Showdown!

Showdown!
Studio album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland
Released	1985
Studio	Streeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Blues
Length	42:56
Label	Alligator
Producer	Bruce Iglauer, Dick Shurman, Bruce Bromberg ("The Dream")
Robert Cray albums chronology
False Accusations (1985) Showdown! (1985) Strong Persuader (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]

Showdown! is a blues album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland,^[1] released in 1985 through Alligator Records.^[3] AllMusic noted that "Cray's delivery of Muddy Waters' rhumba-rocking "She's into Something" was one of the set's many highlights".^[1]

The album won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Recording in 1986.^[4] It was re-released on CD by Alligator in 2011.^[3]

Track listing[]

1. "T-Bone Shuffle" (T-Bone Walker) – 4:54
2. "The Moon Is Full" (Gwen Collins) – 4:59
3. "Lion's Den" (Johnny Copeland) – 3:55
4. "She's Into Something" (Carl Wright) – 3:49
5. "Bring Your Fine Self Home" (Johnny Copeland) – 4:30
6. "Black Cat Bone" (Ivory Lee Semien, Harding Wilson) – 4:54
7. "The Dream" (Cray & Amy) – 5:28
8. "Albert's Alley (Albert Collins) – 4:01
9. "Blackjack" (Ray Charles) – 6:26^[1]

Personnel[]

• Albert Collins - guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Robert Cray - guitar, vocals
• Johnny Copeland - guitar, vocals
• Johnny Gayden - bass
• Allen Batts - organ
• Casey Jones - drums^[5]

References[]

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