It's Not Killing Me

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It's Not Killing Me
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Studio album by
Mike Bloomfield
Released1969
RecordedGolden State Recording, San Francisco
Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Columbus Studios, San Francisco
Columbia Records, Los Angeles
Genre Blues rock, country rock
Length36:43
Label Columbia
Producer Nick Gravenites, Michael Melford [1]
Mike Bloomfield chronology
It's Not Killing Me
(1969)		If You Love These Blues, Play 'Em as You Please
(1976)

It's Not Killing Me is the debut solo album by American blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield. [2] It was released in 1969 through Columbia Records. [3] Following his success with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Electric Flag, and in the Super Session recordings with Al Kooper, Bloomfield teamed up with former colleagues to record this largely self-written album.

Contents

The album peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard 200. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone (negative) [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

AllMusic criticized its "lack of a powerful vocalist" and the under-use of Bloomfield's guitar, going so far as to say "it makes about as much sense as Led Zeppelin having Jimmy Page sing lead while Robert Plant played tambourine!" [5]

Track listing

All tracks have words and music credited to Mike Bloomfield, except as indicated.

Side one

  1. "If You See My Baby" - 3:07
  2. "For Anyone You Meet" – 4:07
  3. "Good Old Guy" – 3:21
  4. "Far Too Many Nights" – 5:07
  5. "It's Not Killing Me" - 3:14

Side two

  1. "Next Time You See Me" (Ben Tucker) – 2:57
  2. "Michael's Lament" - 4:22
  3. "Why Must My Baby" – 2:38
  4. "The Ones I Loved Are Gone" – 3:07
  5. "Don't Think About It Baby" – 3:33
  6. "Goofers" – 1:50

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. ↑ Dann, David (October 15, 2019). "Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues". University of Texas Press – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Browne, David (November 13, 2019). "Book Review: 'Guitar King' Tackles the Life, Legacy and Tragedy of Michael Bloomfield". Rolling Stone.
  3. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 125.
  4. ↑ "Mike Bloomfield". Billboard.
  5. 1 2 "It's Not Killing Me - Michael Bloomfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 690.
  7. ↑ Gancher, David (15 November 1969). "It's Not Killing Me". Rolling Stone . San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. (46): 36.
  8. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 69.
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