Mourning in the Morning

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Mourning In the Morning
Otis Rush - Mourning In the Morning.jpg
Studio album by
Otis Rush
ReleasedAugust 1969
Recorded1969
Studio FAME, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Genre Blues
Length39:43
Label Cotillion [1]
Producer Nick Gravenites, Mike Bloomfield
Otis Rush chronology
Mourning In the Morning
(1969)		Screamin' and Cryin
(1974)

Mourning In the Morning is an album by the American blues singer and guitarist Otis Rush, released in 1969. [2] [3] Though Rush had been cutting singles since 1955, this was his first album. It infuses Rush's deep blues sound with soul and rock. The album was panned by many critics, but has since developed a cult following. [4]

Contents

Originally released on Cotillion, the album was re-released in the early 1990s; it was also re-released in 2006 by Collectables Records.

Production

Mourning in the Morning was coproduced by Mike Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites. [5] It was recorded at FAME Studios, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. [6] Duane Allman and members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section played on the album. [7] [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [9]

Reviewing a reissue, the Chicago Tribune wrote that "an instrumental workout on Aretha Franklin`s 'Baby I Love You' is a spine-chilling showcase for the southpaw guitarist`s extraordinary string bending." [8]

Track listing

Except where otherwise noted, tracks composed by Otis Rush

  1. "Me" (Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites) - 2:55
  2. "Working Man" (Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites) - 2:25
  3. "You're Killing My Love" (Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites) - 3:00
  4. "Feel So Bad" (Chuck Willis) - 3:39
  5. "Gambler's Blues" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) - 5:39
  6. "Baby, I Love You" (Ronnie Shannon) - 3:09
  7. "My Old Lady" (Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites) - 2:11
  8. "My Love Will Never Die" - 4:33
  9. "Reap What You Sow" (Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites) - 4:54
  10. "It Takes Time" - 3:26
  11. "Can't Wait No Longer" (Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites) - 3:52

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 193.
  2. ↑ Rubin, Dave (January 1, 2007). "Inside the Blues: 1942 to 1982". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Renzhoffer, Martin (July 26, 1996). "At The Bird Now, Bluesman Otis Rush Is In Right Place at Right Time". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. D1.
  4. 1 2 "Mourning in the Morning - Otis Rush - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Ward, Bruce (January 26, 1993). "Finding a trio of treasures in world of R&B". Ottawa Citizen. p. B6.
  6. 1 2 Poe, Randy; Gibbons, Billy F. (August 1, 2008). "Skydog: The Duane Allman Story". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Otis Rush | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. 1 2 Dahl, Bill. "Otis RushMourning in the Morning (Atlantic) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)Roundly..." chicagotribune.com.
  9. ↑ Wedling, Pete (May 31, 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (34). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 36.

Other sources

  1. Rush, Otis. "Mourning In the Morning" Sound Recording. Collectables Records. 2006.
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