Let Me In (Johnny Winter album)

Critical reception

On AllMusic, Thom Owens said, "Though the set focuses on blues material, Winters can never leave his rock roots behind — the sheer volume and pile-driving energy of his performances ensures that."

In the Chicago Tribune, Dan Kening wrote, "The original "White Tornado" returns with a strong outing that both reinforces his reputation as a world-class blues guitarist and indicates a growing maturity.... Winter shows he has at long last learned to balance technical flash with emotional substance."

In the Chicago Reader, David Whiteis wrote, "Johnny Winter's Let Me In is a new contribution from a bluesman well on his way to elder-statesman status.... At this point Winter's guitar is beyond criticism — he's toned down his excesses, but he's still got that machine-gun multinote style, playing straight-ahead blues in manic linear patterns — he doesn't build a solo so much as blast straight through it."

Track listing

1. "Illustrated Man" (Fred James, Mary-Ann Brandon) – 3:37
2. "Barefootin'" (Robert Parker) – 4:06
3. "Life Is Hard" (Fred James) – 6:17
4. "Hey You" (Mike Himelstein) – 2:42
5. "Blue Mood" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:01
6. "Sugaree" (Marty Robbins) – 2:57
7. "Medicine Man" (Robbie Fisher, Henley Douglas) – 4:22
8. "You're Humbuggin' Me" (Rocket Morgan, J.D. Miller) – 2:43
9. "If You Got a Good Woman" (Johnny Winter) – 4:23
10. "Got to Find My Baby" (John Heartsman) – 2:40
11. "Shame Shame Shame" (Jimmy Reed) – 4:16
12. "Let Me In" (Johnny Winter) – 4:11
13. "You Lie Too Much" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:03

Personnel