Colin James and the Little Big Band

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Colin James and the Little Big Band
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Studio album by
Released1993
Genre Jump blues, swing revival
Length46:51
Label Virgin
Producer Chris Kimsey
Colin James chronology
Sudden Stop
(1990)
Colin James and the Little Big Band
(1993)
Bad Habits
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Colin James and the Little Big Band is a jump blues album by Canadian musician Colin James, released in 1993, featuring members of Roomful of Blues. The album had sold 220,000 units in Canada by January 1999. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Cadillac Baby" (Roy Brown) – 3:12
  2. "That's What You Do to Me" – 3:27
  3. "Sit Right Here" (Rosco Gordon) – 2:45
  4. "Three Hours Past Midnight" (Davis, Sam Ling) – 6:07
  5. "Satellite" (Burgess, Colin James) – 4:12
  6. "Surely (I Love You)" (James C. Bracken, Mickey Oliver) – 3:40
  7. "Breakin' Up the House" (Henry Glover, Mann) – 3:04
  8. "No More Doggin'" (Rosco Gordon, Jules Taub) – 3:09
  9. "Evening" (Mitchell Parish, Harry White) – 5:02
  10. "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann) – 2:46
  11. "Leading Me On" (Ike Turner) – 2:18
  12. "The Boogie Twist Part II" (Cox, Cal Valentine) – 4:58
  13. "Cha Shooky Doo" (Mae Vince) – 2:12

Personnel

Certifications

Certifications for Colin James and the Little Big Band
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [3] 2× Platinum200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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