Birthright (album)

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Birthright
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 2005
Recorded2004
Genre Blues
Length51:58
Label Hyena
Producer Vernon Reid
James Blood Ulmer chronology
No Escape from the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions
(2003)
Birthright
(2005)
Back in Time
(2005)

Birthright is a solo album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer, recorded in 2004 and released on the Hyena label in 2005. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated, "Birthright is the album Ulmer should have made years ago. All that matters is that listeners have it now. It's a shining star in his catalog and a chillingly intimate portrait of his expansive vision and singular talent". [2]

Birthright was selected as the Blues Album of the Year in the 2005 DownBeat Readers' Poll. [4]

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except as indicated.
  1. "Take My Music Back to the Church" – 4:43
  2. "I Can't Take It Anymore" – 2:39
  3. "Where Did All the Girls Come From" – 5:06
  4. "I Ain't Superstitious" (Willie Dixon) – 3:47
  5. "White Man's Jail" – 3:59
  6. "High Yellow" – 3:17
  7. "The Evil One" – 3:33
  8. "Geechee Joe" – 4:13
  9. "Love Dance Rag" – 4:08
  10. "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Traditional) – 4:13
  11. "My Most Favorite Thing" – 2:49
  12. "Devil's Got to Burn" – 9:31

Personnel

References

  1. James Blood Ulmer discography Archived 2009-11-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed July 28, 2010
  2. 1 2 Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed July 28, 2010
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1431. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Micallef, Ken (December 2005). "James 'Blood' Ulmer: Blues Album of the Year (Birthright)". DownBeat . Vol. 72, no. 12. Elmhurst, IL: Maher. p. 62. ISSN   0012-5768.