2 WALTER HYATT – SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS, VOLUME ONE
King Tears Music – Released 1/18/08
We decided to keep this album out of 1 on a technicality only, because the recording started in 1996, the same year Hyatt passed in a tragic plane crash. But it's fair game for the 2008 list because this is all new, unreleased material. Hyatt cut the vocals and rhythm tracks before his death. His wife Heidi finally had the strength to finish them more than ten years later, enlisting the help of Jerry Douglas, Allison Moorer, Warren Hood, The Jordanaires, Carrie Rodriguez, and others to complete the arrangements and fills. Hyatt's velvet voice is the bedrock, surrounded by elements of Motown, Americana, doo-wop, and shuffle. Some Unfinished Business   gives no evidence of its piecemealed nature, sounding like one seamless—and ultimately timeless—outpouring of musical genius. The Volume One in the title hints at more to come, which would be a wonderful gift to music lovers. This installment closes with "I'll Come Knocking," a stunningly beautiful song. On its own, its power causes a speechless embrace for its entirety. Listening with knowledge of the back story is life-changing: Nobody's tomorrow is guaranteed; give, and take, as much love as you can fit into every single day.

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