Find a Way to Care

Find a Way to Care
Studio album by
John Mayall
Released4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
GenreBlues rock
Length46:30
LabelForty Below
Producer
  • John Mayall
  • Eric Corne
John Mayall chronology
A Special Life
(2014) 		Find a Way to Care
(2015) 		Talk About That
(2017)

Find a Way to Care is a studio album by British blues musician John Mayall, released on 4 September 2015 through Forty Below Records. It was produced by Mayall and Eric Corne and received positive reviews from critics.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Classic Rock[3]
Mojo[4]
Record Collector[5]
Uncut7/10[6]

Find a Way to Care received a score of 70 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[1] Uncut found there to be "no surprises" and wrote that it is "no classic, but a warm and well-produced set",[6] while Mojo commented that "there's a synergy and rapport in the set's dozen tracks that reveals how deeply the new band has gelled with Mayall".[4] Record Collector's Michael Heatley described it as "another excellent studio album of all-new material" that "the addition of a horn section" to "gives this album a different feel to its rootsier predecessor, while Mayall himself features more prominently on keyboards – a feature of the live shows".[5]

David West of Classic Rock called Mayall's voice "a little rougher, a little thinner" but "crucially, Mayall still knows how to sell a song and he's backed by his regular band – guitarist Rocky Athas, bassist Greg Rzab and drummer Jay Davenport – who understand where to push forwards to fill the gaps and when to sit back".[3] AllMusic's Thom Jurek opined that it is "a Mayall album that—uncharacteristically—focuses on his keyboard skills" and one that demonstrates that his "voice is beginning to show its age (on the slow tunes in particular), but he can still sing and shout clearly. Find a Way to Care doesn't break new ground, but it is exploratory."[2]

Track listing

Find a Way to Care track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mother in Law Blues"Don Robey3:12
2."The River's Invitation"Percy Mayfield3:47
3."Ain't No Guarantees"John Mayall3:23
4."I Feel So Bad"Sam Hopkins4:19
5."Find a Way to Care"Mayall3:42
6."Long Distance Call"McKinley Morganfield4:30
7."I Want All My Money Back"Lee Baker Jr.3:20
8."Ropes and Chains"
4:17
9."Long Summer Days"Mayall3:52
10."Drifting Blues"
4:21
11."War We Wage"
4:14
12."Crazy Lady"Mayall3:33
Total length:46:30

Charts

Chart performance for Find a Way to Care
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 125
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 86
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 31

References

  1. ^ a b "Find a Way to Care by John Mayall Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "John Mayall – Find a Way to Care Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b West, David (7 September 2015). "John Mayall: Find a Way to Care". Classic Rock. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "John Mayall – Find a Way to Care". Mojo. October 2015. p. 88.
  5. ^ a b Heatley, Michael (17 August 2015). "Find a Way to Care | John Mayall". Record Collector. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "John Mayall – Find a Way to Care". Uncut. October 2015. p. 78.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Mayall – Find a Way to Care" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Mayall – Find a Way to Care" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – John Mayall – Find a Way to Care" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – John Mayall – Find a Way to Care". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2023.