| Big Bad Bo | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Sound Exchange Studios and A&R Studios in New York City and Toronto Sound Studios, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Funk [1] | |||
| Length | 31:42 | |||
| Label | Chess CH 50047 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Big Bad Bo is the 18th studio album by musician Bo Diddley released by the Chess label in 1974. [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars with reviewer Bruce Eder stating "Having tried everything else in his search for a new sound, Bo moved into a jazz vein on this record, and the results are not bad, but not they're not really Bo, either. ... For the first time, the Bo Diddley beat appears nowhere on one of his albums". [1]
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