| Never Been Rocked Enough | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 40:17 | |||
| Label | Curb [1] | |||
| Producer | Delbert McClinton, Jim Horn, Don Was, Bonnie Raitt | |||
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Never Been Rocked Enough is a studio album by the American musician Delbert McClinton. [2] [3] It was released in 1992 by Curb Records. [4] The first single was "Every Time I Roll the Dice". [5] McClinton supported the album with a North American tour. [6]
The album was produced by McClinton, Jim Horn, Don Was, and Bonnie Raitt; the two recording sessions took about a week and a half. [7] [8] Tom Petty and Melissa Etheridge provided backing vocals. [9] "Have a Little Faith in Me" is a cover of the John Hiatt song. [10] McClinton considered Never Been Rocked Enough to be his most radio-friendly album. [11]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| Calgary Herald | A− [13] |
| Windsor Star | B [14] |
The Calgary Herald concluded that "this isn't so much a sentimentalization of McClinton's brand of bar music, as its apotheosis." [13] The Boston Globe determined that the album "captures his rough-edged, yet somehow polished, roadhouse sound." [15]
The Windsor Star panned "the slick session musicians like the World's Most Dangerous Band." [14] The Ottawa Citizen stated that "the album doesn't blow you away with volume or flash, but wins you over with its roots rockin' integrity and deep-brewed flavors of the southern U.S." [16]
In a review for AllMusic, Roch Parisien wrote: "The results cover the whole checkerboard while remaining vintage McClinton: his harp wails on 'Everytime I Roll the Dice'; 'Can I Change My Mind' flirts with Motown soul; 'Blues as Blues Can Get' defines the confessional blues ballad." [12]
In the US, Never Been Rocked Enough peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200 in July 18, 1992. [17]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Every Time I Roll the Dice" | 4:28 | |
| 2. | "I Used to Worry" (featuring Francine Reed) | Tony Arata | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Miss You Fever" | 4:06 | |
| 4. | "Why Me?" | 3:17 | |
| 5. | "Have a Little Faith in Me" | John Hiatt | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Never Been Rocked Enough" |
| 3:33 |
| 7. | "Blues as Blues Can Get" |
| 4:05 |
| 8. | "Can I Change My Mind" |
| 3:30 |
| 9. | "Cease and Desist" | McClinton | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Stir It Up" | Bob Marley | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Good Man, Good Woman" (featuring Bonnie Raitt) | 3:34 | |
| Total length: | 40:17 | ||
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [18] | 2 |
| US Billboard 200 [17] | 118 |
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