CHRIS STAMEY - It's Alright

LP / CD A&M Records 1987



"Chris Stamey is a pivotal figure in the development of American alternative rock. From his groundbreaking work as founder of the seminal alt-pop combos Sneakers and the dB’s, to his compelling solo releases, to his excursions as sideman with the likes of Alex Chilton, Bob Mould and the Golden Palominos and producer for such artists as Whiskeytown, Yo La Tengo, and Alejandro Escovedo, the North Carolina-bred singer/songwriter/guitarist has spent the past quarter-century building a deeply compelling body of music that supports his status as alt-pop godfather".
(Yep Roc press release)

"Chris Stamey's second full-length solo album - and the only album in his entire decades-long career to be released on a major label - is the most uncomplicated and genuinely poppy album of his career, even including the first two dB's albums. The opening track, Cara Lee, with its girl's name title and sweetly repetitive guitar hook and chorus, is almost as if Stamey is saying: OK, see? I can do songs like this. I just choose not to".
(Stewart Mason, All-Music Guide)

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Cara Lee