Natural Boogie is the second studio album released by Hound Dog Taylor and his band the HouseRockers. Released on Alligator Records (AL 4704) in 1974, it was the follow-up to their 1971 debut album Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers.
| Natural Boogie | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Sound Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 40:18 | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
| Producer | Bruce Iglauer | |||
| Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [3] |
Background
editNatural Boogie was recorded at Sound Studios in Chicago, and produced by Hound Dog Taylor and Bruce Iglauer.[4] It was Taylor's second album, and the last to be released during his lifetime, although at the time of his death a live album, Beware of the Dog, was already planned.[3]
Reception
editCub Coda's review on AllMusic describes Natural Boogie as having a fatter sound than its predecessor, and a wider range of emotions and music. The website gives the album a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5.[1] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings describes it as "a less incendiary performance than the first Alligator album but by no means lacking in bonhomie."[3] In The Amazing Secret History of Elmore James, author Steve Franz writes that the album's balance of material makes it arguably Taylor's best album.[5]
Track listing
editExcept where otherwise noted, tracks composed by Hound Dog Taylor
- "Take Five" – 2:40
- "Hawaiian Boogie" (Elmore James, Joe Josea) – 2:38
- "See Me in the Evening" – 5:04
- "You Can't Sit Down" (Dee Clark, Phil Upchurch, Cornell Muldrow) – 3:20
- "Sitting at Home Alone" – 4:07
- "One More Time" (Brewer Phillips) – 2:27
- "Roll Your Moneymaker" – 4:00
- "Buster's Boogie" – 3:12
- "Sadie" – 6:10
- "Talk To My Baby" (Elmore James) – 3:18
- "Goodnight Boogie" – 3:22
Personnel
edit- Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers
- Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor – vocals, guitar
- Brewer Phillips – guitar
- Ted Harvey – drums
Production
edit- Stu Black – engineer
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Bruce Iglauer – producer
- Bob Keeling – photography
- Hound Dog Taylor – producer
- Michael Trossman – design
References
edit- ^ a b AllMusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b c Russell, T. and Smith, C. (2006): The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings, London: Penguin Books, p. 631
- ^ "Natural Boogie". www.alligator.com. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ Franz, Steve (2002). The Amazing Secret History of Elmore James. Saint Louis, MO: BlueSource Publications, pp. 168–171