Jump for Joy (Koko Taylor album)

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Jump for Joy
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Studio album by
Koko Taylor
Released1990
StudioStreeterville
Genre Blues, R&B
Label Alligator
Producer Bruce Iglauer, Koko Taylor, Criss Johnson
Koko Taylor chronology
Live from Chicago: An Audience with the Queen
(1987)		Jump for Joy
(1990)		Wang Dang Doodle
(1991)

Jump for Joy is an album by the American musician Koko Taylor, released in 1990. [1] [2] Its release corresponded with Taylor's appearance in David Lynch's Wild at Heart . [3] Taylor supported the album with a North American tour. [4] Jump for Joy was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Recording". [5] It is dedicated to her husband, who died in 1989. [6]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Bruce Iglauer, Taylor, and Criss Johnson; Johnson also played guitar. [7] [8] The horns were arranged by Gene "Daddy G" Barge. [9] Taylor wrote or cowrote four of Jump for Joy's songs. [10]

"It's a Dirty Job" is a duet with Lonnie Brooks. [11] "Hey Baby" is a cover of the Ted Nugent song. [12] Billy Branch played harmonica on the title track. [13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Calgary Herald A [15]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Tulsa World Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]

The Orlando Sentinel wrote that Taylor's "roof-shaking voice is as powerful as ever, and she has great backing and material, including four originals." [7] The Washington Post opined that "it's the boomingly defiant blues and Taylor's unusually subdued and moving performance of the ballad 'Time Will Tell' that ultimately makes Jump for Joy the treat that it is." [9] The Edmonton Journal determined that "Taylor's voice kindles memories of a young Aretha Franklin or Etta James." [18]

The St. Petersburg Times deemed the album "a typically high-spirited affair," writing that "the production is clean and crisp, the arrangements lean and funky." [19] The Calgary Herald called it "an invigorating R&B set from one of the best blues shouters to come out of Chicago in the last 20 years." [15] The Press of Atlantic City considered it "near close to a perfect R&B record." [20]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Can't Let Go" 
2."Stop Watching Your Enemies" 
3."Hey Baby" 
4."Tired of That" 
5."It's a Dirty Job" 
6."Jump for Joy" 
7."Time Will Tell" 
8."The Eyes Don't Lie" 
9."Fishing Trip" 
10."I Don't Want No Leftovers" 

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  6. 1 2 Widner, Ellis (July 6, 1990). "Music Reviews". Tulsa World. p. 3C.
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