A former member of
Delaney & Bonnie's backup band, as well as a member of
Derek & the Dominoes, Bobby Whitlock's first solo record treads much of the same ground. With contributions from
Delaney Bramlett,
Whitlock turns in a solid effort filled with southern gospel influences ("A Day Without Jesus") and rootsy rockers. On the mournful ballad "Dreams of a Hobo"
Whitlock shows that all his good material was not spent on the
Derek & the Dominoes project. Though long out of print, this record is worth searching out for its encapsulation of early-'70s southern roots rock.
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Steve Kurutz, Rovi