The Story of Sonny Boy Slim

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The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
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Studio album by
Gary Clark, Jr.
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2015
Genre
Length53:42
Producer Gary Clark, Jr., Bharath "Cheex" Ramanath, & Jacob Sciba
Gary Clark, Jr. chronology
Gary Clark Jr. Live
(2014)		The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
(2015)		 This Land
(2019)

The Story of Sonny Boy Slim is the second studio album by American blues rock musician Gary Clark Jr., released on September 11, 2015, through Warner Bros. Records. The album features 13 originals tracks and showcases many of Clark's signature moves.[ clarification needed ] Clark blends his usual styles of blues, rock and soul music, with occasional touches of hip hop and R&B, to create his signature sound.

Contents

The album's title was created by blending his two childhood nicknames. Sonny Boy was the nickname his mother gave him, Slim was given to him on the Austin Texas blues scene and referred to his tall and thin physical build.

It reached number one on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart in October that year. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Clark Jr., except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."The Healing"4:49
2."Grinder"3:22
3."Star"4:44
4."Our Love"4:12
5."Church"5:10
6."Hold On"3:47
7."Cold Blooded"3:43
8."Wings"4:12
9."Byob"1:00
10."Can't Sleep"3:48
11."Stay"3:45
12."Shake"3:18
13."Down to Ride"7:52

Charts

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

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