Cuts to the Chase

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Cuts to the Chase
File:Cuts to the Chase (Richie Havens album).jpg
Studio album by
Richie Havens
Released1994
GenreFolk, rock
LabelForward
Richie Havens chronology
Résumé: The Best of Richie Havens
(1993) 		Cuts to the Chase
(1994) 		Classics
(1995)

Cuts to the Chase is an album by the American musician Richie Havens, released in 1994.[1][2] It was distributed by Rhino Records.[3]

Havens intended to support the album by playing the Bethel '94 Woodstock reunion.[4] After it was canceled, Havens played shows with, among others, Pete Seeger and Don McLean, in addition to touring the United Kingdom.[5][6][7] "Old Love" was a minor radio hit.[8]

Production

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Havens added more rock elements to his folk sound.[9] The album contains two parts.[10] The first seven songs are listed under "The Declaration"; the remaining six fall under "Independence".[11] "Old Love" is a cover of the Eric Clapton song.[12] "Comin' Back to Me" is a version of the Jefferson Airplane song; Havens had wanted to record it for decades.[13] "They Dance Alone" was written by Sting.[14] "Darkness, Darkness" was composed by Jesse Colin Young.[15] The only Havens-penned song on the album, "Young Boy", encourages urban young people to advocate for change.[16] Billy Perry played guitar on the album.[17]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Hartford Courant wrote that Havens's "guitar playing is enthusiastic and powerful and his lyric presentation often gives new shades of meanings to familiar songs."[6] The Boston Globe concluded that "this is a fine new album that restores luster to his career and proves his voice is still among the most stately, dignified vehicles in the field."[12] The Calgary Herald opined: "While the occasional song rises above the haze of decades passed ... Havens—even when backed by a band—remains, alas, more of a relic rather than a singer relevant to today."[11]

The Chicago Tribune stated that "Havens' heartfelt, distinctive vocal style and forceful guitar playing serve him well throughout."[11] The St. Petersburg Times deemed the album "a complex, compelling work that breaks away from the traditional, folk-heavy Havens."[9] The Christian Science Monitor called Cuts to the Chase "his best work in years," praising the "deep, sandpaper voice [and] propulsive guitar strumming."[20]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Lives in the Balance" 
2."They Dance Alone" 
3."My Father's Shoes" 
4."Darkness, Darkness" 
5."The Hawk" 
6."Young Boy" 
7."The Times They Are a-Changin'" 
8."Fade to Blue" 
9."Intro/Old Love" 
10."How the Nights Can Fly" 
11."Comin' Back to Me" 
12."Don't Pass It Up" 
13."At a Glance" 

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