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{{Infobox album
| name = Tales from the Austin Motel
| type = studio
| artist = [[Debbie Davies]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1999
| recorded = January 1999
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Blues]]
| length =
| label = [[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]]
| producer =
| prev_title = Homesick for the Road
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Love the Game
| next_year = 2001
}}
'''''Tales from the Austin Motel''''' is an album by the American musician [[Debbie Davies]], released in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Music |work=Dayton Daily News |date=15 July 1999 |page=2C}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Novak |first1=Ralph |title=Tales from the Austin Motel |magazine=People |date=Aug 16, 1999 |volume=52 |issue=6 |page=44}}</ref> Davies supported the album with a North American tour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guarino |first1=Mark |title=Debbie Davies |work=Daily Herald |date=23 July 1999 |location=Arlington Heights |department=Time Out |page=4}}</ref>
==Production==
The album was recorded in Austin, Texas, over the course of two weeks in January 1999; its title refers to the motel where Davies stayed.<ref name=TR>{{cite news |last1=McGuinness |first1=Jim |title=A 4-in-1 Shot at Success |work=The Record |date=8 Oct 1999 |location=Bergen County |department=Lifestyle/Previews |page=15}}</ref> Davies was backed by the [[Double Trouble (band)|Double Trouble]] musicians [[Chris Layton]] and [[Tommy Shannon]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Komara |editor1-first=Edward |title=The Blues Encyclopedia |date=2004 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=251}}</ref> She wrote or cowrote seven of the songs.<ref name=PA/> "[[I Just Want to Make Love to You]]" is a cover of the [[Willie Dixon]] song.<ref name=CT/> "Astras de Tus Ojos (Behind Your Eyes)" is an instrumental.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Danton |first1=Eric |title=Tales from the Austin Motel |work=Hartford Courant |date=26 Aug 1999 |department=Calendar |page=7}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=""*****"">{{cite web |title=Tales from the Austin Motel Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tales-from-the-austin-motel-mw0000240861 |website=AllMusic |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="PA">{{cite news |last1=Fine |first1=Eric |title='Tales from the Austin Motel', Debbie Davies |work=The Press of Atlantic City |date=Aug 27, 1999 |department=At the Shore |pages=26, 28}}</ref>
}}
The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' concluded that "neither her deep, strong voice nor her barrage of slide solos distinguishes Davies from dozens of similar blues singer-guitarists.<ref name="CT">{{cite news |last1=Knopper |first1=Steve |title=Recordings |work=Chicago Tribune |date=15 Aug 1999 |department=Arts & Entertainment |page=9}}</ref> ''[[CMJ New Music Report]]'' called ''Tales from the Austin Motel'' a "landmark of an album [that] is certainly one of the best blues records of 1999."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lien |first1=James |title=Debbie Davies Tales from the Austin Motel |magazine=CMJ New Music Report |date=Jul 26, 1999 |volume=59 |issue=628 |page=28}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' said that the "mostly enjoyable set of shuffles evokes the Texas tradition."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trapp |first1=Roger |title=Jazz & Blues |work=The Independent |date=25 Sep 1999 |department=Features |page=39}}</ref> The ''[[Telegram & Gazette]]'' wrote that "a fine balance is struck between the bawdy and the mournful."<ref>{{cite news |last1=McLennan |first1=Scott |title=An A student: Debbie Davies has done her blues homework |work=Telegram & Gazette |date=30 Sep 1999 |page=C1}}</ref>
[[AllMusic]] noted that "some may quibble that the recording is a little too crystal clear to really capture the nasty Austin sound they strive to achieve, but the trio does have a dynamic interplay."<ref name="*****"/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Just Stepped in the Blues
| length1 =
| title2 = I Want to Be Loved
| length2 =
| title3 = Bald Headed Baby
| length3 =
| title4 = Watch Out What You Do
| length4 =
| title5 = [[I Just Want to Make Love to You]]
| length5 =
| title6 = As the Years Go Passing By
| length6 =
| title7 = I'm a Woman
| length7 =
| title8 = Half Caf-Decaf
| length8 =
| title9 = Astras de Tus Ojos (Behind Your Eyes)
| length9 =
| title10 = When You Were Gone
| length10 =
| title11 = Percolatin'
| length11 =
| title12 = Walking By Myself
| length12 =
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:1999 albums]]
[[Category:Shanachie Records albums]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{Infobox album
| name = Tales from the Austin Motel
| type = studio
| artist = [[Debbie Davies]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1999
| recorded = January 1999
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Blues]]
| length =
| label = [[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]]
| producer =
| prev_title = Homesick for the Road
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Love the Game
| next_year = 2001
}}
'''''Tales from the Austin Motel''''' is an album by the American musician [[Debbie Davies]], released in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Music |work=Dayton Daily News |date=15 July 1999 |page=2C}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Novak |first1=Ralph |title=Tales from the Austin Motel |magazine=People |date=Aug 16, 1999 |volume=52 |issue=6 |page=44}}</ref> Davies supported the album with a North American tour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guarino |first1=Mark |title=Debbie Davies |work=Daily Herald |date=23 July 1999 |location=Arlington Heights |department=Time Out |page=4}}</ref>
==Production==
The album was recorded in Austin, Texas, over the course of two weeks in January 1999; its title refers to the motel where Davies stayed.<ref name=TR>{{cite news |last1=McGuinness |first1=Jim |title=A 4-in-1 Shot at Success |work=The Record |date=8 Oct 1999 |location=Bergen County |department=Lifestyle/Previews |page=15}}</ref> Davies was backed by the [[Double Trouble (band)|Double Trouble]] musicians [[Chris Layton]] and [[Tommy Shannon]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Komara |editor1-first=Edward |title=The Blues Encyclopedia |date=2004 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=251}}</ref> She wrote or cowrote seven of the songs.<ref name=PA/> "[[I Just Want to Make Love to You]]" is a cover of the [[Willie Dixon]] song.<ref name=CT/> "Astras de Tus Ojos (Behind Your Eyes)" is an instrumental.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Danton |first1=Eric |title=Tales from the Austin Motel |work=Hartford Courant |date=26 Aug 1999 |department=Calendar |page=7}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=""*****"">{{cite web |title=Tales from the Austin Motel Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tales-from-the-austin-motel-mw0000240861 |website=AllMusic |access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="PA">{{cite news |last1=Fine |first1=Eric |title='Tales from the Austin Motel', Debbie Davies |work=The Press of Atlantic City |date=Aug 27, 1999 |department=At the Shore |pages=26, 28}}</ref>
}}
The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' concluded that "neither her deep, strong voice nor her barrage of slide solos distinguishes Davies from dozens of similar blues singer-guitarists.<ref name="CT">{{cite news |last1=Knopper |first1=Steve |title=Recordings |work=Chicago Tribune |date=15 Aug 1999 |department=Arts & Entertainment |page=9}}</ref> ''[[CMJ New Music Report]]'' called ''Tales from the Austin Motel'' a "landmark of an album [that] is certainly one of the best blues records of 1999."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lien |first1=James |title=Debbie Davies Tales from the Austin Motel |magazine=CMJ New Music Report |date=Jul 26, 1999 |volume=59 |issue=628 |page=28}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' said that the "mostly enjoyable set of shuffles evokes the Texas tradition."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trapp |first1=Roger |title=Jazz & Blues |work=The Independent |date=25 Sep 1999 |department=Features |page=39}}</ref> The ''[[Telegram & Gazette]]'' wrote that "a fine balance is struck between the bawdy and the mournful."<ref>{{cite news |last1=McLennan |first1=Scott |title=An A student: Debbie Davies has done her blues homework |work=Telegram & Gazette |date=30 Sep 1999 |page=C1}}</ref>
[[AllMusic]] noted that "some may quibble that the recording is a little too crystal clear to really capture the nasty Austin sound they strive to achieve, but the trio does have a dynamic interplay."<ref name="*****"/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Just Stepped in the Blues
| length1 =
| title2 = I Want to Be Loved
| length2 =
| title3 = Bald Headed Baby
| length3 =
| title4 = Watch Out What You Do
| length4 =
| title5 = [[I Just Want to Make Love to You]]
| length5 =
| title6 = As the Years Go Passing By
| length6 =
| title7 = I'm a Woman
| length7 =
| title8 = Half Caf-Decaf
| length8 =
| title9 = Astras de Tus Ojos (Behind Your Eyes)
| length9 =
| title10 = When You Were Gone
| length10 =
| title11 = Percolatin'
| length11 =
| title12 = Walking By Myself
| length12 =
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:1999 albums]]
[[Category:Shanachie Records albums]]
Okumaya devam et...