Uncut (album)

Last updated
Uncut
Uncut (Powder Blues album) front cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1979
RecordedTetrahedron Studio, Vancouver
Genre Blues
Length32:33
Label Blue Wave
Producer Jack Lavin
Powder Blues Band chronology
Uncut
(1979)
Thirsty Ears
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Uncut is the debut studio album released by Canada's the Powder Blues. It was originally released in December 1979 on the Blue Wave label. [2] RCA re-issued the album in February 1980, with the song "Gimme Some Lovin'" removed from the album. Uncut was produced by Jack Lavin.

Contents

The album was nominated at the 1981 Juno Awards for "Album of the Year", and the band won the Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year" the same year.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

  1. "Boppin' with the Blues" (Tom Lavin) – 3:17
  2. "Hear That Guitar Ring" (Jack Lavin, T. Lavin) – 3:43
  3. "Just a Little" (Bass, Brown, Thorton, Washington) – 3:36
  4. "The Rockchopper" (Powder Blues) – 3:29
  5. "Doin' It Right" (T. Lavin) – 3:15
  6. "Buzzard Luck" (Wynonie Harris) – 3:00
  7. "What've I Been Drinkin'" (J. Lavin) – 3:14
  8. "Personal Manager" (Albert King, D. Porter) – 6:29
  9. "Sweet Little Girl" (T. Lavin, D. Maxwell) – 3:30
  10. "Gimme Some Lovin'" (original Blue Wave release only)

Personnel

Chart

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [3] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [4] 2× Platinum200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Related Research Articles

Prism (band) Canadian rock band

Prism is a Canadian rock band formed in Vancouver in 1977. They were originally active from 1977 to 1984 and have been active again from 1987 to present. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Ron Tabak, guitarist Lindsay Mitchell, keyboardist John Hall, bass guitarist Allen Harlow and drummer Rocket Norton.

Chilliwack (band)

Chilliwack is a Canadian rock band centered on the singer and guitarist Bill Henderson, which started off with a more progressive rock sound that incorporated elements of folk, indigenous, jazz and blues, before moving towards a more straight-ahead hard rock/pop rock sound by the mid-70s. They were active from 1970 to 1988. Henderson reformed the band in 1997. Their six best-selling songs were "My Girl ", "I Believe", "Whatcha Gonna Do", "Fly at Night", "Crazy Talk", and "Lonesome Mary". The band's lineup has changed many times while they have continued to tour across Canada.

<i>Tom Cochrane and Red Rider</i> 1986 studio album by Tom Cochrane & Red Rider

Tom Cochrane and Red Rider is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, released on May 7, 1986. A remastered CD was released by EMI in 2004. The album earned Cochrane two Juno Awards for Composer of the Year and Group of the Year.

<i>Mägo de Oz</i> (album) 1994 studio album by Mägo de Oz

Mägo de Oz is the first studio album by the band Mägo de Oz.

Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas song) Song

"Heat Wave" is a 1963 song written by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team. It was first made popular by the Motown vocal group Martha and the Vandellas. Released as a 45 rpm single on July 9, 1963, on the Motown subsidiary Gordy label, it hit number 4 on the Billboard Hot R&B chart—where it stayed for four weeks—and peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

<i>Briefcase Full of Blues</i> 1978 live album by The Blues Brothers

Briefcase Full of Blues is the debut album by The Blues Brothers, released on November 28, 1978, by Atlantic Records. It was recorded live on September 9, 1978, at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, when the band opened for comedian Steve Martin. The album consists of covers of blues and soul songs from the 1950s to 1970s.

Enid (song) 1992 single by Barenaked Ladies

"Enid" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson and released as the lead single from their 1992 debut album, Gordon. The song was successful in their home country, reaching number two on the RPM Top Singles chart to become their highest-charting single until "It's All Been Done" reached number one in 1999. "Enid" was Canada's 28th most successful song of 1992.

<i>Made in America</i> (The Blues Brothers album) 1980 live album by The Blues Brothers

Made in America is the third album by The Blues Brothers. The second live album by the band, it was released in December 1980 as a followup to their hit film released that year, The Blues Brothers. To support the film, the band embarked on a 22 dates tour in North America, culminating with seven dates at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. Keyboardist and musical director Paul Shaffer, sax player Tom Scott and drummer Steve Jordan, who were absent in the film and the soundtrack due to scheduling conflicts, reprised their roles as full-fledged band members. Drummer Willie Hall was let go but the band decided to retain Murphy Dunne, who had replaced Shaffer in the film, as additional keyboards player. Session man Jeff Mironov was brought in to provide additional guitar for the record.

<i>Best of The Blues Brothers</i> 1981 greatest hits album by The Blues Brothers

Best of the Blues Brothers is the fourth and final Blues Brothers album released before John Belushi's death in 1982. It is the first compilation album by the band and it was released by Atlantic Records on November 30, 1981. Along with tracks from the first three albums, Briefcase Full of Blues, The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack and Made in America, it includes unreleased live versions of "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", "Rubber Biscuit", and a new song, "Expressway to Your Heart". The album was remixed by Steve Jordan and Donald “Duck” Dunn. Belushi’s wife, Judith Jacklin, designed the sleeve.

<i>Elvis Gold Records Volume 4</i> 1968 greatest hits album by Elvis Presley

Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 is a greatest hits album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley, issued by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3921, in January 1968, with recording sessions taking place over an eight-year span at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, and at RCA Studios and Radio Recorders in Hollywood. It is a compilation of hit singles released between 1961 and 1967, peaking at number 33 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold on March 27, 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America.

<i>The Very Best of The Blues Brothers</i> 1995 greatest hits album by The Blues Brothers

The Very Best of The Blues Brothers is a 1995 greatest hits album by The Blues Brothers. It is one of several compilations of the band's recordings, following Best of The Blues Brothers (1981) and Dancin' wid da Blues Brothers (1983).

Tom Lavin

Tom Lavin is a Chicago-born musician and record producer and founding member of the Juno Award winning (1981) Canadian group, the Powder Blues Band on Warner Brothers Records. The band has headlined the world-famous Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, won the Blues Foundation Award in Memphis, Tennessee and toured the US and Europe with legends like Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, James Brown, Albert Collins, James Cotton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Leader, Tom Lavin has written many of the band’s best-known songs including ‘Doin’ It Right’ a SOCAN Classics Winner and ‘Boppin With the Blues’. Tom Lavin has won BCMIA awards for ‘Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter and Producer of the Year’, a Juno award for ‘Best New Band’ and the American W.C. Handy Blues Music Award.

<i>Guess Who</i> (album) 1972 studio album by B. B. King

Guess Who is the twenty first studio album by B. B. King. It was released in 1972 by ABC Records.

<i>Dancin wid da Blues Brothers</i> 1983 compilation album by The Blues Brothers

Dancin' wid da Blues Brothers is the fifth album by The Blues Brothers. It is a rare official Atlantic mini LP compiling seven tracks from previous albums, including four tracks taken from The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack album, two tracks from the Briefcase Full of Blues album, and one track from the Made in America album.

The Powder Blues is a Canadian blues/pop/jazz band formed in 1978 in Vancouver. Its first album Uncut went double platinum in Canada. The second album Thirsty Ears was similarly popular.

<i>Fire It Up</i> (Johnny Reid album) 2012 studio album by Johnny Reid

Fire It Up is the seventh studio album by Canadian country music artist Johnny Reid. It was released on March 12, 2012 by EMI Records. The album features duets with Serena Ryder and Carolyn Dawn Johnson.

<i>The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz</i> 1973 compilation album

The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz is a six-LP box set released in 1973 by the Smithsonian Institution. Compiled by jazz critic, scholar, and historian Martin Williams, the album included tracks from over a dozen record labels spanning several decades and genres of American jazz, from ragtime and big band to post-bop and free jazz.

Walking in My Sleep

"Walking in My Sleep" is a song written by Leslie Adey and Jack Green and recorded by Roger Daltrey from Roger Daltrey's fifth solo album released in 1984. The single was produced by Mike Thorne, with executive producer listed as "Spike". This is presumably the same woman who was credited as executive producer of Pete Townshend's Scoop album, later revealed to be Helen Wilkins.

<i>It Still Aint Easy</i> 1991 studio album by Long John Baldry

It Still Ain't Easy is a studio album by blues singer Long John Baldry. It marks the 20th anniversary of his US breakthrough album It Ain't Easy in 1971. Much of the material from It Still Ain't Easy was regularly performed in concert.

<i>Thirsty Ears</i> 1981 studio album by Powder Blues

Thirsty Ears is second studio album by Canadian blues band, Powder Blues, released in 1981. Thirsty Ears was the band's follow up to Uncut, released the year before. Thirsty Ears was certified platinum in Canada for 100,000 copies shipped. The title track, "Thirsty Ears", peaked at number 17 on the Canadian singles chart in 1981.

References

  1. Allan, Mark. "Powder Blues Band – Uncut[RCA]". AllMusic . Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. "The Powder Blues - Uncut". Discogs. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0218a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada.
  4. "Canadian album certifications – Powder Blues – Uncut". Music Canada.