Smokin (Jonny Lang album)

Smokin
Studio album by Jonny Lang
Released	1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Blues
Length	44:10
Label	Oarfin
Producer	Mike Bullock
Jonny Lang chronology
Smokin (1995) Lie To Me (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]

Smokin is the debut album by American blues guitarist Jonny Lang, independently released in 1995 under the name "Kid Jonny Lang" with his then-band "The Big Bang", together as Kid Jonny Lang & The Big Bang. The album was later remastered and reissued in 2002 by Eagle Records with an alternative album cover.

Track listing

Smokin' track listing ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Louise"	Jonny Lang Jon Langseth	4:21
2.	"Changes"	Ted Larsen	3:15
3.	"Lovin' My Baby"	Lang	3:07
4.	"I Love You the Best"	Lang	4:01
5.	"Nice & Warm"	Tab Benoit	7:40
6.	"It's Obdacious"	Buddy Johnson	3:16
7.	"Sugarman"	Jeff Hayes	4:12
8.	""E" Train"	Michael Rey Larsen T. Larsen	4:08
9.	"Too Tired"	Albert Collins	3:12
10.	"Smokin'"	Lang M. Larsen	3:43
11.	"Malted Milk"	Robert Johnson	3:15
Total length:			44:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[3]

• "Kid" Johnny Lang – vocals, guitar
• Ted "Lightnin' Boy" Larsen – guitars, backing vocals
• Michael Rey Larsen – drums, backing vocals
• Jeff Hayes – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Ferreira – keyboard ("Nice & Warm", "It's Obdacious", "Sugarman" and "Too Tired")
• Jenny Thom – backing vocals ("Louise", "It's Obdacious" and ""E" Train")
• Marcia Langseth – backing vocals ("Louise", "It's Obdacious" and ""E" Train")
• Mike Bullock – producer, engineer, harp on "Lovin' My Baby", saxophone on "It's Obdacious", backing vocals on ""E" Train"
• Kirk Moseley – engineer
• Jon Langseth – personal manager

See also

• 1995 in music

References

1. Smokin' at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 375. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
3. Smokin' (Booklet). Kid Jonny Lang & The Big Bang. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Kid Jonny Lang & The Big Bang. 1995.