A Bothered Mind

A Bothered Mind
Studio album by R. L. Burnside
Released	August 17, 2004 (2004-8-17) [1]
Genre	Blues [2]
Length	39:24
Label	Fat Possum
Producer	Martin Tino Gross, Matthew Johnson, Tom Shimura, Bruce Watson [3]
R. L. Burnside chronology
Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down (2000) A Bothered Mind (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Guardian	(favourable) [4]

A Bothered Mind is the thirteenth and final studio album from American blues musician R. L. Burnside. It was the last release from the musician prior to his death in 2005.

Following a heart attack in 2001, Burnside ceased to drink alcohol at a doctor's request. Following this, he had difficulty playing music, stating he felt like he had to learn all over again. ^[5] As such, much of A Bothered Mind used older recordings of Burnside playing the guitar. When asked in 2003 to share his thoughts on previous albums that Fat Possum had remixed and released on his behalf, he replied "At first I didn't like them too much, then I saw how much money they were making and I got to liking them pretty well". ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by R. L. Burnside, except where noted. ^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Detroit Boogie, Pt 1"		0:38
2.	"See What My Buddy Done"		2:57
3.	"Shake 'Em on Down"		3:29
4.	"Goin' Down South" (featuring Lyrics Born)		3:11
5.	"My Name is Robert Too" (featuring Kid Rock)	R. L. Burnside Robert James Ritchie	2:43
6.	"Someday Baby" (featuring Lyrics Born)		3:16
7.	"Go to Jail"		2:43
8.	"Bird Without a Feather"		3:09
9.	"Glory Be"		4:37
10.	"Goin' Away Baby"		3:17
11.	"Rollin' and Tumblin'"	Traditional	3:50
12.	"Stole My Check"		2:42
13.	"Detroit Boogie, Pt 2"		2:52
Total length:			39:24

Personnel

Musicians [3] R. L. Burnside - Composer, guitar, vocals Jimmy Bones - Harmonica, harp, keyboards, piano Kenny Brown - Guitar, slide guitar Cedric Burnside - Drums John Scott Evans - Saxophone Martin Gross - Drums, Guitar, Mixing, Producing Mike Hollis - Bass guitar Kid Rock - Vocals Lyrics Born - Vocals, various instruments Kenny Olson - Guitar, bass guitar Mike Smith - Guitar, bass guitar

Production Matthew Johnson - Producer Bruce Watson - Producer, mixing Tom Shimura - Producer, arrangements George Mitchell - Engineer Mike E. Clark - Mixing Scott Sumner - Mixing Mark Yoshida - Mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
ARIA Top 100 Albums [6]	7
US Billboard Blues Albums [7]	6

References

1. "A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
2. "A Bothered Mind by R.L. Burnside". Apple Music. Apple. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
3. "A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
4. Merritt, Stephanie (10 October 2004). "R L Burnside, A Bothered Mind". The Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
5. Grant, Richard (16 November 2003). "Fat Possum label keeping Blues alive". The Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
6. "Week Commencing: 13 September 2004" (PDF). Pandora. Australia: ARIA Net. 20 September 2004. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-10-19. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
7. "R.L. Burnside A Bothered Mind Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.