When
Johnny Adams signed with Rounder in the mid-'80s, few outside the R&B/soul and blues world were aware of his skills or eclectic range.
After Dark was
Adams' second Rounder session. It included amazing covers of
Doc Pomus' "I Don't Know You" and "Give a Broken Heart a Break,"
John Hiatt's "Lovers Will," and the
Dan Penn/Chips Moman soul classic "Do Right Woman -- Do Right Man." This was one of the first records on which
Adams' wondrous voice, with its extensive range at the top and bottom, was both well-produced and effectively mastered and recorded. ~ Ron Wynn