1 'Cuz I'm Here - Ruthie Foster, Farrell, Anthony
2 Heal Yourself - Ruthie Foster, Foster, Ruthie
3 Fruits of My Labor - Ruthie Foster, Williams, Lucinda
4 People Grinnin' in Your Face - Ruthie Foster, House, Son
5 Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air) - Ruthie Foster, Tharpe, Sister Rose
6 Harder Than the Fall - Ruthie Foster, Foster, Ruthie
7 Beaver Creek Blues - Ruthie Foster, Foster, Ruthie
8 Mama Said - Ruthie Foster, Foster, Ruthie
9 Phenomenal Woman - Ruthie Foster, Angelou, Dr. Maya
10 A Friend Like You - Ruthie Foster, Bibb, Eric
11 I Don't Know What to Do with My Heart - Ruthie Foster, Foster, Ruthie

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Blues + Soul = Phenomenal

 Album Rating: (4 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: I stopped listening to any kind of radio a few years ago, so my exposure to new artists (to me) is via the internet.

I was on YouTube watching clips of Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Up Above My Head) and saw a clip of Ruthie Foster doing a cover, needless to say I was intrigued and sought out her music and bought this release.

What a treat. Her blues/soul sensibilities are refreshing. I'll be be exploring the rest of her catalog,which I'm sure I'll enjoy.

Sunday best

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: a wonderful collection of songs. The arrangements and recordings are crisp beautiful! I look forward to buying another Ruthie Foster CD and hopefully catching her in concert!

Better than I'd Hoped

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: I ordered this CD based on a review I read in The Epoch Times and I was delighted to find it was even better than I had hoped. Ruthie's depth of feeling, her wise understanding of the world she lives in, and her voice itself are so moving that I had to take this CD everywhere with me and let all my friends hear it.

The Title Doesn't Lie

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Five long years after Foster arrived with "Runaway Soul," a fine blues/soul disc that netted an appearance on Austin City Limits, she returns with an homage to Sixties soul and blues. On the first two offerings, ""Cuz I'm Here" and "Heal Yourself" she courts comparisons to Aretha at her best, a soulful Gospel shouter. Then she slows it down with a stunning cover of Lucinda Williams' "Fruits of My Labor," and a testifying, nearly acapella cover of Son House's "People Grinnin' In Your Face."

Foster's voice is powerful and natural, unprocessed, a rarity. While not all the cuts match the power of the opening quad, the in a real way rarely heard. While the production isn't inspired, Foster and producer Malcolm Wellbourne were smart enough to have her mostly ditch her acoustic guitar for the warmth of a Wurlitzer piano. While the rest of the album doesn't always match the heights of the opening quad, it's an early favorite for a best of 2007.

Excellent Soulful Music

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Ruthie Foster truly is phenomenal. I always wonder where people like her have been hiding. As on any CD there are songs I like better than others but overall this is a stellar CD. This woman can sing and you can feel the soul in her music.