| Whoopin' | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
| Producer | Johnny Winter | |||
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Whoopin' is an album by the American musician Sonny Terry, released in 1984. [1] [2] He is credited with Johnny Winter and Willie Dixon. [3] The album was also released as I Think I Got the Blues. [4] It was the first of Winter's two 1984 Alligator Records albums. [5]
Recorded in three days, Whoopin' was produced by Winter. [6] [7] He wanted to capture a rawer, Delta sound, rather than the mellower, prettier one that Terry played with Brownie McGhee. [8] "I Think I Got the Blues" was written by Dixon, who also played bass on the album. [9] Styve Homnick played drums. [10] "Ya, Ya" is a cover of the Lee Dorsey song. [11]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| Calgary Herald | A [6] |
| The Commercial Appeal | [13] |
| Lincoln Journal Star |  [14] |
| MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide | [15] |
| Omaha World-Herald | [16] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [17] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues | [18] |
The Globe and Mail noted that, "although the familiar, jolly material ... jumps along at Terry's usual, casual pace, Winters seems intent on pushing it into overdrive." [9] The Boston Globe wrote that Terry's "playing had its familiar sweeping tone and was still electrifying." [19] The Sydney Morning Herald called the album "excellent," writing that "Johnny and Sonny whoop, holler and jam to their hearts' content." [4] The Pittsburgh Press opined that Winter "shows admirable restraint in these more subtle, traditional blues." [20]
The Press of Atlantic City praised the "outstanding musicianship" and "sweet harp." [11] The Commercial Appeal determined that Whoopin' "is destined for 'classic' status," writing that "every cut is raw, lean, and mean." [13] The Omaha World-Herald stated that Terry plays "a mean harmonica on 10 rocking blues numbers." [16] The Lincoln Journal Star determined that "Terry achieves something that's electrified, but not modernly electronic." [14] The Idaho Statesman listed Whoopin' as the eighth best album of 1984. [21]
AllMusic lamented that "Terry didn't put any amplified muscle behind his harmonica." [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Got My Eyes on You" | |
| 2. | "Sonny's Whoopin' the Doop" | |
| 3. | "Burnt Child" | |
| 4. | "Whoee, Whoee" | |
| 5. | "Crow Jane" | |
| 6. | "So Tough with Me" | |
| 7. | "Whoo Wee Baby" | |
| 8. | "I Think I Got the Blues" | |
| 9. | "Ya, Ya" | |
| 10. | "Roll Me Baby" |
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