| Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Starlight Sound, Richmond, California | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Label | Alligator [1] | |||
| Producer | Elvin Bishop | |||
| Elvin Bishop chronology | ||||
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Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down! is an album by the American musician Elvin Bishop, released in 1991. [2] [3]
Bishop supported the album by touring with George Thorogood. [4]
Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down! was produced by Bishop, who also wrote half of the album's songs. [5] [6] The title track was inspired by a dispute Bishop had with his label head, Bruce Iglauer. [7] "Stepping Up in Class" is a cover of Jimmy McCracklin's "Steppin'". [8] "Devil's Slide" is an instrumental, while "Rollin' with My Blues" is a tribute to Freddie King, Albert King, and B.B. King. [9] [10]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| Calgary Herald | B+ [12] |
| Chicago Tribune | [13] |
| Robert Christgau |  [14] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [15] |
| Houston Chronicle |  [16] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
| The Tampa Tribune | [6] |
The Calgary Herald noted that there is "lots of leftover nuance from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band days to remind you that this was once a pair of hands equated with Hendrix and Clapton." [12] The Chicago Tribune praised the "serious playing here, adding some potent slide guitar to 'Come On in This House' and some razor-sharp licks to 'Stepping Up in Class'." [13]
The Houston Chronicle thought that "a little slide action and tasty arrangements on several cuts open the door for Bishop's considerable and road-hardened guitar work, which is as focused on record as it has been in years." [16] The San Diego Union-Tribune determined that, while the album "features the trademark Bishop humor and the occasional dash of funk, it is, for the most part, a straight blues effort." [17]
All tracks are written by Elvin Bishop; except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fannie Mae" | Deborahe Glasgow | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down" | 2:48 | |
| 3. | "Murder in the First Degree" | St. Louis Jimmy Oden | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Kissing in the Dark" | Ernest Lawlers | 2:44 |
| 5. | "My Whiskey Head Buddies" | 5:23 | |
| 6. | "Stepping Up in Class" | Jimmy McCracklin | 2:56 |
| 7. | "You Got to Rock 'Em" | 4:10 | |
| 8. | "Come On in This House" | Mel London | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Soul Food" | 2:45 | |
| 10. | "Rollin' with My Blues" | 3:38 | |
| 11. | "Devil's Slide" | 2:57 | |
| 12. | "Just Your Fool" | Walter Jacobs | 2:42 |
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