FENTON ROBINSON SOMEBODY LOAN ME A DIME Label Alligator Original Year 1974 Format: [email protected] Inc: Front,NFO
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One of the most subtly satisfying electric blues albums of the '70s. Fenton Robinson never did quite fit the "Genuine Houserocking Music" image of Alligator Records -- his deep, rich baritone sounds more like a magic carpet than a piece of barbed wire, and he speaks in jazz-inflected tongues, full of complex surprises. The title track hits with amazing power, as do the chugging "The Getaway," a hard-swinging "You Say You're Leaving," and the minor-key "You Don't Know What Love Is." In every case, Robinson had recorded them before, but thanks to Bruce Iglauer's superb production, a terrific band, and Robinson's musicianship, these versions reign supreme. ~Bill Dahl
Recorded at Sound Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Tracklist: 01. Somebody Loan Me A Dime (2:54) 02. The Getaway (3:17) 03. Directly From My Heart To You (4:17) 04. Going To Chicago (3:46) 05.You Say You're Leaving (3:15) 06.Checking On My Woman (3:23) 07. You Don't Know What Love Is (3:50) 08. I've Changed (4:23) 09. Country Girl (4:55) 10. Gotta Wake Up (4:25) 11. Texas Flood (4:12)
Personnel: Fenton Robinson (Guitar, Vocals) Mighty Joe Young (Rhythm Guitar) Bill Heid (Keyboards) Cornelius Boyson (Bass) Tony Gooden (Drums) Horns section: Norval D . Hodges (Trumpet) Elmer Brown, Jr. (Trumpet) Dave Baldwin (Tenor Sax) Bill Mcfarland (Trombone)
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