Blues in My Bottle explained

Blues in My Bottle
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lightnin' Hopkins
Cover:	Blues in My Bottle.jpeg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	July 26, 1961
Studio:	ACA Studios (Gold Star Studios), Houston, TX
Genre:	Blues
Length:	39:27
Label:	Bluesville
Producer:	Kenneth S. Goldstein, Mack McCormick
Prev Title:	Mojo Hand
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Blues Hoot
Next Year:	1962

Blues in My Bottle is an album by Lightnin' Hopkins, released in 1961 on Bluesville Records.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review noted: "He was at his best when unaccompanied, as on this Prestige date recorded in 1961. Though he usually played electric guitar, the Texas blues titan performed on this release with an acoustic, and the result is most rewardin". The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote that "Lightnin' chanting the R&B hit 'Wine Spode-o-dee' on Blues in My Bottle is no more than a couple of minutes of fun, but it neatly demonstrates his range of reference, coming straight after 'Buddy Browns Blues', a reminiscence of Texas Alexander".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Buddy Brown's Blues" (Alger "Texas" Alexander)
2. "Wine Spodee-O-Dee" (Stick McGhee, J. Mayo Williams)
3. "Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On" (Traditional)
4. "DC-7" (Hopkins)
5. "Death Bells" (Hopkins)
6. "Goin' to Dallas to See My Pony Run" (Traditional)
7. "Jailhouse Blues" (Traditional)
8. "Blues in My Bottle" (Traditional)
9. "Beans, Beans, Beans" (Traditional, Hopkins)
10. "Catfish Blues" (Traditional)
11. "My Grandpa Is Old Too!" (Hopkins)

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-bluesville-1000-series/#bvlp-1045 Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series
2. https://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/bluesville/bluesville.html Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography
3. https://www.wirz.de/music/hopkins.htm Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography
4. Book: Russell, Tony. Smith, Chris. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. 2006. Penguin. London. 978-0-140-51384-4. 279.