Consumer Guide Album

Mel McDaniel: Just Can't Sit Down Music [Capitol, 1987]
With his best material--not commercially, but critically, a concept that doesn't cut much vinyl down in Nashville--slotted three and four on each side, McDaniel remains a notably decent artist caught between his druthers and his a&r man. So be glad the album's gem, "Stand on It" (composer credit: "B. Springsteen"), did eventually make some noise as a single--albeit not enough to qualify for the best-of that followed it into the racks. B