| Deep Down | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Studio | Streeterville Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 52:19 | |||
| Label | Alligator ALCD 4828 | |||
| Producer | Carey Bell, Bruce Iglauer | |||
| Carey Bell chronology | ||||
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Deep Down is an album by the American blues musician Carey Bell, recorded in Chicago in 1995 and released by the Alligator label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "More than a quarter century after he cut his debut album, Bell recently made his finest disc to date. Boasting superior material and musicianship and a goosed-up energy level that frequently reaches incendiary heights, the disc captures Bell outdoing himself". [2] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings stated that "Bell benefits greatly from a high-quality backing band and a tight production team that curbs his habitual excesses ...It tends to suggest Bell might inherit the Chicago harmonica crown on merit rather than by default". [3]
All compositions by Carey Bell except where noted
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