White Sugar (album)

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White Sugar
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Studio album by
Released23 February 2009
RecordedBessie Blue Studios, Counce, Tennessee
Genre Blues rock, contemporary blues
Length51:38
Label Ruf
Producer Jim Gaines, Thomas Ruf
Joanne Shaw Taylor chronology
White Sugar
(2009)
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(2010)
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White Sugar is the debut album of British Blues Artist Joanne Shaw Taylor. It was released in 2009 on Ruf Records.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Joanne Shaw Taylor, except "Bones" by Jon Amor, Hugh Coltman, Jesse Davey, Robin Davey

  1. "Going Home" – 4:50
  2. "Just Another Word" – 4:07
  3. "Bones" – 5:22 (The Hoax cover)
  4. "Who Do You Want Me to Be?" – 3:35
  5. "Time Has Come" – 5:51
  6. "White Sugar" – 4:27
  7. "Kiss the Ground Goodbye" – 4:40
  8. "Heavy Heart" – 5:21
  9. "Watch 'em Burn" – 5:08
  10. "Blackest Day" – 8:17

Personnel

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References

  1. Anderson, Rick. "Joanne Shaw Taylor White Sugar review". AllMusic . Retrieved 2013-07-09.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)