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The New Jimmy Reed Album

The New Jimmy Reed Album is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1967.[1][2][3]

The New Jimmy Reed Album
Studio album by
Jimmy Reed
Released1967
RecordedNovember 4 & 8, 1966
StudioChicago, IL
GenreBlues
Length31:18
LabelBluesWay
BL/BLS 6004
ProducerAl Smith
Jimmy Reed chronology
Jimmy Reed at Soul City
(1964) 		The New Jimmy Reed Album
(1967) 		Soulin'
(1968)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated the album was: "bogged down by a production that tries to move Reed into the blues-rock era. Consequently, the album is primarily of interest to completists, since even hardcore Reed fans may find the production disconcerting".[4]

Track listing edit

All compositions credited to Jimmy Reed except where noted

  1. "Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 2:43
  2. "I Wanna Know" (Johnnie Mae Smith) – 2:48
  3. "Got Nowhere to Go" (Jimmy Reed, Al Smith) – 2:30
  4. "Two Ways to Skin a Cat" (Al Smith) – 2:35
  5. "Heartaches and Trouble" – 2:15
  6. "Baby What You Want Me to Do" – 2:20
  7. "Honey I'll Make Two" (Johnnie Mae Smith) – 2:18
  8. "You Don't Have to Go" – 3:14
  9. "Don't Play Me Cheap" (Al Smith) – 2:20
  10. "Two Sides to Every Story" (Al Smith) – 2:30
  11. "I'm Just Trying to Cop a Plea" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:30
  12. "Two Heads Better Than One" (Al Smith) – 3:15

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wirz' American Music: Bluesway Records discography accessed August 30, 2019
  2. ^ Wirz' American Music: Jimmy Reed Discography accessed August 30, 2019
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Bluesway Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
  4. ^ a b Erelewine, Stephen Thomas. Jimmy Reed: New Jimmy Reed Album/Soulin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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