Uncovered

Swampy, funky, and deeply soulful, the 'Uncovered' album from southern songwriter icon Tony Joe White positively oozes out of the speakers. Burning slow like a sticky summer night in White's native Louisiana, 'Uncovered' features ten tracks including seven new compositions, plus reimagined versions of some of his classics like "Rainy Night in Georgia", "Did Somebody Make A Fool Out of You", and "Taking the Midnight Train" - songs that have become nothing short of modern standards.

'Uncovered' was recorded mostly at White's home studio near Nashville, with plenty of friends stopping by. White's neighbour Michael McDonald contributed vocals and piano to "Baby, Don't Look Down" after a chance encounter at a local hangout. White's long-time friend Waylon Jennings is heard here in one of his last sessions, cutting one of the last songs he ever wrote.

Of Mark Knopfler's contribution to 'Uncovered', White recalls a night when "I built a big fire outside. [Mark and I] had steaks and cold beer, and we took the guitars out by the fire, and I wish it had been recorded." They did the next best thing, cutting the new White song "Not One Bad Thought,' in his studio.

Elsewhere, 'Uncovered' features contributions from afar. Eric Clapton recorded his vocals and guitar for the new version of "Did Somebody Make A Fool Out of You" at the legendary Olympic Studios in London, while J.J. Cale went so far as to add two entire verses to "Louvelda" before sending his contributions back to White from his home studio in California.