Jack Takes the Floor explained

Jack Takes the Floor
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Cover:	Jack Takes the Floor.jpg
Released:	June 15, 1958
Genre:	Folk
Label:	Topic
Producer:	Bill Leader, Dick Swettenham
Prev Title:	The Rambling Boys
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Ramblin' Jack Elliott in London
Next Year:	1959

Jack Takes the Floor is an album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in Great Britain in 1958. The original release was a 10-inch LP.^[1]

The album was reissued with two additional songs: "Old Blue" and "East Texas Talking Blues" as Muleskinner. A later reissue further added "Brother Won't You Join the Line?" and "There Are Better Things to Do".

Track listing

Side one

1. "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller)
2. "Ol' Riley"
3. "Boll Weevil" (Traditional)
4. "Bed Bug Blues"
5. "New York Town"
6. "Grey Goose"

Side two

7. "Mule Skinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers, Vaughn Horton)
8. "Cocaine"
9. "Dink's Song"
10. "Black Baby"
11. "Salty Dog" (Traditional)

Personnel

• Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, guitar

Critical reception

It was included in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

External links

• Ramblin' Jack Elliott Illustrated discography

Notes and References

1. http://www.wirz.de/music/elliofrm.htm Ramblin' Jack Elliott Illustrated discography