Love Me Mama

Love Me Mama
Studio album by Luther Allison and the Blue Nebulae
Released	1969
Recorded	June 24 and 25, 1969
Studio	Sound Studios, Chicago
Genre	Blues
Length	59:41
Label	Delmark DS-625
Producer	Robert G. Koester
Luther Allison chronology
Love Me Mama (1969) Bad News Is Coming (1973)

Love Me Mama is the debut album by the American blues musician Luther Allison recorded in Chicago in 1969 and released by the Delmark label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[6]

Allmusic reviewer Thom Owens stated "Although it has its moments -- particularly on the title track -- Luther Allison's debut album, Love Me Mama, is on the whole uneven, featuring more mediocre tracks than killer cuts. Nevertheless, it offers intriguing glimpses of the style he would later develop". ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Luther Allison except where noted

1. "Why I Love the Blues" − 4:06
2. "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) − 4:31
3. "4:00 in the Morning" (B.B. King, Ferdinand Washington) − 2:16
4. "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now" [alternate take] (King, Jo Josea) − 4:18 Additional track on CD reissue
5. "Five Long Years" (Eddie Boyd) − 4:19
6. "Dust My Broom" (Robert Johnson) − 3:35
7. "Every Night About This Time" (Fats Domino) − 4:01 Additional track on CD reissue
8. "Love Me Mama"− 3:58
9. "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James) − 5:38
10. "You Gotta Help Me" (Sonny Boy Williamson II, Ralph Bass, Dixon) − 3:51
11. "You Done Lost You Good Thing Now" (King, Josea) − 3:36
12. "Bloomington Closer" − 7:23
13. "Little Red Rooster" [alternate take] (Dixon) − 5:21 Additional track on CD reissue
14. "Walking from Door to Door" − 3:45 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Luther Allison − guitar, vocals
• Robert "Big Mojo" Elem − bass
• Jim Conley − tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 6, 13 & 14)
• Jimmy "Fast Fingers" Dawkins − guitar (tracks 2, 6, 8, 9, 13 & 14)
• Bob Richey (2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13 & 14), Bobby Davis (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7 & 10-12) – drums

References

1. Delmark Records: album details accessed October 31, 2019
2. Wirz' American Music: Illustrated Delmar/Delmark Discography accessed October 31, 2019
3. Both Sides Now: Discography of the Delmar(k) Label accessed October 31, 2019
4. Luther Allison: discography accessed November 6, 2019
5. Owens, Thom. Luther Allison: Love Me Mama – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 31, 2019.
6. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 5. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.