Now I Got Worry

Now I Got Worry
Studio album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Released	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)
Genre	Punk blues, alternative rock
Length	45:15
Label	Matador
Producer	Jon Spencer, Jim Waters
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology
A Ass Pocket of Whiskey (1996) Now I Got Worry (1996) Controversial Negro (1997)
Singles from Now I Got Worry
"2Kindsa Love" Released: 1996 "Wail" Released: 1997 "Rocketship" Released: 1997

Now I Got Worry is the fifth studio album by the 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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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]

Track listing

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

2010 reissue edition bonus tracks

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Blues Explosion

• Judah Bauer – guitar, vocals
• Russell Simins – drums
• Jon Spencer – vocals, guitar

Guests

• Mark Ramos Nishita – clavinet (on "Chicken Dog"), piano (on "Can't Stop"), organ (on "Firefly Child")
• Rufus Thomas – vocals (on "Chicken Dog")
• Justin Berry – saxophone (on "Firefly Child")
• Thermos Malling – bang (on "2Kindsa Love" and "Sticky")

Charts

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

References

1. "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now I Got Worry – This Day In Matador History". Matador Records . Retrieved November 3, 2017.
2. Scordelis, Alex (February 5, 2014). "Jon Spencer's Classic Blues-Punk Video Directed By ... Weird Al??". Paper . Retrieved November 3, 2017.
3. Deming, Mark. "Now I Got Worry – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion". AllMusic . Retrieved November 3, 2017.
4. "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Now I Got Worry". Alternative Press . No. 101. December 1996. p. 80.
5. Ryan, Mo (October 18, 1996). "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Now I Got Worry (Matador)". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
6. Browne, David (October 18, 1996). "Now I Got Worry". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 14, 2020.
7. Chick, Stevie (January 2011). "The big bang". Mojo . No. 206. p. 112.
8. Moody, Paul (September 29, 1996). "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now I Got Worry". NME . Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
9. Sherr, Sara (October 20, 1996). "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Now I Got Worry (Matador)". The Philadelphia Inquirer .
10. Berman, Stuart (May 21, 2010). "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Now I Got Worry / Controversial Negro". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 3, 2017.
11. Diehl, Matt (October 3, 1996). "Now I Got Worry : Blues Explosion". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
12. Margasak, Peter (November 1996). "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Now I Got Worry". Spin . Vol. 12, no. 8. pp. 121–22. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
13. Dimery, Robert, ed. (2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7893-2074-2.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now I Got Worry" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
16. "Swedishcharts.com – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Now I Got Worry". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
18. "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
19. "The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2025.

External links

• Now I Got Worry at Discogs (list of releases)