Evenin' Blues

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Evenin' Blues
Evenin' Blues.jpg
Studio album by
Jimmy Witherspoon
ReleasedMarch 1964[1]
RecordedAugust 15, 1963
Los Angeles, California
GenreBlues
Length39:25
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7300
ProducerDavid Axelrod
Jimmy Witherspoon chronology
Baby, Baby, Baby
(1963) 		Evenin' Blues
(1964) 		Blues Around the Clock
(1963)

Evenin' Blues is a studio album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon, recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label in March 1964.[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings3.5/4 stars[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A good, relaxed (but not laid-back) session, and one of his bluesier ones".[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.

  1. "Money's Gettin' Cheaper" - 2:49
  2. "Grab Me a Freight" (Larraine Walton) - 3:45
  3. "Don't Let Go" (Jesse Stone) - 2:49
  4. "I've Been Treated Wrong" (Robert Brown) - 3:27
  5. "Evenin'" (Royce Swain) - 2:42
  6. "Cane River" - 2:33
  7. "Baby, How Long" (Brownie McGhee) - 2:48
  8. "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) - 2:43
  9. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:05
  10. "Drinkin' Beer" - 2:15
  11. "Don't Let Go" [alternate take] (Stone) - 2:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "I've Been Treated Wrong" [alternate take] (Brown) - 3:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Evenin'" [alternate take] (Swain) - 2:42 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Cane River" [alternate take] - 2:31 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Editorial Staff, Billboard (March 21, 1964). "New Album Releases". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 14, 2013
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed May 14, 2013
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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