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Guitar Slinger (Johnny Winter album)

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Released
  
1984

Artist
  
Johnny Winter

Label
  
Alligator Records

Length
  
39:52

Release date
  
1984

Genre
  
Blues

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Recorded
  
Red Label Recording Studio, Winnetka, Illinois; Streeterville Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois

Guitar Slinger (1984)
  
Serious Business (1985)

Producers
  
Johnny Winter, Bruce Iglauer, Dick Shurman

Similar
  
Johnny Winter albums, Blues albums

Guitar Slinger is an album by guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. Released in 1984, it was his first studio album in four years, and his first album for Alligator Records.

Contents

Guitar Slinger was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Track listing

  1. "It's My Life, Baby" (Don Robey) – 4:11
  2. "Don't Take Advantage of Me" (Lee Baker, Jr.) – 5:24
  3. "Iodine in My Coffee" (Muddy Waters) – 3:56
  4. "Trick Bag" (Earl King) – 3:20
  5. "Mad Dog" (Charles Sheffield, Eddie Shuler) – 4:27
  6. "Boot Hill" – 3:35
  7. "I Smell Trouble" (Don Robey) – 4:48
  8. "Lights Out" (Mac Rebennack, Seth David) – 2:35
  9. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (Al Reed) – 3:56
  10. "My Soul" (Jamesetta Hawkins) – 3:49

Personnel

Musicians
  • Johnny Winter – guitar, vocals
  • Ken Saydak – keyboards
  • Johnny B. Gayden – bass
  • Casey Jones – drums
  • Gene Barge – tenor saxophone on "Lights Out"
  • Billy Branch – harmonica on "Iodine in My Coffee"
    • Production
  • Johnny Winter, Bruce Iglauer, Dick Shurman – producers
  • Fred Breitberg – recording engineer
  • Glenn Odagawa – assistant recording engineer

    • Songs

    1It's My Life - Baby4:11
    2Don't Take Advantage of Me5:24
    3Iodine in My Coffee3:46

    References

    Guitar Slinger (Johnny Winter album) Wikipedia
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