1978 studio album by Koko Taylor
The Earthshaker |
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Studio album by Koko Taylor |
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Released | March 1, 1978 |
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Genre | - Chicago blues[1]
- blues
- electric blues
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Length | 36:47 |
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Label | Alligator |
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Producer | Koko Taylor, Bruce Iglauer, Richard McLeese[2] |
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Koko Taylor chronology |
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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
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
Side One[2]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Let the Good Times Roll" | Moore,[a] Theard | 3:00 |
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2. | "Spoonful" | Dixon | 3:00 |
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3. | "Walking the Back Streets[b]" | Jones[c] | 6:45 |
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4. | "Cut You Loose" | London | 3:24 |
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5. | "Hey Bartender" | Terry[d] | 2:51 |
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Personnel
Notes
- ^ Fleecie Moore
- ^ Walking the Back Streets and Crying
- ^ Sandy Jones, Jr.
- ^ Dossie Terry
References
Albums | - Koko Taylor (1969)
- Basic Soul (1972)
- South Side Lady (1973)
- I Got What It Takes (1975)
- Southside Baby (1975)
- The Earthshaker (1978)
- From the Heart of a Woman (1981)
- Queen of the Blues (1985)
- Live from Chicago: An Audience with the Queen (1987)
- Jump for Joy (1990)
- Wang Dang Doodle (1991)
- Force of Nature (1993)
- Royal Blue (2000)
- Old School (2007)
- Live at the Chicago Blues Festival '94 (2016)
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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