Ain't Enough Comin' In

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Ain't Enough Comin' In
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Studio album by
Otis Rush
Released1994
Genre Blues, Chicago blues
Label This Way Up/Mercury [1]
Producer John Porter
Otis Rush chronology
Blues Interaction: Live in Japan 1986 with Break Down
(1994)		Ain't Enough Comin' In
(1994)		Live & Awesome
(1996)

Ain't Enough Comin' In is an album by the American musician Otis Rush, released in 1994. [2] [3] It was Rush's first studio album in more than 15 years. [1] Ain't Enough Comin' In was regarded as a successful comeback album. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album". [7] The title track won a W.C. Handy Award for "Song of the Year". [8] Rush supported the album with a UK tour. [9]

Production

Recorded in Los Angeles, the album was produced by John Porter. [1] Ian McLagan played organ on the album; Billy Payne played piano. [10] [11] The song "Homework" was first recorded by Rush in 1962, for Duke Records. [10] "A Fool for You" is a cover of the Ray Charles song. [12]

The album employed many of the same musicians as Buddy Guy's Feels Like Rain . [13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [14]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [16]

Entertainment Weekly declared that "singing and playing with Rush’s smoldering authority and depth ought to be illegal—or at least declared dangerous." [17] The Chicago Tribune appreciated that "there are no duet distractions on a well-constructed program that's dominated by sizzling covers of vintage Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Louis Jordan songs." [1] The New York Times called the album "excellent," writing that "Rush is one of the finest living exponents of Chicago blues." [18]

Rolling Stone opined that, "while Ain't Enough Comin' In would need a bit more frenzy on the frets to be the ultimate Otis Rush album, it's one of the best blues discs of the decade." [5] Stereo Review called Ain't Enough Comin' In "a strong album by a master talent," writing that "particularly satisfying is the title track, with its savvy allusion to the bass line that drove Michael Jackson's 'Billy Jean'." [19] USA Today deemed it "a solid step toward righting an often fumbled career." [16]

AllMusic wrote that "everything that makes Otis a unique master of his form is here to savor, from his passionate vocals to the shimmering finger vibrato he applies to the liquid tones of his Fender Stratocaster." [14] MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide thought that it "has the best sound of any Rush album." [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Burn Down the Bridge" Allen Alvoid Jones Jr. & Carl Lewis Wells4:29
2."That Will Never Do" Little Milton 3:24
3."Somebody Have Mercy"  
4."A Fool for You"  
5."Homework"  
6."My Jug and I"  
7."She's a Good 'Un"  
8."It's My Own Fault"  
9."Ain't Enough Comin' In"  
10."If I Had Any Sense, I'd Go Back Home"  
11."Ain't That Good News"  
12."As the Years Go Passing By"  

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