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''Sportin’ Life'', issued in 1985, is the sixth and final album by the rock band Mink DeVille. Since the band’s third album, 1981’s ''Le Chat Bleu,'' when the original members of the band departed, lead singer and composer Willy DeVille had been assembling musicians to record and tour under the name Mink DeVille. After ''Sportin’ Life,'' Willy DeVille began recording and touring under his own name. The album was recorded for Polydor at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. As he had done on ''Le Chat Bleu,'' DeVille wrote some songs with the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame member Doc Pomus. Members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section — Roger Hawkins (drums), David Hood (bass), and Jimmy Johnson (guitar) — played on the album. Except for saxophonist Louis Cortelezzi, none of the musicians had played with Willy DeVille before. The song “Italian Shoes” was a hit in Europe.〔Eagle Rock Entertainment (2007) ("DeVille, Willy." ) Web site of Eagle Rock Entertainment. (Retrieved 3-8-08.)〕 ==Reviews== Trouser Press said about the album, “''Sportin' Life'' maintains (high) standards with a set of brand-new oldies that effortlessly evoke the bygone era of sweet soul music. 'Something Beautiful Dying' (note the Righteous Brothers reference) is tenderly melancholic; 'Little by Little' tries barrelhouse rockabilly; 'Italian Shoes' is classic bad dude strutting. Apt self-production and a sharp backing band make this first-rate.”〔Editors (2006) (“Mink Deville/Willy Deville.” ) (Trouser Press. ) (Retrieved 3-16-08.)〕 Allmusic thought that the album suffered from overproduction and a lack of verve: "''Sportin' Life'' is for the hardcore fan only, one who can appreciate DeVille’s canny and soulful songwriting that almost gets through this abortion of a production job.”〔Jurek, Thom (2007) (“Review: Sportin’ Life.” ) (AllMusic ) (Retrieved 3-16-08.).〕 However, David Wild of ''Rolling Stone'' praised ''Sportin' Life,'' calling it "the most modern, polished sound of (Willy DeVille's) career." He added, "Pushed to center stage, DeVille delivers, singing with more passion and more personality than ever before... The songwriting is uniformly solid. 'In the Heart of the City' takes DeVille down a side street of Springsteen's musical neighborhood, and the album-closing 'Something Beautiful Is Dying' is a wonderfully overwrought ballad of heartbreaking elegance."〔Wild, David (March 27, 1986) "Sportin' Life: Mink DeVille." ''Rolling Stone'', p. 114-115.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sportin' Life (Mink DeVille album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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