“Super Kind of Woman“
Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats
Written by Jack Lebsock
Billboard
#1 (1 week)
April 7, 1973
One thing I pride myself on is keeping an open mind.
That makes it easy for me to flip like a pancake once an artist suddenly clicks with me.
I’ve been a harsh critic of Freddie Hart during this feature, but y’all? I love this.
Suddenly the exaggerated vocals heighten the charm of the record for me. He is a steel guitar personified on the chorus.
Speaking of steel guitar, tell me how they finally got the alchemy right and blended seventies cosmopolitan country with fifties rock and roll? It works in a way that feels organic and not antiseptic like “Lost in the Fifties Tonight.”
Which is to say it borrows from the past while still sounding contemporary, rather than appealing to warm and fuzzy nostalgia for the past.
Song’s great, too. A true appreciation for a great woman. You can feel he means it with every note he sings.
What a great discovery. Let’s get this guy on digital platforms already.
“Super Kind of Woman” gets an A.
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