| Spoon in London | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | June 1965 London, England | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7418 | |||
| Producer | Lew Futterman | |||
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Spoon in London is an album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon which was recorded in England in 1965 and released on the Prestige label. [1]
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Richie Unterberger of Allmusic states, "Spoon in London is an uncharacteristic entry in the Witherspoon catalog. Recorded in London in June 1965, there's a definite soul-pop slant to the production, with backup women singers that wouldn't have been out of place at a Ray Charles session; brassy, bright arrangements; and lean blues-rock guitar backup... there's a definite sense of trying to cross Witherspoon's habitual classy soul-jazz over into the soul and rock markets. Purists, of course, will probably be offended, but, in fact, this deviation from the usual format makes this one of Witherspoon's more interesting and, yes, fun releases". [2]
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