Bad Habits (Colin James album) explained

Bad Habits
Type:	studio
Artist:	Colin James
Cover:	Colin James Bad Habits.jpg
Released:	1995
Studio:	Compass Point (Nassau)
Genre:	Blues
Length:	47:33
Label:	Warner
Producer:	Chris Kimsey
Prev Title:	Colin James and the Little Big Band
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Then Again...
Next Year:	1995

Bad Habits is a blues album by Canadian musician Colin James, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). In the U.S., the album was released on Elektra Records. The album was produced, engineered and mixed at Compass Point Studios in Nassau and mastered at MasterDisk in New York City. The album earned James the 1996 Juno Award for "Male Vocalist of the Year". The album had sold 70,000 units in Canada by January, 1999.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Saviour" (Coyne, Legget, Smith)  - 4:40
2. "Freedom" (James, Wilson)  - 5:25
3. "Standin' on the Edge" (J.L. Williams)  - 3:45
4. "Real Stuff" (James, Burgess, Linden)  - 4:19
5. "Better Days" (James, Burgess)  - 4:33
6. "I Can't Hold Out" (Willie Dixon)  - 4:12
7. "Bad Habits" (Brewer)  - 5:15
8. "Forty Four" (Burnett)  - 4:31
9. "Walkin' Blues" (Robert Johnson)  - 3:25
10. "Atlanta Moan"  - 3:11
11. "Speechless" (James)  - 4:15

Personnel

• Colin James  - vocals, guitars
• Lenny Kravitz  - clavinet on "Saviour"
• Mavis Staples  - vocals on "Freedom"
• Kim Wilson  - harmonica
• Sarah Dash  - supporting vocals
• Bobby King  - supporting vocals
• Terry Evans  - supporting vocals
• Waddy Wachtel  - guitar
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson  - bass
• Reese Wynans - piano, organ
• Mickey Curry - drums, percussion
• Rene Spooner - percussion
• "Sax" Gordon Beadle, Johnny Ferreira - tenor saxophone
• Doug James - baritone saxophone
• Bob Enos - trumpet
• Jimmie Jamieson - backing vocals

External links

• Bad Habits

Notes and References

1. Colin James Eyes U.S. Swing Fans . Billboard. 30 January 1999 . June 6, 2014.