Track List:
1. Treat a Dog 4:48
2. In the Ghetto 4:05
3. Love Worth Having 5:43
4. Heaven Help Us All 4:20
5. Love Won't Let Me Wait 6:16
6. Everyday I Have the Blues 4:43
7. Suitcase Blues 3:18
8. Red Clay 6:52
9. Red Baron 7:04
10. The World is a Ghetto 3:27

Andrew Black, guitar and vocals
Will Scruggs, saxophone
Dustin Sargent, electric/acoustic bass
Jack Jones, drums

with:
Nicole Peterson, background vocals
Wes Funderburk, trombone
Ken Watters, trumpet

For the past four seasons, "Andrew Black and the Naturals" have been playing Sunday Brunch on the patio at Front Page News in Crescent Avenue in Midtown Atlanta. While music lovers down omelets and hit the "Make Your Own Bloody Mary Bar," the band plays everything from Miles to Mayer. This disc serves as a time capsule in the musical journey of some of Atlanta's finest musicians. The Naturals' roster reads like an ensemble but there are never more than four together at one time. It is a cooperative effort on the part of many that brings this magical entity to life. In addition to the players on this disc I would like to thank the following musicians for their contributions: Ben Taylor, Tom Young, Little John Roberts, Mace Hibbard, Nick Longo, Dave Freeman, Emrah Kotan, Zack Pride, Chris Burroughs, Jason La Marca, Sid Wolf, George Price, Philip Lowman, Jon Schwenke, Mike Lowry, Will Groth, and Damien Lewis. I consider all of you gentlemen and friends and I am honored to know you and make music with you. Here's to many more years of friendship and great musical experiences. Thanks also to the owners, staff, and management at Front Page News who have taken great care of us and made this musical experience possible. Love and Respect, Andrew Black

HITTIN' THE NOTE REVIEW OF ANDREW BLACK & THE NATURALS "14TH & CRESCENT," JUNE 2008:

14th and Crescent
Andrew Black and the Naturals
Music Matters Entertainment
by Rob Johnson, Hittin' the Note Magazine

Andrew Black is one of those local treasures who make Atlanta such a great music town, but he is too good to remain a secret for long – and 14th and Crescent is proof of his talent. The heart-wrenching opener, “Treat a Dog,” shows right away that Black has an uncommonly soulful voice and knows how to treat a song.

This is especially apparent on the excellent covers of “In the Ghetto” and “Everyday I Have the Blues.” Black doesn’t just cover a song – he interprets it and puts his own stamp on it. It takes guts to follow in the footsteps of Elvis and B.B. King, but Black has the vocal chops to hold his own against anybody.

“Love Worth Having” is an Andrew Black original, and shows that his own writing aims for the same heights as the timeless tunes by other artists on this CD. There is a strong Stevie Wonder vibe throughout 14th and Crescent, and can there be any greater compliment to a soul singer than to say he reminds you of Stevie?

The disc has a strong finish – a powerful version of War’s classic “The World Is a Ghetto.” Since Black once auditioned for the Derek Trucks Band, and this song used to be a dTb standard, it provokes thoughts of what could have been. Never mind all that, though. 14th and Crescent is about what Andrew Black is doing right now, which is making some of the sweetest music around today.