Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy

Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
Studio album by Dave Alvin, Phil Alvin
Released	June 3, 2014
Recorded	December, 2013 – January, 2014
Genre	Folk rock, country rock, blues
Length	42:38
Label	Yep Roc
Producer	Dave Alvin
Dave Alvin, Phil Alvin chronology
Eleven Eleven (2011) Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy' (2014) Lost Time (2015)

Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy is a studio album by folk rock musicians Dave and Phil Alvin, released in 2014.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(81%)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming wrote of the album "while listening to this is a potent reminder of how good Broonzy's songs still sound in the 21st century, it also demonstrates the complementary talents of Dave and Phil Alvin... It's clear the Alvins love this music and know how to mess with it in just the right way, and they don't treat Broonzy's tales of all manner of wild living like museum pieces, but as vital, living bits of American music, and that's how they sound on this album."^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Big Bill Broonzy unless otherwise noted.

1. "All By Myself" – 3:28
2. "I Feel So Good" – 4:09
3. "How Do You Want It Done?" – 3:00
4. "Southern Flood Blues" – 4:29
5. "Big Bill Blues" – 3:19
6. "Key to the Highway" (William Broonzy, Charlie Segar) – 3:48
7. "Tomorrow" – 3:21
8. "Just a Dream" – 3:52
9. "You've Changed" – 3:12
10. "Stuff They Call Money" – 4:44
11. "Truckin' Little Woman" – 3:08
12. "Saturday Night Rub" – 2:08

Personnel

• Dave Alvin – vocals, guitar, National Steel guitar
• Phil Alvin – vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Bob Glaub – bass
• Brad Fordham – bass, acoustic bass
• Don Heffington – drums
• Lisa Pankratz – drums
• Gene Taylor – piano

Production notes

• Dave Alvin – producer, liner notes
• Craig Parker Adams – engineer, mixing, producer
• Joe Gastwirt – mastering
• Michael Triplett – design
• Harry Sabin – photo assistance
• Cass Alvin – cover photo
• Beth Herzhaft – photography

References

1. Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
2. Deming, Mark. "Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 30, 2016.