Released November 1967 Length 31:51 Release date November 1967 | Recorded 1 June 1967 | |
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The Blues Is Now is a 1967 studio album by the American singer Jimmy Witherspoon, accompanied by organist Jack McDuff.
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Reception
Thomas Ward reviewed the album for Allmusic and described The Blues Is Now as "arguably the finest" of Witherspoon's Verve albums and described his voice as "...in top form and hugely expressive. ...A light-night blues classic, this is Witherspoon at his most relaxed and assured and is a joy to listen to".
Track listing
- "Sweet Slumber" (Lucky Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, Henri Woode) - 3:53
- "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Andy Razaf, Will Weldon) - 2:48
- "Past Forty Blues" (Robert Lee Roach, Jimmy Witherspoon) - 4:23
- "S.K. Blues" (Saunders King) - 2:25
- "Late One Evening" (Witherspoon) - 3:03
- "Part Time Woman" (Witherspoon) - 3:31
- "Good Rocking Tonight" (Roy Brown) - 2:17
- "I Won't Tell a Soul (I Love You)" (Hughie Clark, Ross Parker) - 5:20
- "My Baby's Quit Me" (Doc Pomus) - 3:12
- "My Money's Long This Morning, Baby" (David Parker) - 2:11
Personnel
Songs
1Sweet Slumber3:54
2I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town2:49
3Past Forty Blues4:23
References
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