Emma Mattucci /Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, from Belgium/

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Artist.........: Emma Mattucci
Album..........: Mind And Heart
Year...........: 2021

Comment........:

Release Date: April 9, 2021. Label: CJRO Records. Total Length: 31:40. Rock 'n' roll blood is thicker than water: Emma Mattucci is the daughter of Mario Mattucci, guitarist and driving force of the Belgian authentic rockabilly band The Be-Bop's for 40 years (!). We saw her from an early age at the Be-Bop's' gigs where as soon as she could stand up on a stage was allowed to sing along: we still have a demo from back in 2008 when she was just 10 years young and sang together with Be-Bop's drummer Roland Vandy's then 12 year old daughter Laurie calling themselves The Ukelele Girls and copying The Collins Kids. Emma is still singing, in the meantime she also plays the piano, and now she's releasing her debut album on the British label CJRO. The good thing about that album is that it's not the standard female rockabilly fare Emma is throwing herself into, but she looks for inspiration in a wide range of country swing styles from fifties vocal harmony to sixties country. Mind And Heart contains six originals composed by Emma herself and seven covers of which Teenager In Love is the best known. Obviously at this moment she can't yet compete with Dion (Mario takes care of all the Belmonts), but it's in the unfamiliar covers that Emma excels, partly due to the teenage innocence that shines through the songs. Datin', a 1953 obscurity from Sunshine Ruby, is calm medium tempo honky tonkabilly with a catchy guitar hook, Lookout Heart is a perfect rocka-hillbilly boogie jiver, originally from Coy Jackson in 1965. The irresistible Candy Kisses is a cover from the contemporary Truly Lover Trio, played slower than Marcel Riesco's boppin' rhythm and sounding more vintage with lots of acoustic guitars, even a solo on acoustic guitar, and a dash of Johnny Horton. Patsy Cline's I Love You Honey gets a more little girlie version. A ballad had to be included and it's Jan Howard's country torcher The Real Me from 1968 with an enchanting Hawaiian guitar. One More Year To Go is originally a slow song by Janis Martin sped up in a kind of Elvis way, and the influence of Janis Martin can also be heard in the calm rocker Jealous Guy, which brings us to Emma's own songs. Title track Mind And Heart is catchy old-fashioned vocal harmony of the kind that The Be-Bop's were also able to perform in a wonderful way but to my personal taste didn't play nearly enough. You is a slower tempo shuffle waltz, Just Only You does the mambo in a slightly exotic style, and Hey Daddy plays on the daughter-father theme (daddy's little girl wants to borrow the car) and could have been a poppy 1950s Collins Kids country tune. Emma's piano playing pumps along many of the songs and everything is backed by the rockin' guitar played by daddy Mario who also provided bass and drums on a CD so accessible that it becomes addictive after a few spins. The voice sometimes vibrates, which we describe as a rough diamond. Emma Mattucci is on the threshold of life and the future is smiling upon her. We wish her a lot of success, and Mario should be proud.

Tracklist......:

1. Mind And Heart
2. Datin’
3. Look Out Heart
4. You
5. Candy Kisses
6. Hey Daddy
7. One More Year To Go
8. Teenager In Love
9. Just Only You
10. Jealous Guy
11. Someone To Care
12. The Real Me
13. I Love You Honey

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