Liz Mandville Greeson is a talented, soulful, and versatile singer. Blues-based and at her best in that idiom, she can also sing with the ferocious passion of
Janis Joplin, she leads a gospel-style a cappella group on "Shine Clear with Joy," and she straddles the boundaries between blues, R&B, country, and folk, with doses of rock here and there. Even more impressive is that she wrote all 13 of the songs on
Back in Love Again. Joined by a crack backup group,
Liz Mandville Greeson puts on a colorful and memorable show throughout this recommended set. ~ Scott Yanow