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- Date Released: November 1, 1995
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Chicago Blues
- Label: Alligator Records
A criminally undersung bluesman keeps up his sly stride
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We Say...
Arnold, a Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson acolyte who began his own career in Bo Diddley's band as a teenager, was the first Chicago blues star actually born in Chicago rather than the South. His on-again-off-again career has kept his vast talents from being fully discovered. He doesn't seem to have lost a step on this, the second of his two '90s comeback albums for Alligator. Billy Boy alternates between blowing wailing, vibrato-laden extended solos and crisp, punchy outbursts on harp, while his insinuating vocals remain sly and suggestive, full of nuance and fully convincing. The material includes remakes from his '50s glory days on Vee Jay such as "I Wish You Would" (which the Yardbirds popularized), the one-two punch of the emphatic "Mama's Bitter Seed" and the stomping "Man of Considerable Taste" and an epic revival of "Loving Mother for You," hilarious raunch (known under several different names) that he's also recorded before. With Bob Margolin and James Wheeler paired off on guitars, this is a contemporary blues album with distinct and tenacious roots.
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They Say...
Billy Boy Arnold, a fluent blues harmonica player and an expressive singer, made his initial impact in the 1950s/early '60s, but then went three decades between American records. The second recording from his comeback, Eldorado Cadillac, finds Arnold (who worked many yeas earlier with Bo Diddley) in enthusiastic form while utilizing a top-notch group that includes guitarists Bob Margolin and James Wheeler, pianist Sonny Leyland, bassist Steve Hunt, drummer Chuck Cotton, and (for three numbers) David Zielinski on tenor. Arnold contributes such originals as "Don't Stay out All Night," "Mama's Bitter Seed," "Man of Considerable Taste," "Too Many Old Flames," and "Slick Chick." A fun set of passionate Chicago blues.
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| 01. |  |
I Ain't Got You |
3:15 |
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| 02. | |
Sunday Morning Blues |
4:57 |
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| 03. | |
Don't Stay Out All Night |
3:46 |
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| 04. | |
Lowdown Thing or Two |
4:31 |
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| 05. | |
Been Gone Too Long |
2:53 |
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| 06. | |
Mama's Bitter Seed |
3:12 |
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| 07. | |
Man of Considerable Taste |
4:31 |
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| 08. | |
How Long Can This Go On? |
2:56 |
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| 09. | |
Too Many Old Flames |
3:52 |
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| 10. | |
Slick Chick |
4:11 |
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| 11. | |
It Should Have Been Me |
3:27 |
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| 12. | |
Sunny Road |
5:16 |
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| 13. | |
Loving Mother for You |
8:42 |
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13 Total Tracks, 55:29 Total Length
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Credits
- Billy Boy Arnold - Harmonica // Billy Boy Arnold - Vocals // Billy Boy Arnold - Producer // Billy Boy Arnold - Main Performer // Bob Margolin - Guitar // Chuck Cotton - Drums // Scott Dirks - Producer // Julian Herzfeld - Engineer // Julian Herzfeld - Mixing // Steve Hunt - Bass // Bruce Iglauer - Producer // Bruce Iglauer - Liner Notes // Carl Leyland - Piano // Jay O'Rourke - Mastering // Tony Zamagni - Organ // James Wheeler - Guitar // Matt Minde - Cover Design // Dave Zielinski - Sax (Tenor)
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