Cold Snap (Albert Collins album)

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Cold Snap
Studio album by
Albert Collins
Released1986
GenreBlues
LabelAlligator Records
ProducerAlbert Collins, Bruce Iglauer, Dick Shurman
Albert Collins chronology
Showdown!
(1985) 		Cold Snap
(1986) 		Iceman
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings3/4 stars[4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer3/4 stars[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[6]

Cold Snap is an album by the American blues musician Albert Collins, released in 1986.[7][8] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the "Best Traditional Blues Recording" category.[9]

Production[]

The album was produced by Albert Collins, Bruce Iglauer, and Dick Shurman.[10] Mel Brown, Jimmy McGriff, and the Uptown Horns played on Cold Snap.[11]

Critical reception[]

Robert Christgau assigned the album a B, but called it an obvious attempt by Alligator to win for Collins a Grammy.[2] The St. Petersburg Times deemed it "a hefty dose of Texas-style blues, augmented by the sounds of Chicago's south side."[12] The Globe and Mail wrote that "Jimmy McGriff and the Uptown Horns contribute more smooth edges to music that has the usual Collins power but not the usual Collins urgency."[13] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "The skeptical should head directly to 'Too Many Dirty Dishes', where Collins' riffs seem to be literally scrubbing the pots and pans."[14] The Providence Journal-Bulletin declared that "what really strikes the listener this time is the masterful, ice-blue singing—tasty as a snow cone and brutal as frostbite—and the wry, semi-detached lyrics."[11]

AllMusic opined that Collins is "at his best when he's just playing the blues, not when he's trying to sing."[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Cash Talkin' (The Workingman's Blues)"4:30
2."Bending Like A Willow Tree"4:23
3."A Good Fool Is Hard To Find"4:15
4."Lights Are On But Nobody's Home"5:59
5."I Ain't Drunk"4:06
6."Hooked On You"4:23
7."Too Many Dirty Dishes"6:52
8."Snatchin' It Back"3:33
9."Fake I.D."3:46

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cold Snap - Albert Collins | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 28". Robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 480.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. 2006. p. 130.
  5. ^ Tucker, Ken (4 Jan 1987). "ALBERT COLLINS, Cold Snap". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. G4.
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 152.
  7. ^ "Albert Collins | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ Watrous, Peter (November 25, 1993). "Albert Collins, Guitarist, Dies; Influential Blues Stylist Was 61". Nytimes.com.
  9. ^ "Albert Collins". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. 98 (51): 64. Dec 20, 1986.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Angell, Bob (December 28, 1986). "Albert Collins". The Providence Journal-Bulletin. p. I8.
  12. ^ Hall, Ken (18 Jan 1987). "Albert Collins' `Cold Snap' turns toasty Series". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2E.
  13. ^ Miller, Mark (29 Jan 1987). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE JAZZ Cold Snap Albert Collins". The Globe and Mail. p. D3.
  14. ^ Brogan, Dan (26 Dec 1986). "SOME WORTHY RELEASES HOT OFF THE GUITAR". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. 74.
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