Johnny Winter (album)

Johnny Winter
Studio album by Johnny Winter
Released	April 15, 1969 (1969-04-15)
Recorded	Nashville, February–March, 1969
Genre	Blues rock
Length	33:35
Label	Columbia
Producer	Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter chronology
The Progressive Blues Experiment (1969) Johnny Winter (1969) Second Winter (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]
PopMatters	Favorable [3]
Rolling Stone	Negative [4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]

Johnny Winter is Johnny Winter's second studio album. Columbia Records released the album in 1969, after signing Winter to the label for a reported $600,000. As with his first album, The Progressive Blues Experiment , Winter mixes some original compositions with songs originally recorded by blues artists. The album reached number 24 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. ^[6]

Track listing

1. "I'm Yours & I'm Hers" (Johnny Winter) – 4:27
2. "Be Careful with a Fool" (Joe Josea, B.B. King) – 5:15
3. "Dallas" (Johnny Winter) – 2:45
4. "Mean Mistreater" (James Gordon) – 3:53
5. "Leland Mississippi Blues" (Johnny Winter) – 3:19
6. "Good Morning Little School Girl" – (Don Level, Bob Love) – 2:45
7. "When You Got a Good Friend" (Robert Johnson) – 3:30
8. "I'll Drown in My Tears" (Henry Glover) – 4:44
9. "Back Door Friend" (Lightnin' Hopkins, Stan Lewis) – 2:57

2004 reissue bonus tracks

10. "Country Girl" (B.B. King) – 3:08
11. "Dallas" (Johnny Winter) – 3:37
12. "Two Steps from the Blues" (John Riley Brown, Deadric Malone) – 2:35

Personnel

• Johnny Winter – lead guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, vocals
• "Uncle" John Turner – percussion
• Tommy Shannon – bass
• Edgar Winter – piano on "I'll Drown in My Tears", alto saxophone on "Good Morning Little School Girl"
• Elsie Senter – backing vocals on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
• Carrie Hossell – backing vocals on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
• Peggy Bowers – backing vocals on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
• Stephen Ralph Sefsik – alto saxophone on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
• Norman Ray – baritone saxophone on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
• Walter "Shakey" Horton – harmonica on "Mean Mistreater"
• Willie Dixon – acoustic bass on "Mean Mistreater"
• Karl Garvin – trumpet on "Good Morning Little School Girl"
• A. Wynn Butler – tenor saxophone on "Good Morning Little School Girl"

Production

• Johnny Winter – producer
• Eddie Kramer – production consultant
• Marvin Devonish – production assistant
• Charlie Bragg, Ed Hudson, Neil Wilburn – engineers
• Steve Paul – spiritual producer

References

1. Koda, Cub. "Johnny Winter –Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 722. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
3. Su, Peter. "Johnny Winter: self-titled". PopMatters. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
4. Welding, Pete (August 9, 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 1, 2015.
5. g, manos (December 3, 2013). "Review: CD Johnny Winter – Johnny Winter Album". sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
6. "Johnny Winter: Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019.