Blues Around the Clock

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Blues Around the Clock
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Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedNovember 5, 1963
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Blues
Length29:39
Label Prestige
PRLP 7314
Producer Ozzie Cadena
Jimmy Witherspoon chronology
Evenin' Blues
(1963)
Blues Around the Clock
(1964)
Blue Spoon
(1964)

Blues Around the Clock is an album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "even if nothing all that memorable occurs, the music is enjoyable". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.

  1. "I Had a Dream" (Big Bill Broonzy) – 2:30
  2. "Goin' to Chicago" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) – 2:19
  3. "No Rollin' Blues" – 4:45
  4. "You Made Me Love You" (Joseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco) – 2:44
  5. "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 1:48
  6. "S.K. Blues" (Saunders King) – 3:51
  7. "Whose Hat Is That" – 2:40
  8. "Around the Clock" (Wynonie Harris) – 3:15
  9. "He Gave Me Everything" – 3:02
  10. "Goin' Down Slow" (James Oden) – 2:45

Personnel

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References

  1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 14, 2013
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 14, 2013
  3. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 726. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.