The Earthshaker
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| Released | March 1, 1978 | |||
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| Length | 36:47 | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
| Producer | Koko Taylor, Bruce Iglauer, Richard McLeese[2] | |||
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The Earthshaker is a blues album by Koko Taylor, released in 1978 by Alligator Records.[3] The album has since been released on CD by Alligator.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Chicago Tribune |   [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [6] |
Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Considering its size, Taylor's voice has never been what you'd call rich—she flubs the pitch quite a bit, and on the slow ones she's often sounded flat emotionally as well. But it retains amazing presence—by now it's deepened and roughened so much that her late work for Chess sounds girlish by comparison. Two or three of the slow ones here really drag, always a crippling flaw in Chicago blues, but the uptempo stuff is exemplary—the songs are fun as songs, and the guitar on her latest remake of 'Wang Dang Doodle' is ace."[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let the Good Times Roll" | Moore,[a] Theard | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Spoonful" | Dixon | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Walking the Back Streets[b]" | Jones[c] | 6:45 |
| 4. | "Cut You Loose" | London | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Hey Bartender" | Terry[d] | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm a Woman" | McDaniel, Taylor | 4:36 |
| 2. | "You Can Have My Husband (But Please Don't Mess With My Man)" | La Bostrie | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Please Don't Dog Me" | Taylor | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Wang Dang Doodle" | Dixon | 4:51 |
| Total length: | 36:28 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Koko Taylor – vocals[2]
- Johnny B. Moore – guitar
- Sammy Lawhorn – guitar
- Pinetop Perkins – keyboards
- Mervyn "Harmonica" Hinds – harmonica
- Abb Locke – saxophone
- Cornelius "Mule" Boyson – bass
- Vince Chappelle – drums
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Keepnews, Peter (4 June 2009). "Koko Taylor, Queen of Chicago Blues, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ a b c The Earthshaker (Media notes). Chicago: Alligator Records. 1978.
- ^ a b Kot, Greg (18 May 1989). "Koko Taylor The Earthshaker". Chicago Tribune. p. 15C.
- ^ "The Earthshaker". Alligator Records. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 632. ISBN 978-0-14-051384-4.
