When Island Records released Chicago Line in 1988, they were picking up an existing recording for U.S.
distribution.
A Sense Of Place, on the other hand, represents John Mayall's full-fledged return to major-label record-making, with all the good and bad things that implies, from a high-profile producer, R.S.
Field, to the introduction of such cover material as Wilbert Harrison's "Let's Work Together" and J.J.
Cale's "Sensitive Kind." Mayall's Bluesbreakers seem to have been fragmenting at this point -- guitarist Walter Trout is gone, bassist Bobby Haynes is replaced on most tracks by Freebo, a veteran who worked for years with Bonnie Raitt, and Sonny Landreth is now credited as "guest slide guitarist." That leaves Coco Montoya and Joe Yuele from the unit Mayall has led since the mid-'80s, plus session aces like Tim Drummond.
Field uses a spare production style, light on atmosphere and heavy, as is the current fashion, on unusual percussion.
This makes for an identifiable sound, to be sure, but you can't help thinking that it isn't what the Bluesbreakers sound like on a good night in a small club.
The result, as intended, was Mayall's first chart appearance in 15 years, although as a commercial comeback, the record ultimately failed.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo SquareSonny Landreth | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | Send Me Down to VicksburgJohn Mayall | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 3 | Without HerJim Liban | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Let's Work TogetherWilbert Harrison | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | I Can't ComplainMaggie Mayall | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Black Cat MoanDon Nix | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | SugarcaneSonny Landreth | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | All My LifeJimmie Lee Robinson | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, John Mayall | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 28 mins | 65 MB | |||||
| 28 mins | 186 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Cale | Composer |
| 2 | Bill Carter | Composer |
| 3 | Barry Conley | Engineer |
| 4 | Steve Conn | Piano |
| 5 | Debbie Davies | Guitar |
| 6 | Tim Drummond | Guitar (Bass) |
| 7 | Ruth Ellsworth | Composer |
| 8 | R.S. Field | Producer |
| 9 | Freebo | Guitar (Bass) |
| 10 | Wilbert Harrison | Composer |
| 11 | Bob Haynes | Guitar (Bass) |
| 12 | Sonny Landreth | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar (Steel) |
| 13 | J.B. Lenoir | Composer |
| 14 | Jim Liban | Composer |
| 15 | Bobby Manuel | Engineer |
| 16 | John Mayall | Composer, Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Performer, Piano, Primary Artist, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 17 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Maggie Mayall | Composer |
| 19 | Dave McNair | Engineer |
| 20 | Coco Montoya | Guitar (Electric) |
| 21 | Gary Nicholson | Composer |
| 22 | Don Nix | Composer |
| 23 | Walfredo Reyes | Percussion |
| 24 | Jimmie Lee Robinson | Composer |
| 25 | Cid Sanchez | Guitar |
| 26 | Wally Wilson | Composer |
| 27 | Joe Yuele | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |