I'd Rather Suck My Thumb Explained

I'd Rather Suck My Thumb
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mel Brown
Cover:	I'd Rather Suck My Thumb.jpg
Released:	1970
Recorded:	July–October, 1969
Genre:	Blues
Length:	42:51
Label:	Impulse!
Producer:	Ed Michel
Chronology:	Mel Brown
Prev Title:	Blues for We
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Mel Brown's Fifth
Next Year:	1969

I'd Rather Suck My Thumb is the fourth album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mel Brown except as indicated

1. "I'd Rather Suck My Thumb" – 5:33
2. "Scorpio" – 6:30
3. "Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings" – 11:10
4. "You Got Me Hummin'" – 4:15
5. "Do Your Thing" (Charles Wright)^[3] – 5:36
6. "Troubles" – 5:20
7. "Dixie" (Dan Emmett) – 4:27

• Recorded in Los Angeles, California on March 21, 1968

Personnel

• Mel Brown – guitar, vocals
• Matthew Kelly – harmonica
• Clifford Coulter – organ, electric piano
• Johnny Carswell – organ
• Bob West – electric bass
• Gregg Ferber – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9100-series/#as-9186 Impulse! Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/id-rather-suck-my-thumb-r31713 Allmusic Review
3. http://www.discogs.com/Mel-Brown-Id-Rather-Suck-My-Thumb/release/1878596 Mel Brown, "Do Your Thing" credits