A Bothered Mind Explained

A Bothered Mind
Type:	album
Artist:	R. L. Burnside
Cover:	R. L. Burnside - A Bothered Mind (album artwork).jpg
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Blues^[2]
Length:	39:24
Label:	Fat Possum
Producer:	Martin Tino Gross, Matthew Johnson, Tom Shimura, Bruce Watson^[3]
Prev Title:	Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down
Prev Year:	2000

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.^[4] As such, much of A Bothered Mind used older recordings of Burnside playing the guitar. When asked in 2003 to share 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".

Track listing

All tracks written by R. L. Burnside, except where noted.

Personnel

Musicians

• 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^[5]	7
US Billboard Blues Albums^[6]	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . 17 January 2019 . en-us.
2. Web site: A Bothered Mind by R.L. Burnside . Apple Music . Apple . 17 January 2019 . en-au.
3. Web site: A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Credits . AllMusic . 17 January 2019 . en-us.
4. Web site: Grant . Richard . Fat Possum label keeping Blues alive . The Observer . 17 January 2019 . 16 November 2003.
5. Web site: Week Commencing: 13 September 2004 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/ISSUE759.pdf . dead . 2004-10-19 . Pandora . ARIA Net . 17 January 2019 . Australia . 18 . 20 September 2004.
6. Web site: R.L. Burnside A Bothered Mind Chart History . https://web.archive.org/web/20190117135419/https://www.billboard.com/music/rl-burnside/chart-history/blues-albums/song/459872 . dead . January 17, 2019 . Billboard . 17 January 2019.