You'll Know It's Me, by Gregg Karukas

You'll Know It's Me

by Gregg Karukas

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1.	Back on the Boardwalk 04:24	buy track
2.	Welcome Home 04:38	buy track
3.	You'll Know It's Me 05:26	buy track
4.	Two Hearts Make One 04:57	buy track
5.	Del Mar Run 06:07	buy track
6.	Learning to Dance 04:43	buy track
7.	Soul Sermon 03:57	buy track
8.	Avalon 04:25	buy track
9.	Love Like This 04:35	buy track
10.	Tomorrow We Sail 05:24	buy track
11.	Barracuda Bob 04:46	buy track

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The least enviable aspect of being a successful artist in this genre is no doubt trying to meet three sets of expectations. First, there's the ongoing desire to evolve disc to disc and challenge oneself creatively. Then, there's heeding the criticism of purists and cynics who may hold a kernel of truth when they say your music's a little lightweight. And finally, the matter of not straying too far from everything that's proved magical and successful in the past, lest you alienate your precious supporters. How to strike a balance between all three? Ask Gregg Karukas, whose melodic touch and diverse sense of style have bound him from first generation Rippingtons circa 1987 to one of this decade's most popular performers. It may seem presumptuous to call a new project You'll Know It's Me, but when you've achieved a recognizable tone among a sea of bland mundanity, why not go out and toot your own horn? A handful of the 11 pieces on You'll Know It's Me run the usual Karukas gamut -- lighthearted romps like the title cut and the breezy Rio thing on "Avalon" come to mind -- but there's a decidedly funkier, bluesy, even gospel edge creeping into the cooler fare. The most striking additions are real live horns, which spruce up the fidgety notions of "Back on the Boardwalk" and the Latin-splashed "Barracuda Bob" just as easily as they do the tender "Two Hearts Make One," and Karukas' use of Fender Rhodes to complement his usual mix of piano and synthesizer. Dino Soldo's chromatic harmonica riffs wind through the bluesy strain as well. And for those looking for old Karukas standbys, Boney James' soulful sax and Ricardo Silveria's lean acoustic guitar are used in just the right spots. - AMG

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released January 1, 1999

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Gregg Karukas California

A prolific recording artist, with 11 all-original solo CD's and a string of #1 Radio hits, Gregg has produced a vast array of projects at his own Nightowl Studios. Gregg's tunes have been recorded by George Benson, Pauline Wilson, Kenia and Deniece Williams to name a few.

Gregg won the Best New Age Grammy in 2013 as producer, pianist, composer and arranger of Echoes of Love, ... more

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