The Ultimate Underlying No Denying Motivation

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The Ultimate Underlying No Denying Motivation is the debut album by the American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Wes King, released on Reunion Records in 1990, manufactured and distributed by Word. The album was recorded by Bill Whittington and Jim Dineen at Tejas Recorders in Franklin, Tennessee; with Gary Chapman and Jerry McPherson producing. Mixed by Dineen at Digital Recorders in Nashville, Tennessee.

Featuring Wes King on acoustic guitar and vocals, backed by a session band consisting of Jerry McPherson on acoustic and electric guitars and a rhythm section consisting of Tommy Sims on bass and John Hammond on drums, with Phil Madeira sitting in on Hammond B-3 organ. Backing vocals provided by Chris Harris, Chris Rodriguez, Jonell Mosser, Margaret Becker, Jerry McPherson, and Gary Chapman.

Wes King calls his music “acoustic groove music” – no brag, just fact. And he wastes no time proving he can hit that groove, from the very first note of his debut album (I’m not gonna type it out again!). «Power in the Name» blasts in, with a riff reminiscent of something you might have heard David Mullen, Kim Hill, or John Mellencamp do. Wes has written tunes for Hill and Mullen, and it probably wouldn’t be a great stretch for the 24-year old King to pen a few songs for Mellencamp. But right now he’s concentrating on launching his own career.

“Love” is the ‘Motivation’ for Wes’ work, and Wes shows a great love for pop songcraft. King is cajoled by Gary Chapman and Jerry McPherson, both fair hands around a guitar lick and mixing board. They give ‘Motivation’ a stripped-down rock edge, and add on just enough bells and whistles to keep the mix interesting. But it’s really King’s clever turn on a phrase which keeps ‘Motivation’ from sounding like a generic debut by another fresh-faced young singer. For instance, there’s «Don’t Say I Love You Too Soon», a cautionary tale about love and its responsibilities. To the accompaniement of acoustic guitar and viola, Wes sings “You must be involved to be concerned/ You have to be wise to discern” – not a bad couplet. Or from «Getting Used to the Darkness» – “You reached for the lamp/ But you thought about the speed of light/ So you lay back down/ ‘Cause you really don’t want to fight.” Those are just a few examples of King’s lyrical prowess.

Wes has a honey-sweet voice, which breaks into an occasional twang and growl when he’s especially fired up – which he is through most of ‘Motivation’. He displays his softer side on tracks such as «Your Voice» and turns up the juice a bit on songs like «That’s Love» and «Break Away». And Wes King stands poised to break away from the pack with this fine debut. [Bruce A. Brown, CCM, October 1990]

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CD tracklist:

01. Power In The Name – 4:47
02. Motivation – 4:40
03. Break Away – 3:13
04. Don’t Say I Love You Too Soon – 4:27
05. Save Me – 3:48
06. Holy Ghost – 4:13
07. Rain On My Windshield – 4:30
08. Your Voice – 3:23
09. Getting Used To The Darkness – 3:43
10. That’s Love – 3:26

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Reunion Records.

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