Candye Kane - The Toughest Girl Alive (2000)

Tracklist

01. I'm The Toughest Girl Alive
02. Who Do You Love?
03. One More Day (Without Your Love)
04. For Your Love
05. Didn't We
06. Who Walks In When I Walk Out
07. To See A Grown Man Cry
08. (Hey Mister!) She Was My Baby Last Night
09. Je N'En Peux Plus Sans Ma Cadillac
10. Let's Commit Adultery
11. Highway Of Tears
12. Get Happy
13. Scream In The Night


Candye Kane is a big-voiced blues singer with a twist. Though they are mostly credited as originals, the tunes are familiar from other blues, R&B, and jump blues compositions. The differences lie in Kane's lyrics and in her enthusiasm in singing them. The former adult film star stakes out a pan-sexual stance that she expounds lustily. Jack Tempchin's "Who Do You Love?" finds her endorsing homosexuality, a ménage à trois, and prostitution, and assuring her listeners that God does, too. Her own "(Hey Mister!) She Was My Baby Last Night" portrays an unexpected combination in a romantic triangle. In "For Your Love," Kane lists a series of sexual fantasy characters ranging from "a dominatrix with a whip up above" to "a White House intern." And "Let's Commit Adultery" states its position in its title. The backing band, which occasionally features Dave Alvin and Marcia Ball, is excellent, but the distinctive element in the mix is Kane's lusty persona.

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