Force of Nature is a blues album by Koko Taylor, released in 1993 by Alligator Records.[1][2] Taylor duetted with Buddy Guy on the cover of "Born Under a Bad Sign".[3] "Mother Nature" was written by Little Milton.[4]
| Force of Nature | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 64:28 | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
| Producer | Criss Johnson, Koko Taylor, Bruce Iglauer | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Chicago Tribune |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [5] |
The Guardian noted that "her lung-bursting style is remarkably intact, and showed off to perfection on earth-shaking 'Hound Dog'."[6]
Track listing edit
- "Mother Nature" (Milton Campbell) – 4:41
- "If I Can't Be First" (Ike Turner) – 3:40
- "Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 5:33
- "Born Under a Bad Sign" with Buddy Guy (William Bell, Booker T. Jones) – 6:22
- "Let the Juke Joint Jump" (Vasti Jackson) – 6:08
- "63 Year Old Mama" (Koko Taylor) – 4:29
- "Don't Put Your Hands On Me" (Rick Estrin) – 2:53
- "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (Moon Martin) – 4:23
- "Fish in Dirty Water" (Fleecie Moore, Spencer) – 5:45
- "Tit for Tat" (Bucky Lindsey, Larry Shell) – 4:31
- "Put the Pot On" (Koko Taylor) – 3:48
- "Nothing Takes the Place of You" (Toussaint McCall, Alan Robinson) – 4:41
- "Spellbound" (Koko Taylor) – 4:07
- "Greedy Man" (Morris Dollison) – 3:27
References edit
- ^ Heim, Chris (6 Aug 1993). "Summertime R&B". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. S.
- ^ Mays, Gary (1 Oct 1993). "Blues queen gives it all she's got". The Pantagraph. p. B1.
- ^ Green, Tony (15 Oct 1993). "Royal Blues". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 20.
- ^ a b Kot, Greg (9 Dec 1993). "PRIME KOKO TAYLOR PUTS HER BLUESY, BLISTERING VOCAL SIGNATURE ON 'FORCE OF NATURE'". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 632. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ Spencer, Neil (2 Jan 1994). "KOKO TAYLOR Force of Nature". The Observer Review Page. The Guardian.
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