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One such song was Give It Everything You Got, taken from 1971\u2019s Edgar Winter\u2019s White Trash album. With its hard rock meets Stax infused sound, the band delivers a formidable performance. \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s a song a lot of people know; it\u2019s an old soul classic, but it\u2019s not really one you might expect,\u201d says Shirley<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the things Jeff Beck had said to me once that I thought was so wonderful,\u201d explains Hart, was \u201cas soon as you get comfortable, and if you stay there, you\u2019re just gonna start dying as an artist. And I feel that one of the gifts that I\u2019ve got with working with Joe is that I\u2019m always uncomfortable- in a good way. \u201c<\/p>\n
Shirley adds about the band, \u201dthose guys just played live and it was incredible to be in the studio when that happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me I\u2019m able to explore the kind of music I have always admired from afar,\u201d reveals Bonamassa. \u201cBut you don\u2019t want to hear me singing Ella Fitzgerald\u2026\u201d he explained as Beth joins in. \u201cI would never do Ella Fitzgerald without being with Joe, the things I get to do with you are things I grew up always wanting to do, but never believed I could.\u201d<\/p>\n
The gospel flavoured R&B, Saved, originally performed by LaVern Baker, has been covered by Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Billy Fury, Elkie Brooks and The Band, amongst others. It is a full throttle, tongue-in-cheek moment, written from the perspective of someone who had lived a fast, loose life but is then “saved” and is now standing on a corner preaching to the passers-by. They take an altogether different mood on Soul on Fire, paying homage to Baker\u2019s first ever solo release. Sitting On Top of The World is a classic, and it has been recorded by some of the world\u2019s most iconic artists. Lullaby of the Leaves, was originally recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, from 1964\u2019s Hello Dolly.<\/p>\n
The sultry punch of Lucinda Williams\u2019 Joy has a totally irresistible groove. \u201cWe have tracks like that and I love the energy,\u201d Shirley adds. Addicted is taken from the 2007 trip-hop leaning album by the Austrian trio, Waldeck, which Shirley came across whilst on holiday and \u201cshazamed\u201d it.<\/p>\n
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Black Coffee (Official Music Video)
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