I Couldn't Believe My Eyes

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I Couldn't Believe My Eyes
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Studio album by
Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry with Earl Hooker
Released1973
RecordedSeptember 14, 1969
StudioVault Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Blues
Length38:50
Label BluesWay
BL/BLS 6059
Producer Ed Michel
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee chronology
A Long Way from Home
(1969)		I Couldn't Believe My Eyes
(1973)		 Sonny & Brownie
(1973)

I Couldn't Believe My Eyes is an album by blues musicians Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry with Earl Hooker recorded in 1969 but not released by the BluesWay label until 1973. [1] [2] [3]

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Track listing

All compositions credited to Brownie McGhee except where noted

  1. "Black Cat Bone" (Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry) – 3:16
  2. "Brownie's New Blues" – 4:59
  3. "Poor Man Blues" (Terry) – 2:49
  4. "Tell Me Why" – 6:16
  5. "My Baby's Fine" (Terry) – 3:03
  6. "Don't Wait for Me" – 3:21
  7. "I'm in Love With You Baby" (Terry) – 4:28
  8. "Parcel Post Blues" – 4:27
  9. "When I Was Drinkin'" (Terry) – 2:42
  10. "I Couldn't Believe My Eyes" – 3:29

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Wirz' American Music: Bluesway Records discography accessed August 30, 2019
  2. ↑ Both Sides Now: Bluesway Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
  3. ↑ American Music: Earl Hooker discography accessed August 30, 2019
  4. ↑ Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: I Couldn't Believe My Eyes – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 643. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
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