| Bad Axe | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Alligator Records | |||
| Producer | Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer | |||
| Son Seals chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Bad Axe is a studio album by Son Seals, released through Alligator Records in 1984. [6] [7] It won the 1985 W.C. Handy Award for best contemporary blues album. [8]
The album was produced by Son Seals and Bruce Iglauer. It was recorded at Streeterville Studios, in Chicago, Illinois.[ citation needed ]
Robert Christgau wrote that Seals "doesn't stand still—this time he's singing tenderly enough to bring off the self-servingly sentimental 'I Can Count on My Blues'." [2] The Globe and Mail thought that "Seals' marvellously sure-fingered lead runs and warm voice are in fine shape." [9]
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