Wander This World

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Wander This World
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1998
Recorded1998
StudioSeedy Underbelly Studios and Oarfin Studios, Minneapolis, MN; Sound Kitchen, Nashville, TN
Genre Blues, blue-eyed soul, blues-rock, funk
Length52:52
Label A&M
Producer David Z
Jonny Lang chronology
Lie To Me
(1997)
Wander This World
(1998)
Long Time Coming
(2003)
Professional ratings
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Wander This World is the third studio album by American blues guitarist Jonny Lang, released in 1998, when he was 17. The album was recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studios and Oarfin Studios in Minneapolis and the Sound Kitchen in Nashville. This album produced Lang's first Grammy nomination.

Contents

The album contains a mix of genres; some tracks are blues, while others are Southern-style soul, funk, or rock with blues feeling. "Angel of Mercy" and Luther Allison's "Cherry Red Wine" are twelve-bar blues, "Walking Away" and "Second Guessing" are similar to 1960s Memphis soul, and "The Levee" and "Still Rainin'" are more rock orientated. [1]

Reviewer Alex Henderson commented on how mature the 17-year-old Lang sounded, saying the album often sounded like it could be the work of a 30-year-old. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Still Rainin'" (Bruce McCabe) – 4:49
  2. "Second Guessing" (David Z/McCabe) – 5:10
  3. "I Am" (Prince/Z/Levi Seacer, Jr.) – 5:04
  4. "Breakin' Me" (Lang/Kevin Bowe) – 4:32
  5. "Wander This World" (Paul Diethelm/McCabe) – 4:49
  6. "Walking Away" (Lang/Jerry Lynn Williams) – 4:14
  7. "The Levee" (Bowe/Lang) – 3:41
  8. "Angel of Mercy" (McCabe/Mike Henderson) – 4:30
  9. "Right Back" (Williams/Danny Kortchmar) – 3:59
  10. "Leaving to Stay" (Bowe) – 4:35
  11. "Before You Hit the Ground" (Bowe/Lang) – 3:55
  12. "Cherry Red Wine" (Luther Allison) – 3:31
  13. "If This is Love" (Joe Louis Walker) – 3:01

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Henderson, Alex. "Wander This World – Jonny Lang". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  2. "Wander This World". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  3. DeCurtis, Anthony; Sheffield, Rob (November 26, 1998). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. No. 800. p. 124.
  4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 375. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.