Blues in My Bottle

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Blues in My Bottle
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Studio album by
Lightnin' Hopkins
Released1961
RecordedJuly 26, 1961
StudioACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX
Genre Blues
Length39:27
Label Bluesville
Producer Kenneth S. Goldstein, Mack McCormick
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology
Mojo Hand
(1960)		Blues in My Bottle
(1961)		 Blues Hoot
(1962)

Blues in My Bottle is an album by Lightnin' Hopkins, released in 1961 on Bluesville Records. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The AllMusic review noted: "He was at his best when unaccompanied, as on this Prestige date recorded in 1961. Though he usually played electric guitar, the Texas blues titan performed on this release with an acoustic, and the result is most rewardin". [4] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote that "Lightnin' chanting the R&B hit 'Wine Spode-o-dee' on Blues in My Bottle is no more than a couple of minutes of fun, but it neatly demonstrates his range of reference, coming straight after 'Buddy Browns Blues', a reminiscence of Texas Alexander". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Buddy Brown's Blues" (Alger "Texas" Alexander)
  2. "Wine Spodee-O-Dee" (Stick McGhee, J. Mayo Williams)
  3. "Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On" (Traditional)
  4. "DC-7" (Hopkins)
  5. "Death Bells" (Hopkins)
  6. "Goin' to Dallas to See My Pony Run" (Traditional)
  7. "Jailhouse Blues" (Traditional)
  8. "Blues in My Bottle" (Traditional)
  9. "Beans, Beans, Beans" (Traditional, Hopkins)
  10. "Catfish Blues" (Traditional)
  11. "My Grandpa Is Old Too!" (Hopkins)

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References

  1. ↑ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed November 6, 2018
  2. ↑ Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed November 6, 2018
  3. ↑ Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography accessed November 6, 2018
  4. 1 2 Newsletter, Roundup. Lightnin' Hopkins: Blues in My Bottle – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 279. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 328.
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