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THE SKINTIGHT REVUE
THE SKINTIGHT REVUE

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  • Blues In Britain Review

The Skintight Revue is the brainchild of Charlie Midnight and Jan Fairchild, both Grammy nominated and awarded talents who are joined on two tracks by Buck Johnson, who plays with Aerosmith so there’s talent a-plenty on show. The first thing you notice is the production quality; no dollars have been spared, this is a serious release. The songs are several cuts above the average too, real songs. The title track reminds me of something, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. ‘Neighbour to Neighbour’, ‘Nothing But Good News’ and ‘Jubilation Jam’  (on which Jessica Childress takes over lead vocals) have the band and the backing singers in full flow while ‘Livin’ On The Hook’ takes the tempo down with Charlie and Jessica leaning toward gospel. Marko Shiefer pours his soulful voice all over ‘Long Walk To Heaven’ and Charlie and Jessica put in another AI performance on ‘One Mighty Note’ (“When the music stops and we get undressed, Will you want me more, or want me less?). This is a first class album from start to finish, with excellent musicians, backing singers and vocalists, excellent arrangements and production. It’s how it should be done and the Skintight Revue obviously knew that before the first note was played.” ~Austin Powell, Blues In Britain

I’m not 100% why, but this album could well become my most played album of 2024. It crosses so many boundaries, mixes so many genres, but at the end it just leaves me with a big smile, and that works for me. Charlie Midnight & Jan Fairchild co-wrote, produced, mixed and performed this wonderful collection. At its heart, this is a show with different musicians brought in and out according to the track’s needs. The ever present are Charlie Midnight on lead vocals & spoken word and Jan Fairchild on piano, organ, guitar, horns, bass, drums with the likes of Marko Schiefer, Jessica Childress, Buck Johnson, Steve Merola, Vinnie Zummo, Chad Hugo and a whole bunch of other session stars guesting. The album kicks off with the title track, a spacey intro leading into a showy R&B number, piano and horns plus a solid drumbeat behind Charlie Midnight’s hoarse lead vocal, very much in the Tom Jones style. ‘I Never Get It Right’ reminds me of Three Dog Night, mainly spoken word over a 70’s style piano driven pop/rock number. My favourite track is probably ‘Jubilation Jam’, Jessica Childress leading and outrageous blast of Gospel, with horns, synths, handclaps and a spoken passage from Charlie Midnight, it is uplifting, exciting and amusing all together. ‘A Long Walk To Heaven’ is a stirring and soulful love ballad with fine lead guitar from Vinnie Zummo. ‘Skintight’ tears out at a frantic pace, very 80’s dance with a Latinate touch. Elsewhere, it is jazzy and rocky but the thing that you find all through the album is a sense of space and width, as though you were seeing it live on a massive stage. The musicians are all of a high standard, the songwriting is excellent, all around a delight.” ~Andy Snipper, Blues Matters!

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