Tailspin Headwhack

Tailspin Headwhack
Studio album by Chris Duarte
Released	1997
Label	Silvertone [1]
Chris Duarte chronology
Texas Sugar/Strat Magik (1994) Tailspin Headwhack (1997) Love Is Greater Than Me (2000)

Tailspin Headwhack is the second studio album by American musician Chris Duarte, credited under the Chris Duarte Group.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The Associated Press praised Duarte's vocals and songwriting, calling the album "one of the most important blues offerings of the year." ^[1] Writing for AllMusic , Thom Owens called Tailspin Headwhack a "successful second record", noting the album's "hot Texas blues-rock". While he criticized the lack of original material, he praised each single's "energy and passion." ^[2] Music critic Michael Point noted how the guitar playing in both Tailspin Headwhack and its predecessor Texas Sugar/Strat Magik were "an enlightened extension of Stevie Ray Vaughan's". ^[3]

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Top Blues Albums ( Billboard ) [4]	4
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [5]	25

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cleopatra"	5:04
2.	"Crimino"	5:24
3.	"The Thrill Is Gone"	5:07
4.	"Drivin' South"	5:04
5.	"Catche The Next Line"	4:29
6.	"Tailspin Headwhack"	4:37
7.	"People Say"	5:51
8.	"Crazy"	4:31
9.	".32 Blues"	7:25
10.	"Walls"	5:24

References

1. "Album has something for us all". Star-News . Vol. 131, no. 117. Halifax Media Group. Associated Press. 27 February 1998. p. 43. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
2. Owens, Thom. "Tailspin Headwhack - Chris Duarte" (review). AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
3. Point, Michael (1 July 2004). "Duarte, Chris". In Komara, Edward (ed.). The Blues Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 287. ISBN   978-1-135-95831-2.
4. "Top Blues Albums". Billboard. 11 October 1997. p. 46.
5. "Heatseekers Album Chart". Billboard. 4 October 1997. p. 30.

External links

• Tailspin Headwhack at Discogs (list of releases)
• Tailspin Headwhack at YouTube