Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer Paul Peterson, a former keyboardist of The Time, leader of The Family and fDeluxe and protege of Prince, serves up a greasy slice of The Minneapolis Sound on Break on Free, his fifth album as a leader and debut for Leopard Records.
An eclectic collection of tunes, Peterson’s latest ranges from the punchy Prince / James Brown-styled title track to the Hall & Oates-influenced “I Couldn’t Do It Without You, ” the power ballad “Beauty Beyond the Darkness, ” metalesque funk-rocker “Big City” and tender ode to his wife, “Song for Julie (Forever I’ll Love You). ” He also turns in faithful covers of Stevie Wonder’s “Love’s In Need of Love Today” and Robbie Robertson’s “Broken Arrow, ” and delivers two slamming salutes to his home turf in “Something in the Water” (which addresses the often-raised question, “Why is Minneapolis so funky?”) and “Minne Forget Me Not” (a clever adaptation of Hall & Oates’ “Philly Forget Me Not”).
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