House Rent Party Explained

House Rent Party
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Sunnyland Slim featuring Jimmy Rogers, Willie Mabon and St. Louis Jimmy
Cover:	House Rent Party.jpg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	August 26 & 28, 1949
Studio:	Chicago
Genre:	Blues
Length:	34:27
Label:	Delmark DD-655
Producer:	Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner
Chronology:	Sunnyland Slim

House Rent Party is an album by the American blues pianist/vocalist Sunnyland Slim, compiling six recordings originally issued by Apollo Records with additional unreleased tracks from 1949 with Jimmy Rogers and St. Louis Jimmy and two tracks performed by Willie Mabon, that was released by the Delmark label in 1992.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "From deep in the vaults of Apollo Records comes this sensational collection of 1949 artifacts by the veteran pianist, along with sides by singer St. Louis Jimmy, young pianist Willie Mabon, and two unissued sides by guitarist Jimmy Rogers ... all from the emerging heyday of the genre.".

Track listing

All compositions by Albert Luandrew except where noted

1. "I'm Just a Lonesome Man" – 2:39
2. "Sad Old Sunday (Mother's Day)" – 2:01
3. "Boogie Man" (Willie Mabon) – 3:13
4. "Hard Time (When Mother's Gone)" – 2:43 previously unreleased
5. "Chicago Woman" – 2:54
6. "I'm in Love" – 2:33 previously unreleased
7. "Bad Times (Cost of Living)" – 2:53
8. "Nervous Breakdown" – 2:45 previously unreleased
9. "It Keeps Rainin'" (Willie Mabon) – 2:49
10. "Brown Skin Woman" – 2:36 previously unreleased
11. "Old Age Has Got Me" – 2:45 previously unreleased
12. "That's All Right" (Jimmy Rogers) – 2:27 previously unreleased
13. "Sad Old Sunday" [alternate take] – 3:30 previously unreleased
14. "I'm Just a Lonesome Man" [alternate take] – 2:50 previously unreleased
15. "Bad Times" [alternate take] – 2:47 previously unreleased

Personnel

• Sunnyland Slim – piano, vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10-15)
• Jimmy Rogers – guitar, vocals (tracks 6 & 12)
• Willie Mabon – vocals, piano, harmonica (tracks 3 & 9)
• St. Louis Jimmy – vocals (tracks 2, 5, 8, 11 & 13)
• Sam Casimir (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 & 13-15), Earl Dranes (tracks 3 & 9) – guitar
• Andrew Harris – bass (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10-15)

Notes and References

1. https://delmark.com/product/655/ Delmark Records: album details
2. https://www.wirz.de/music/rogers.htm Wirz' American Music: Jimmy Rogers discography
3. https://www.wirz.de/music/mabon.htm Wirz' American Music: Willie Mabon discography
4. https://www.jazzdisco.org/willie-mabon/catalog/#delmark-de-655 Jazzdisco: Willie Mabon catalog
5. https://www.wirz.de/music/oden.htm Wirz' American Music: St. Louis Jimmy discography