| Now I Got Worry | ||||
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| Released | October 15, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Punk blues, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:15 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Jon Spencer, Jim Waters | |||
| Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Now I Got Worry | ||||
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Now I Got Worry is the fifth studio album by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. It was released via Matador Records on October 15, 1996. [1] "Fuck Shit Up" is a cover of a Dub Narcotic song. [1] "Weird Al" Yankovic directed the music video for "Wail". [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Alternative Press | 5/5 [4] |
| Chicago Tribune | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| NME | 5/10 [8] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |  [9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Spin | 7/10 [12] |
Mark Deming of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Now I Got Worry may not be JSBX's best album, but it does capture their taut, blazing, live sound and their eccentric studio approach with a better balance than anything else in their catalog; if you want to get slapped upside the head while you boogie all night long, this is the album for you." [3]
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Skunk" | Spencer, Explosion | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Identify" | Spencer, Explosion | 1:08 |
| 3. | "Wail" | Spencer, Explosion | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Fuck Shit Up" | Dub Narcotic | 3:08 |
| 5. | "2Kindsa Love" | Spencer, Explosion | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Love All of Me" | Spencer, Explosion | 1:58 |
| 7. | "Chicken Dog" | Explosion, Thomas | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Rocketship" | Spencer, Explosion | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Dynamite Lover" | Spencer, Explosion | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Hot Shot" | Spencer, Explosion | 2:09 |
| 11. | "Can't Stop" | Explosion, Mark Ramos Nishita | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Firefly Child" | Spencer, Explosion | 3:24 |
| 13. | "Eyeballin" | Spencer, Explosion | 3:17 |
| 14. | "R.L. Got Soul" | Spencer, Explosion | 4:05 |
| 15. | "Get Over Here" | Spencer, Explosion | 2:09 |
| 16. | "Sticky" | Spencer, Explosion | 2:54 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Cool Vee" | 4:10 |
| 18. | "Fish Sauce" | 3:28 |
| 19. | "Yellow Eyes" | 3:57 |
| 20. | "Turn Up Greene" | 2:52 |
| 21. | "Buscemi" | 1:42 |
| 22. | "Get with It" | 1:34 |
| 23. | "Let's Smerf" | 2:12 |
| 24. | "Down Low" | 2:02 |
| 25. | "Chocolate Joe" | 2:32 |
| 26. | "Judah Love Theme" | 1:26 |
| 27. | "Dig My Shit" | 1:38 |
| 28. | "Roosevelt Hotel Blues" | 3:23 |
| 29. | "Radio Ad - Announcer #1" | 1:09 |
| 30. | "Radio Ad - Ernie Eddie" | 0:31 |
| 31. | "Radio Ad - Announcer #2" | 0:50 |
| 32. | "Radio Ad - Street Sez-Me" | 0:40 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Blues Explosion
Guests
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] | 80 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] | 59 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] | 25 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [17] | 50 |
| US Billboard 200 [18] | 121 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [19] | 4 |
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