{"title":"Dan Penn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Penn is an American R\u0026amp;B, Country and Rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. Born on November 16, 1941 in Vernon, Alabama, he has made significant contributions to the music industry throughout his career. With his diverse musical talents and skills, Dan Penn has established himself as a respected figure in the world of music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-inside-track-on-bobby-purify","title":"The Inside Track on Bobby Purify","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Inside Track on Bobby Purify\u003c\/i\u003e traces the arc of one of Dan Penn's recording projects from his original blueprint to its ultimate commercial release providing the listener with a unique behind-the-scenes experience of the whole process of songwriting and production from Dan's side of the desk. This CD package contains a sixteen-page booklet featuring photographs and interviews with Dan about the recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Inspired by Solomon Burke's soul-deep interpretation of \u003ci\u003eDon't Give Up On Me\u003c\/i\u003e in 2002, Dan Penn reunited with his co-writers of the Grammy Award-winning song for a new project. He instinctively knew that team had more great songs in the same vein ready to be mined, but to get them dug out, they needed to dedicate some time to head down south for some quality writing and equally good eating. The demos he recorded during these songwriting sessions with his collaborators Carson Whitsett and Bucky Lindsey are a joy to hear as they feature Dan's voice at its absolute, soulful best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Last Music Company","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50397949100363,"sku":"2170053","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5052442019145_48e6a57e_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726492799"},{"product_id":"unheard-demos","title":"Unheard Demos","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a songwriter, Dan Penn ranks highly as an elder statesman of the classic southern soul genre and needs no further introduction to anyone who digs the real stuff.  As a solo performer, his rare concert appearances are rapturously welcomed by fans eager to hear his classic repertoire in its raw form, performed by its creator. These ten demo recordings provide a unique look behind the curtain at some fine examples of the creative process of songwriting featuring Dan’s soulful voice at its best. They were recorded in 2004 immediately after the sessions that produced Don’t Give Up On Me as the title track for Solomon Burke’s comeback album. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is genuine southern soul music and collectors will really appreciate this being on vinyl.  The liner notes are by Bill Bentley, who interviewed Dan about this project. This is a strictly one-off vinyl pressing for RSD. None of the material on this RSD release has ever been heard by the public or made available previously in any format.  These Dan Penn demos were the blueprint for an album he later produced by singer Bobby Purify with a stellar cast of Muscle Shoals session men that was released in 2005.  That record was deleted soon after release when “Bobby” reverting to his own name Ben Moore, joined the Blind Boys of Alabama and continued performing with them until his death in May 2022. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Last Music Company","offers":[{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50429423321419,"sku":"2012532","price":109.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Dan_Penn_Unheard_Demos_LP_3a845eb2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726839369"},{"product_id":"living-on-mercy","title":"Living On Mercy","description":"\u003cp\u003eDan Penn, writer of such classic hits as \u003ci\u003eDo Right Woman, Dark End of The Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI’m Your Puppet,\u003c\/i\u003e among them, shines in his first release of new original material since \u003ci\u003eNobody’s Fool \u003c\/i\u003ein 1973 and his first full production studio album since 1995’s \u003ci\u003eDo Right Man.\u003c\/i\u003e Recorded in Nashville and Muscle Shoals alongside their finest musicians, Penn, the pioneer of Country Soul, turns in a performance as timeless as the genre itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Last Music Company","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50473238856011,"sku":"1095906","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50473240658251,"sku":"1095905","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fc62101f-49ca-4e7a-bc6c-70f192d0d850_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727427678"},{"product_id":"smoke-filled-room","title":"Smoke Filled Room","description":"\u003cp\u003eCo-writer of such classic country, soul and pop classics such as \"Do Right Woman,\" \"Cry Like a Baby,\" \"I'm Your Puppet,\" \"Out of Left Field,\" and \"Dark End of The Street,\" Dan Penn spends his time these days retrieving, dusting off, and occasionally releasing lost gems from his many songwriting sessions. Having made only a handful of albums over the course of his long career, his demo session recordings have become legendary primarily because of the versatility and range of his voice, and its ability to sell a song They have long been sought after by enthusiasts and collectors, and more and more of these tracks have seen the light of day over the past decade. This new compilation, curated by Penn himself, begins with the title track, \u003cem\u003eSmoke Filled Room\u003c\/em\u003e, an unheard signature classic which could have been written in the heyday of Memphis and Muscle Shoals, before it runs the table from straight up southern gospel to blues and power ballads. Through it all, as always, Penn's voice delivers---and how.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Last Music Company","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":56233707503947,"sku":"R8776-0244","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56233707536715,"sku":"R8776-1668","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/32308592-e71d-4d02-8bca-242c0e5726c1.jpg?v=1767633632"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_c5fe2a07_thumbnail_4096_4e4e60a8-d863-4a34-aebc-3173985e674f.jpg?v=1726492778","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/dan-penn.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}