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No Strain

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No Strain
No Strain cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Memphis Slim
Released1961
RecordedApril 26 & November 15, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreBlues
Length36:34
LabelBluesville
Memphis Slim chronology
Just Blues
(1961) 		No Strain
(1961) 		Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon at the Village Gate
(1962)

No Strain is an album by American blues pianist Memphis Slim which was recorded in 1960 and released on Bluesville, a sublabel of Prestige Records. It was reissued by Fantasy in 1972 as part of the double LP Raining the Blues, along with Just Blues, another album from the same sessions.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Cook says "Both at the keyboard and the mic, alone or with company, Slim shows why he was one of the most urbane and original of blues giants."[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Peter Chatman except where noted.

  1. "Darling, I Miss You So" – 3:11
  2. "Lonesome Traveler" – 2:44
  3. "No Strain" – 6:16
  4. "Don't Think You're Smart" – 3:33
  5. "Raining the Blues" – 3:46
  6. "You're Gonna Need My Help One Day" – 3:14
  7. "Angel Child" – 3:07
  8. "Fast and Free" – 1:56
  9. "My Baby Left Me" – 3:04
  10. "Lucille" – 2:16
  11. "Nice Stuff" (Chatman-Thomas) – 3:27

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bluesville Discography
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Stephen. Memphis Slim – No Strain: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
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