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Lou Ann Barton
Released 1982

Every Night of the Week
02:37
63 plays

Finger Poppin' Time
03:30
60 plays

It Ain't Right
03:25
58 plays

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- 1
- I'm Old Enough
- 03:54
- 100 plays

- 2
- Brand New Lover
- 02:28
- 57 plays

- 3
- It's Raining
- 02:52
- 45 plays

- 4
- It Ain't Right
- 03:25
- 58 plays

- 5
- Finger Poppin' Time
- 03:30
- 60 plays

- 6
- Stop These Teardrops
- 04:10
- 48 plays

- 7
- The Sudden Stop
- 03:36
- 50 plays

- 8
- The Doodle Song
- 02:56
- 57 plays

- 9
- Maybe
- 03:08
- 47 plays

- 10
- Every Night of the Week
- 02:37
- 63 plays

album review

The debut album by Austin-based blues-rock singer Lou Ann Barton didn't sound like many major-label releases of 1982. Produced by Atlantic Records veteran Jerry Wexler (with, worryingly, some help from ex-Eagles schlockmeister Glenn Frey) and recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Old Enough is a solid piece of soulful Texas-style blues-rock. Barton reveals herself to be an exceptional singer, sassy and sly but with a welcome tendency toward restraint. (Many singers in this style try too hard to prove their soulfulness and end up sounding ridiculous.) She's also got a keen eye for songs, investing the old standard "Finger Poppin' Time" with enough relish to make it sound fresh and turning Marshall Crenshaw's rockabilly-tinged "Brand New Lover" into a full-on Wanda Jackson-style barnburner. There are a few missteps, like the too-slick-by-half radio-friendly ballad "It's Raining," but overall, Old Enough is an unpretentious, timeless-sounding set. It all but disappeared upon its 1982 release and remained out of print until the Austin blues label Antone reissued it on CD in 1997. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide