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These insights, and the emotions they unleash, makes Turn Around the pivotal album of Jonny Lang's career to date - a passage that links the triumphs of his past to the promise of his future.
A soul-stirring organ, played by Grammy-winning producer Shannon Sanders, forecasts the surge of music that follows on Turn Around: the stomping funk of "Bump in the Road," the startling climax that closes "The Other Side of the Fence," the electrifying vocal exchanges with Michael McDonald on "Thankful," and on the opposite extreme, the work-gang chant that drives "Turn Around" and the profound intimacy of "Only a Man" ...
Turn Around is all of this and more, a tumble of musical colors that dazzle and soothe. And in the end, they achieve coherence through the meaning that Lang conveys so urgently.
"With this album I want to focus, more than ever before, on my purpose in life," he explains. "I've been so incredibly blessed. My wife and I just had our fifth anniversary. I get to do what I love for a living. But it wasn't so long ago that I was spiraling downward in a lot of ways, until God touched my life and set me on the right track. I feel a huge debt to give glory back to Him for everything He has done for me. It's the least he can do."
That said, Turn Around is not slotted only to listeners who have - or have not - undergone this kind of transformation. It inspires, excites, and gets people on their feet - but it doesn't preach. "I understand that not everybody believes as I do," Lang says, "which is fine. I just want to sing about what's going on in my life and let people make up their own minds about that."
For all the conviction that Lang brings to Turn Around, the album began almost as an afterthought. Lang was in the studio one day with his producer, Ron Fair, who is also president of A&M/Interscope Records. There wasn't anything pressing on the agenda; they were doing routine work on the final stages of Lang's previous record, Long Time Coming. Then, out of the blue, Fair said something completely unexpected.
"He looks at me and goes, `Dude, you need to make a gospel record,'" Lang says, laughing at the recollection. "Now, I hadn't really mentioned much to Ron about that side of my life, but for some reason he knew where I was at. So I thought about it for just a second and said, `Yes, I do.'"
There is plenty of gospel in Turn Around, especially in the choir that riffs through "Thankful" and "It's Not Over." But rustic country ("On That Great Day," with guests Buddy Miller and Sam Bush), Motown funk ("One Person at a Time"), jazzy folk ("My Love Remains"), and other influences flavor this music too. In this varied setting, "gospel" has more to do with the spirit that animates these tracks than any category it might inhabit.
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2008-05-172008-03-282008-02-21These insights, and the emotions they unleash, makes Turn Around the pivotal album of Jonny Lang's career to date - a passage that links the triumphs of his past to the promise of his future.
A soul-stirring organ, played by Grammy-winning producer Shannon Sanders, forecasts the surge of music that follows on Turn Around: the stomping funk of "Bump in the Road," the startling climax that closes "The Other Side of the Fence," the electrifying vocal exchanges with Michael McDonald on "Thankful," and on the opposite extreme, the work-gang chant that drives "Turn Around" and the profound intimacy of "Only a Man" ...
Turn Around is all of this and more, a tumble of musical colors that dazzle and soothe. And in the end, they achieve coherence through the meaning that Lang conveys so urgently.
"With this album I want to focus, more than ever before, on my purpose in life," he explains. "I've been so incredibly blessed. My wife and I just had our fifth anniversary. I get to do what I love for a living. But it wasn't so long ago that I was spiraling downward in a lot of ways, until God touched my life and set me on the right track. I feel a huge debt to give glory back to Him for everything He has done for me. It's the least he can do."
That said, Turn Around is not slotted only to listeners who have - or have not - undergone this kind of transformation. It inspires, excites, and gets people on their feet - but it doesn't preach. "I understand that not everybody believes as I do," Lang says, "which is fine. I just want to sing about what's going on in my life and let people make up their own minds about that."
For all the conviction that Lang brings to Turn Around, the album began almost as an afterthought. Lang was in the studio one day with his producer, Ron Fair, who is also president of A&M/Interscope Records. There wasn't anything pressing on the agenda; they were doing routine work on the final stages of Lang's previous record, Long Time Coming. Then, out of the blue, Fair said something completely unexpected.
"He looks at me and goes, `Dude, you need to make a gospel record,'" Lang says, laughing at the recollection. "Now, I hadn't really mentioned much to Ron about that side of my life, but for some reason he knew where I was at. So I thought about it for just a second and said, `Yes, I do.'"
There is plenty of gospel in Turn Around, especially in the choir that riffs through "Thankful" and "It's Not Over." But rustic country ("On That Great Day," with guests Buddy Miller and Sam Bush), Motown funk ("One Person at a Time"), jazzy folk ("My Love Remains"), and other influences flavor this music too. In this varied setting, "gospel" has more to do with the spirit that animates these tracks than any category it might inhabit.
Disappointed, great talent goes religious 
2008-01-28
I have been a fan of Lang's for quite a few years now as he was such a great talent at such a young age. I loved the Blues influence in his music and whilst he never had great lyrics, it was easy to overlook as he was so young he hadn't lived long enough to have wide life experience. But now he's gone and found/re-discovered god or something and while I don't care what he does in his personal life whether he's constantly drinking, doing drugs, who he loves/hates or if he spends every waking moment in the front aisle of his church, I don't really want to hear him singing about religion. Not that I have anything against somebody going into the 'religious rock' segment, I'm just disappointed in this case as he was such a special talent and I fear we never will get to hear him preform with his great Blues talent with great lyrics from a real life experience, it'll be all fairy tales from now on. Listened to it once and never again which is the first time that's happened with his albums as I still listen to songs from the older discs. Good career to follow while it lasted, but will not being pre-ordering his albums anymore before they come out.
Bluesy gospel fun 2008-01-13
I was not familiar with Jonny Lang's music before this album, but had heard about his precocious guitar skills and decided to try it after reading an article about his conversion. His beliefs are clear on the album, so if you have a problem with Christianity, you may have a problem with the CD. Regardless of the songs' message (in essence, redemption, second chances, grace, acceptance and forgiveness), this is a great album full of catchy melodies and a nod to the blues--both the music and the emotions that are inevitably a part of the faith experience. I would've given it 4 1/2, just because I don't enjoy the harsher, "rot-gut" blues that creep into a couple of the songs. Overall, an enjoyable and positive album. Go Jonny!
Pretty Good 
2008-01-07
'Turn Around' is a blues/gospel album that is quite good.
This genre is not something that I typically like too well. I had the opportunity to listen to this CD though and I enjoy it. The artist is quite talented and has a spiritual message on this album.
For those who enjoy the blues, this would be worthwhile to check out. It is also a good one for those who are interested in meaningful Christian lyrics.
Quickest way to torpedo a promising career? Jonny has found it! 2007-12-19
Quickest way to kill your record sales and career? Release a Christian Gospel album in the 21st Century.
I have been a long time fan of Jonny and his unique voice and great guitar licks. He played soulful blues comparable to someone much his senior. It struck a chord with the public in more ways than one on his first few releases. Strong record sales followed from the Pop, Blues and Rock markets that were drawn to this amazing young talent - yours truly being one of them. Always a fan of guitar rock oriented blues, Jonny and Kenny Wayne Shepherd were a breath of fresh air. While Kenny continues to stay true to form and release track after track of amazing guitar on both original and reengineered classics, Jonny somehow has decided to venture down a different path. One that sees his guitar be shuffled away into the background, and the good book thrust into the foreground. We got a hint of this on Wander this World when he released `Leaving to Stay', which was an interesting diversion, but an entire album, especially one called "Turn Around"? With a title like that, it sounds to me that he has chosen a different path to continue down. Will this mean that the days of heavy blues riffs and searing guitar work are gone? Surely I hope not. A&M certainly must realize when they compare record sales, that Gospel stuff doesn't move too well in the Catalog. If it did, I'm sure Green Day and Metallica would be right in line behind Ozzy. If all they are looking for is glowing critical reviews, then they'll probably get them - especially from the Christian community, but they likely won't get too much out of the rest of us...the ones that bought his house and shoes.
