A Bothered Mind

A Bothered Mind
A Bothered Mind
Studio album by R. L. Burnside
Released	August 17, 2004
Genre	Blues
Length	39:24
Label	Fat Possum
Producer	Martin Tino Gross, Matthew Johnson, Tom Shimura, Bruce Watson
R. L. Burnside chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Guardian	(favourable)^[4]

A Bothered Mind is the thirteenth and final studio album from American blues musician R. L. Burnside. It was the last release from the musician prior to his death in 2005.

Following a heart attack in 2001, Burnside ceased to drink alcohol at a doctor's request. Following this, he had difficulty playing music, stating he felt like he had to learn all over again.^[5] As such, much of A Bothered Mind used older recordings of Burnside playing the guitar. When asked in 2003 his thoughts on previous albums that Fat Possum had remixed and released on his behalf, he replied "At first I didn't like them too much, then I saw how much money they were making and I got to liking them pretty well".^[5]

Track listing[]

All tracks written by R. L. Burnside, except where noted.^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Detroit Boogie, Pt 1"		0:38
2.	"See What My Buddy Done"		2:57
3.	"Shake 'Em on Down"		3:29
4.	"Goin' Down South" (featuring Lyrics Born)		3:11
5.	"My Name is Robert Too" (featuring Kid Rock)	R. L. Burnside Robert James Ritchie	2:43
6.	"Someday Baby" (featuring Lyrics Born)		3:16
7.	"Go to Jail"		2:43
8.	"Bird Without a Feather"		3:09
9.	"Glory Be"		4:37
10.	"Goin' Away Baby"		3:17
11.	"Rollin' and Tumblin'"	Traditional	3:50
12.	"Stole My Check"		2:42
13.	"Detroit Boogie, Pt 2"		2:52
Total length:			39:24

Personnel[]

Musicians^[3]

R. L. Burnside - Composer, guitar, vocals
Jimmy Bones - Harmonica, harp, keyboards, piano
Kenny Brown - Guitar, slide guitar
Cedric Burnside - Drums
John Scott Evans - Saxophone
Martin Gross - Drums, Guitar, Mixing, Producing
Mike Hollis - Bass guitar
Kid Rock - Vocals
Lyrics Born - Vocals, various instruments
Kenny Olson - Guitar, bass guitar
Mike Smith - Guitar, bass guitar

Production

Matthew Johnson - Producer
Bruce Watson - Producer, mixing
Tom Shimura - Producer, arrangements
George Mitchell - Engineer
Mike E Clark - Mixing
Scott Sumner - Mixing
Mark Yoshida - Mastering

Charts[]

Chart	Peak position
ARIA Top 100 Albums^[6]	7
US Billboard Blues Albums^[7]	6

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "A Bothered Mind by R.L. Burnside". Apple Music. Apple. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Merritt, Stephanie (10 October 2004). "R L Burnside, A Bothered Mind". The Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Grant, Richard (16 November 2003). "Fat Possum label keeping Blues alive". The Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "Week Commencing: 13 September 2004" (PDF). Pandora. Australia: ARIA Net. 20 September 2004. p. 18. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "R.L. Burnside A Bothered Mind Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[AllMusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[2] "A Bothered Mind by R.L. Burnside". Apple Music. Apple. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[AllMusic_Credits-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[4] Merritt, Stephanie (10 October 2004). "R L Burnside, A Bothered Mind". The Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[Grant-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Grant, Richard (16 November 2003). "Fat Possum label keeping Blues alive". The Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[6] "Week Commencing: 13 September 2004" (PDF). Pandora. Australia: ARIA Net. 20 September 2004. p. 18. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[7] "R.L. Burnside A Bothered Mind Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

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