| Nothin' but the Blues | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Johnny Winter |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | August 1977 |
| Recorded: | 1977 |
| Studio: | The Schoolhouse |
| Genre: | Chicago Blues |
| Length: | 36:11 |
| Label: | Blue Sky |
| Producer: | Johnny Winter |
| Prev Title: | Together |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | White, Hot and Blue |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
Nothin' but the Blues is a 1977 album by guitarist and singer Johnny Winter.[1]
On this album Winter moved away from the rock and blues blend of previous albums to a more blues-oriented album. It also saw a marked change in source of material, being almost exclusively written by Winter, apart from one song by Muddy Waters with whom Winter had recently collaborated and who featured on the album along with his band.
A statement in the album liner notes says, "I'd like to dedicate this album to all the people who enjoy my kind of blues and especially to Muddy Waters for giving me the inspiration to do it and for giving the world a lifetime of great blues. – Johnny Winter"
On AllMusic, William Ruhlmann said, "After a long period making rock records, Winter fronts the Muddy Waters band on the aptly titled Nothin' but the Blues.... Winter sounds happier than ever before on this Chicago blues workout."
Parallel Forces wrote, "Released in the wake of [the [[Muddy Waters]] album] Hard Again, Nothin' but the Blues has the distinction of being recorded with the same musicians. These two albums mark the return to grace of [Johnny Winter] in the world of blues that he had somewhat neglected in previous years, devoted more to rock."[2]
All songs written by Johnny Winter, except "Walkin' thru the Park" by Muddy Waters.