicians including keyboardist Joe Sample (Eric Clapton, B.B. King), bassist Christian McBride (Sting, Diana Krall), drummer Steve Gadd (Paul Simon, Eric Clapton), and steel guitarist Greg Leisz (Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Wilco), joined Brooke in the studio. The album features duets with artists Keb' Mo' on 'All You Gotta Do Is Touch Me'; Eric Bazilian on 'There's More True Lovers Than One' ; Glen Phillips on 'Sweetest Angel'; with a special guest appearance by Derek Trucks playing slide guitar on 'New Star.' ## Images ![The Works - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51BM1%2BrWzML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Joy of "The Works" *by T***E on September 6, 2008* My goodness... the other reviewers have captured the feeling nicely but I'd like to add my impressions. This is a Jonatha Brooke CD that, to me, is hard to describe, yet worth writing about for hours.My first comment is that it's a noticable departure from her previous music, and that's what makes it so engaging upon first listen. The band sounds very different (I LOVE Joe Sample and Steve Gadd, miss Darren Embry!!), and the production from Bob Clearmountain makes for a less dense sound compared to her regular brilliant cast. The organ is featured often here, and the guest vocalists have a more prominent role than previous CDs with varying degrees of success in my book. Her music is a bit more "controlled", as the energy is tempered and the chords align perfectly throughout the CD; so many of her previous songs take us on a sharp or flat step over or under the anticipated note on the musical scale. I don't know the musical terms but if you know Jonatha from her earliest days, you understand what I mean.This is a melodic, simple record, yet so full of emotion and depth. What fun she must have had making this, bringing Woody's feelings to life in her own, singular, amazing way! The first and the last songs on this release are my faves. Most of songs work as well, but "You'd Oughta Be Satisfied Now" and a couple others are below her high bar, thus my four stars. Having said that, the ones that work are spacious in sound and precious in feeling. After listening, I think you'll agree that she is so on top of her craft right now, following up on the live CD, her "Careful What You Wish For" achievement, and so many other tunes that show her musical prowess and melt-in-your-mind lyrics. She's among the very best making listenable music right now - and there are PLENTY of artists that think music is all about volume and how promiscuous you can make the lyrics. Oh, and, in their minds, who needs rhythm?Thanks, Jonatha, for another sensational CD which reminds us how GOOD music can sound and how great it can make you feel. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really Really Good *by K***Y on December 27, 2008* I heard about this album on NPR and was intrigued by the interpretation of Woody Guthrie's works by someone not of his generation. The result is wonderful--it's the type of CD you can give to friends knowing it will be an instant favorite. I liked The Works so much I bought a few of the Jonatha Brooke's other (prior) CDs too. While those CDs are pretty good, The Works is definitely a cut above anything else of hers I've heard (so far). It could just be that Woody is a better poet than she is, and she's a better editor of his work than others (such as the Wilco Mermaid Avenue CDs which are good but not "Wow.") The Works is wonderful and the duets are just fantastic. I really hope she makes another album based on Woody's poems. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I always loved Jonatha Brooke's voice but this album was beyond anything ... *by G***T on September 26, 2016* I always loved Jonatha Brooke's voice but this album was beyond anything I could have expected. It is absolutely beautiful; crafted to the highest degree. I can't say enough about the great things she has done with Woddy's lyrics. The arrangements are apot on and Keb Mo just brings it to another level with his vocals. Don't let this one get by. Every cut is a gem. 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