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The Beat Magazine, June 1999
Waterline's New CD Stranded Highlights their Versatility
Many of you know Chris and Jim as the easygoing club duo Waterline, but for their first studio release they opted for the full band approach.
They drafted area pros like Jon Guttman on drums, Vinnie Stout on bass and Leroy Harper on sax. They also had some Nashville muscle in the way of Mike Organ on drums, Bobby King on bass and Rick Lay on percussion.
The project started at Jon Guttman's 3:16 Studios in Wilmington, progressed to Jeff Reid's Penguin Mars and finished in Nashville.
Stranded is pop variety at its most infectious. Most tunes were penned by Chris and Jim, but they also usedsome songs by local treasure Catesby Jones (I Got Used to It and 27" Tall) as well as country music scribe Hal Ketchum (Trusting Fool).
Waterline's showcased songwriting skills hold their own in such heady company. All and all, Stranded is fresh, polished and easy to like.
- Mike Raab
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