Deluxe Edition (Son Seals album)

Last updated
Deluxe Edition
Deluxe Edition (Son Seals album).jpg
Compilation album by
Son Seals
Released2002 (2002)
Genre Blues
Label Alligator

Deluxe Edition is a 2002 compilation album of recordings by Son Seals for Alligator Records. [1] It was produced by Seals and Bruce Iglauer, except as noted. [2]

Contents

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings describes the album as a “discriminating” selection from Seals's Alligator albums, with an additional track from an early session being better than some of those issued at the time. [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Track listing

  1. "I Believe To My Soul" - 4:14 (produced by: Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer, and Richard McLeese)
  2. "Going Home" - 3:49
  3. "Bad Axe" - 3:13
  4. "Don't Pick Me For Your Fool" - 5:01
  5. "Buzzard Luck" - 5:04
  6. "Telephone Angel (You're On My Mind)" - 5:26 (produced by: Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer, and Richard McLeese)
  7. "Life All By Myself" - 3:44
  8. "Your Love Is Like a Cancer" - 4:35
  9. "Landlord at My Door" - 4:26
  10. "Now That I'm Down" - 6:01
  11. "I Can't Hold Out" - 4:18 (produced by: Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer, and Richard McLeese)
  12. "Before the Bullets Fly" - 3:54
  13. "(I Need) a Good Woman Bad" - 4:38
  14. "Funky Bitch" - 3:47 (produced by: Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer, and Richard McLeese)
  15. "Hot Sauce" - 2:54 (produced by: Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer, and Richard McLeese) [1] [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Son Seals</span> American blues guitarist and singer

Frank "Son" Seals was an American electric blues guitarist and singer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hound Dog Taylor</span> American blues guitarist and singer (1915–1975)

Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer.

Alligator Records is an American, Chicago-based independent blues record label founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971. Iglauer was also one of the founders of the Living Blues magazine in Chicago in 1970.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruce Iglauer</span> American businessman and record producer

Bruce Iglauer is an American businessman and record producer who founded Alligator Records as an independent record label featuring blues music.

<i>Alone & Acoustic</i> 1991 studio album by Buddy Guy & Junior Wells

Alone & Acoustic is an album by the blues musicians Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, released in 1991. It was recorded in 1981, in Paris, France, while the two were touring.

<i>Third Degree</i> 1986 studio album by Johnny Winter

Third Degree is a 1986 album by Johnny Winter and the final one of the trilogy he made for Alligator Records. Following disagreements with Alligator's boss Bruce Iglauer during the production of Winter's previous album, Serious Business, the album was produced by Dick Shurman with Iglauer taking on an Executive Producer role.

<i>Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers</i> 1971 studio album by Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers

Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers is the 1971 debut album of Hound Dog Taylor.

<i>Crawfish Fiesta</i> 1980 studio album by Professor Longhair

Crawfish Fiesta is an album by Professor Longhair, released in 1980 by Alligator Records. It features Dr. John, who reprised his original role as guitarist in Longhair's band, Johnny Vidacovich on drums, Tony Dagradi and Andrew Kaslow on sax, and Longhair's long time conga player Alfred "Uganda" Roberts. The album was recorded at the Sea-Saint Studios in New Orleans and it was co-produced by Kaslow, his wife Allison and Bruce Iglauer. It won the first W.C. Handy Blues Album of the Year award in 1980.

<i>Showdown!</i> 1985 studio album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland

Showdown! is a collaborative blues album by guitarists Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album is mostly made of original material, with cover versions of songs like T-Bone Walker's "T-Bone Shuffle", Muddy Waters's "She's into Something" and Ray Charles' "Blackjack". Collins, Cray and Copeland were supported by Johnny B. Gayden and Allen Batts, who at the time were members of Collins' Icebreakers, and Alligator's household artist Casey Jones. In the album's sleeve notes, producers Bruce Iglauer and Dick Shurman observe how Copeland and Cray were both given support by Collins early in their career, and how the three musicians have often crossed paths since then, making this collaborative effort a "thirty years in the making" project. Showdown! was one of Alligator's most successful albums, peaking at n. 124 on the US charts and selling over 175,000 units worldwide. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Recording in 1986. It was re-released on CD by Alligator in 2011.

<i>Somebody Loan Me a Dime</i> 1974 studio album by Fenton Robinson

Somebody Loan Me a Dime is a 1974 studio album by blues singer and guitarist Fenton Robinson, his debut under the Alligator Records imprint. Blending together some elements of jazz with Chicago blues and Texas blues, the album was largely critically well received and is regarded as important within his discography. Among the album's tracks is a re-recording of his 1967 signature song, "Somebody Loan Me a Dime". It has been reissued multiple times in the United States and Japan, including with bonus tracks.

<i>Guitar Slinger</i> (Johnny Winter album) 1984 studio album by Johnny Winter

Guitar Slinger is an album by guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. Released in 1984, it was his first studio album in four years, and his first album for Alligator Records. It was the second consecutive album to feature no original Winter compositions.

<i>The Son Seals Blues Band</i> 1973 studio album by Son Seals

The Son Seals Blues Band is the debut album by Son Seals, released by Alligator Records in 1973. It was produced by Son Seals and Bruce Iglauer, and was reissued on CD in 1993.

<i>Midnight Son</i> (album) 1976 studio album by Son Seals

Midnight Son is the second studio album by Son Seals, released by Alligator Records in 1976. It was produced by Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer, and Richard McLeese.

<i>Live and Burning</i> 1978 live album by Son Seals

Live and Burning is a live album by the blues musician Son Seals, released through Alligator Records in 1978.

<i>Bad Axe</i> (album) 1984 studio album by Son Seals

Bad Axe is a studio album by Son Seals, released through Alligator Records in 1984. It won the 1985 W.C. Handy Award for best contemporary blues album.

<i>Living in the Danger Zone</i> 1991 studio album by Son Seals

Living in the Danger Zone is a studio album by the blues musician Son Seals, released via Alligator Records in 1991.

<i>Nothing but the Truth</i> (Son Seals album) 1994 studio album by Son Seals

Nothing but the Truth is the sixth studio album by Son Seals, produced by Seals and Bruce Iglauer and released by Alligator Records in 1994. Seals wrote only four songs: "Life Is Hard", "I'm Gonna Take It All Back", "Frank and Johnnie", and "Little Sally Walker". The rest of the album consists of cover songs, including Hound Dog Taylor's "Sadie". John Randolph played rhythm guitar; Red Groetzinger and Dan Rabinovitz, horns; Noel Neal and Johnny B. Gayden, bass; David Russell, drums.

<i>Live – Spontaneous Combustion</i> 1996 live album by Son Seals

Live – Spontaneous Combustion was the second live album released by Son Seals. It was recorded June 20–22, 1996 at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Son Seals and Bruce Iglauer.

<i>Natural Boogie</i> 1974 studio album by Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers

Natural Boogie is the second studio album released by Hound Dog Taylor and his band the HouseRockers. Released on Alligator Records in 1974, it was the follow-up to their 1971 debut album Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers.

Richard L. Shurman is an American record producer, sound engineer, music journalist, music historian, and backing vocalist.

References

  1. 1 2 "Deluxe Edition - Son Seals | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Deluxe Edition - Son Seals | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 569. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.