Willie's Blues

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Willie's Blues
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Studio album by
Willie Dixon
Released1959
RecordedDecember 3, 1959
Studio Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
Genre Blues
Length39:25
Label Prestige Bluesville  : BVLP-1003
Producer Esmond Edwards
Willie Dixon chronology
Willie's Blues
(1959)		Blues Every Which Way
(1960)

Willie's Blues is Willie Dixon's debut album, released in 1959. [1] Given almost equal credit on the album was his piano accompanist, Memphis Slim, who played on all of the tracks, and wrote the two numbers that were not penned by Dixon. [2]

Contents

The album was issued on the Prestige Bluesville record label in the vinyl format. [3] According to the original liner notes, the album was recorded during a two-hour recording span, in between flights. [1] [2] It was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. [2]

The album was re-issued on CD in June 1992 on Charly - catalog reference CDCHD 349. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote: "Imbued with a dark, after-hours ambience, the album is Dixon's strongest solo recording." [6]

Track listing

  1. "Nervous" 3:15
  2. "Good Understanding" 2:15
  3. "That's My Baby" 3:22
  4. "Slim's Thing" (Memphis Slim) 3:24
  5. "That's All I Want Baby" 2:15
  6. "Don't You Tell Nobody" 2:09
  7. "Youth to You" 3:24
  8. "Sittin' and Cryin' the Blues" 3:23
  9. "Built for Comfort" 2:32
  10. "I Got a Razor" 4:14
  11. "Go Easy" (Memphis Slim) 5:52
  12. "Move Me" 3:20 [1]

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stephen Cook (December 3, 1959). "Willie's Blues - Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Liner notes from BVLP-1003 - original vinyl album
  3. 1 2 Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 277. ISBN   1-84195-017-3.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 37.
  5. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 165. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 202.
  7. ↑ "Willie's Blues - Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim | Credits". AllMusic. December 3, 1959. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
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