Bad Habits (Colin James album)

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Bad Habits
Colin James Bad Habits.jpg
Studio album by
Released1995
Studio Compass Point (Nassau)
Genre Blues
Length47:33
Label Warner
Producer Chris Kimsey
Colin James chronology
Colin James and the Little Big Band
(1993)
Bad Habits
(1995)
Then Again...
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Bad Habits is a blues album by Canadian musician Colin James, released in 1995. In the U.S., the album was released on Elektra Records. The album was produced, engineered and mixed at Compass Point Studios in Nassau and mastered at MasterDisk in New York City. The album earned James the 1996 Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year. The album had sold 70,000 units in Canada by January, 1999. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Saviour" (Coyne, Legget, Smith) 4:40
  2. "Freedom" (James, Wilson) 5:25
  3. "Standin' on the Edge" (J.L. Williams) 3:45
  4. "Real Stuff" (James, Burgess, Linden) 4:19
  5. "Better Days" (James, Burgess) 4:33
  6. "I Can't Hold Out" (Willie Dixon) 4:12
  7. "Bad Habits" (Brewer) 5:15
  8. "Forty Four" (Burnett) 4:31
  9. "Walkin' Blues" (Robert Johnson) 3:25
  10. "Atlanta Moan" 3:11
  11. "Speechless" (James) 4:15

Personnel

Certifications

Certifications for Bad Habits
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [3] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Bad Habits at AllMusic
  2. "Colin James Eyes U.S. Swing Fans". Billboard . 30 January 1999. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. "Canadian album certifications – Colin James – Bad Habits". Music Canada . Retrieved September 7, 2024.