Jeff Healey : Hell To Pay 1990

Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey (March 25, 1966 - March 2, 2008) was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist born in Toronto .

HELL TO PAY is Jeff Healey's best album ever. There are numerous great cuts here, including "Full Circle", "I Think I Love You Too Much", "Can't Get My Hands On You", the title song, "Highway Of Dreams, and numerous others. The one that cuts deepest is a remake of John Hiatt's "Let It All Go", which talks about how people can mess up their lives by staying angry at friends and family for years, and how it doesn't get you anywhere. The closer, "Life Beyond The Sky", describes the decay of modern society as seen through the eyes of a frequent exercise walker, and, overall, most of this album seems to be about life's lessons learned the hard way. If SEE THE LIGHT proved that disabilities don't have to prevent you from living a full life, HELL TO PAY makes that even more clear.

This is a good effort by The Jeff Healey Band to try to capture the essence of the band continuing from their first cd/album.

Jeff Healey : Lead Vocals , Guitars
Joe Rockman : Bass Guitar , Backing Vocals
Tom Stephen : Drums

Additional Musicians

George Harrison
Mark Knopfler
Jeff Lynne
Paul Shaffer
Bobby Whitlock
Sass Jordan
Kat Dyson

Mark Knopfler's guest appearance on "I Think I Love You Too Much" is excellent as well as the late George Harrison's guesting on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" which he originally did as a member of The Beatles. Healey's style is his own but you can see shades of Eric Clapton's original "Gently Weeps" licks on this version.

On March 2, 2008, Healey died of cancer at St. Joseph's Health Centre in his home town of Toronto.

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HELL TO PAY


When you think you've got problems you don't really need
They may be not as bad as they seem
Cause in a world full of misery with hatred and greed
Your problems are another man's dream

Now when your own little world seems to be in a state
And you think you may be losing mind
Just remember the people
Who only can wait for happiness they never will find, and

Chorus:
You know problems come and problems go
This is something you should know
There's people in the world today
Who don't have nothing but hell to pay

Now when your life and success
Has got you living in doubt
And you're feeling like nowhere to turn
Just remember the world
That you don't know about
And all the lessons that you can, 'cause

Chorus

When you think you've got problems you don't really need
They may be not as bad as they seem
Cause in a world full of misery with hatred and greed
Your problems are another man's dream, and

You know problems come and problems go
This is something you should know
There's people in the world today
Who don't have nothing but hell to pay



Tracks


1. Full Circle
2. I Think I Love You Too Much - Jeff Healey , Mark Knopfler
3. I Can't Get My Hands on You
4. How Long Can a Man Be Strong - Jeff Healey , Steve Cropper
5. Let It All Go - Jeff Healey,John Hiatt
6. Hell to Pay
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Jeff Lynne , George Harrison
8. Something to Hold on To
9. How Much - Jeff Healey , Greg Sutton
10. Highway of Dreams
11. Life Beyond the Sky

Size : 113 MB
Year : 1990
Format : Vinyl LP
Label : Arista Records
Distributed by BMG
Made : In Greece
Bitrate : 320

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