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All one has to do is glance at the instrumentation to quickly realize that this is not a Jimmy Witherspoon date one would recommend to blues purists.
With the utilization of such instruments as Pete Wingfield's dated electronics, steel guitar, electric sitar and Johnny Dankworth's electrified alto, plus a string section, the music does not look too promising.
Actually, Witherspoon sings in prime form throughout the set and sounds quite strong, but with a few exceptions (such as "Fool's Paradise"), the material is not up to his level and the arrangements are so much of the period that they often come across as corny.
A pre-disco R&B set that is closer to Isaac Hayes than to Spoon's roots, this 1997 CD reissue is just a historical curiosity today.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aviation ManTim Moore | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Fool's ParadiseDavid Avid, Blind Boy Fuller, Robert Geddins | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | What's Going Down | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | The Other Side of LoveJerry Goldstein | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | ReflectionWilliam Ledster | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | No Money DownChuck Berry | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Love Is a Five Letter WordGene Barge | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Nothing's ChangedFrankie Armstrong, Jimmy Vaughn | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Landlord, LandlordBobby Ray Appleberry | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | I Love You, Yes I DoHenry Glover, Sol Marcus, Sally Nix, Eddie Seiler, Guy Wood | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Rollin' Like a Pebble in the SandRudy Toombs | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | I Was Lost (But Now I'm Found)Mike Vernon, Jimmy Witherspoon | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Spoon Tang | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 00:59 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Buried Alive in the Hills | Jimmy Witherspoon | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
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Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbey Anna | Production Coordination |
| 2 | Bobby Ray Appleberry | Composer |
| 3 | Frankie Armstrong | Composer |
| 4 | P.P. Arnold | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | David Avid | Composer |
| 6 | Gene Barge | Composer |
| 7 | Chuck Berry | Composer |
| 8 | Howie Casey | Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 9 | Phil Chen | Bass |
| 10 | Laurie Clay | Strings |
| 11 | B.J. Cole | Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel |
| 12 | Kenny Cole | Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | John Dankworth | Sax (Alto) |
| 14 | Johnny Dankworth | Saxophone |
| 15 | Mike Davies | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 16 | Alan Daziel | Celli |
| 17 | Blind Boy Fuller | Composer |
| 18 | Robert Geddins | Composer |
| 19 | Henry Glover | Composer |
| 20 | Jerry Goldstein | Composer, Executive Producer |
| 21 | Billy Graham | Trombone |
| 22 | Nick Gravenites | Composer |
| 23 | Barry Hammond | Engineer |
| 24 | Barry Howe | Engineer |
| 25 | John Huckridge | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 26 | Reg Isadore | Drums |
| 27 | Ruby James | Vocals (Background) |
| 28 | Joe Jammer | Guitar |
| 29 | J.J. Johnson | Liner Notes |
| 30 | David Katz | Orchestra Contractor, Violin |
| 31 | John Knight | Strings |
| 32 | John Lagrand | Harmonica, Saxophone |
| 33 | William Ledster | Composer |
| 34 | Eddie Levine | Executive Producer |
| 35 | Sol Marcus | Composer |
| 36 | Tim Moore | Composer |
| 37 | Sally Nix | Composer |
| 38 | Dick Parry | Sax (Baritone), Saxophone |
| 39 | Michael Rennie | Strings |
| 40 | Norman Seeff | Cover Design, Photography |
| 41 | Eddie Seiler | Composer |
| 42 | Basil Smart | Violin |
| 43 | Rudy Toombs | Composer |
| 44 | Jimmy Vaughn | Composer |
| 45 | Mike Vernon | Composer, Percussion, Producer |
| 46 | Pip Williams | Arranger, Sitar |
| 47 | Peter Willison | Celli |
| 48 | Pete Wingfield | ARP Synthesizer, Guest Artist, Keyboards, Mellophonium, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background) |
| 49 | Jimmy Witherspoon | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 50 | Guy Wood | Composer |
| 51 | Alan Yoshida | Remastering |
| 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). |