John Dawson Winter III

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John Dawson Winter III
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 1974
Genre Blues-rock
Length37:49
Label Columbia
Producer Shelly Yakus
Johnny Winter chronology
Saints & Sinners
(1974)
John Dawson Winter III
(1974)
Captured Live!
(1976)
Professional ratings
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Christgau's Record Guide C+ [2]

John Dawson Winter III is the seventh studio album by Johnny Winter, released in 1974. It again follows Winter's pattern of mixing original songs with cover versions, including covering an Allen Toussaint song for the second album running.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Johnny Winter; except where indicated

  1. "Rock & Roll People" (John Lennon) - 2:44
  2. "Golden Olden Days of Rock & Roll" (Vic Thomas) - 3:02
  3. "Self-Destructive Blues" - 3:27
  4. "Raised on Rock" (Mark James) - 4:42
  5. "Stranger" - 3:54
  6. "Mind Over Matter" (Allen Toussaint) - 4:14
  7. "Roll with Me" (Rick Derringer) - 3:04
  8. "Love Song to Me" - 2:05
  9. "Pick Up on My Mojo" - 3:21
  10. "Lay Down Your Sorrows" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 4:09
  11. "Sweet Papa John" - 3:07

Personnel

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References

  1. "John Dawson Winter III - Johnny Winter : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 22, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.