Serious Business (Johnny Winter album)
Serious Business | ||||
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Studio album by Johnny Winter | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | Streeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 43:52 | |||
Label | Alligator (US), Sonet (UK) | |||
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Johnny Winter chronology | ||||
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Serious Business is an album by guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. It was released in 1985 on vinyl and CD by Alligator Records.[1]
Serious Business was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.[2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
On AllMusic, William Ruhlmann said, "Signing to the Chicago-based independent blues label Alligator Records, [Winter] staged his own comeback with 1984's Guitar Slinger, and its follow-up, Serious Business, is in the same vein. That vein is straight Chicago-style electric blues in the manner of Muddy Waters.... He was already developing from his old mile-a-minute playing style into more of an expressive bluesman in the late '70s. Here, the transition is complete.... Maybe Johnny Winter isn't trying to be a superstar anymore, but his striving to be a consummate bluesman is wholly successful."[3]
Track listing
- "Master Mechanic" (A.D. Prestage, Joe Shamwell, Walter Godbold) – 3:37
- "Sound the Bell" (Clarence Garlow, Eddie Shuler) – 3:23
- "Murdering Blues" (Doctor Clayton) – 5:02
- "It Ain't Your Business" (James Moore) – 3:50
- "Good Time Woman" (Johnny Winter) – 6:03
- "Unseen Eye" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 4:18
- "My Time After Awhile" (Bob Geddins) 6:13
- "Serious as a Heart Attack" (Johnny Winter) – 3:31
- "Give It Back" (Sonny Thompson) – 3:48
- "Route 90" (Clarence Garlow, Leon René) – 4:07
Personnel
- Musicians
- Johnny Winter – guitar, vocals
- Ken Saydak – piano
- Johnny B. Gayden – bass
- Casey Jones – drums
- Jon Paris – harmonica on "Murdering Blues", "Good Time Woman", "Unseen Eye", "Give It Back"
- Production
- Johnny Winter, Bruce Iglauer, Dick Shurman – producers
- Justin Niebank – engineering, mixing
- Fred Breitberg – engineering for "Murdering Blues", "Unseen Eye"
- Chris Garland – design
- Ebet Roberts, Terrence Bert – photography
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Recorded at Streeterville Studios in Chicago, Illinois and at Red Label Studios in Winnetka, Illinois
References
- ^ Serious Business at Discogs. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1986", Awards & Shows. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. Serious Business at AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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