Rock the Night (Robert Walker album) explained

Rock the Night
Type:	live
Artist:	Robert Walker
Cover:	RW-RocktheNight.jpg
Released:	October 23, 2001
Recorded:	February 4, 2000
Genre:	Blues
Label:	Rooster Blues
Producer:	Robert Walker
Prev Title:	Rompin' & Stompin'
Prev Year:	1998

Rock the Night is the first live album by the American blues rock guitarist Robert Walker. It was recorded on February 4, 2000 and released on October 23, 2001 by Rooster Blues.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Cut You A Loose" (London) — 4:33
2. "Found Love" (Reed) — 3:45
3. "Rooster Blues" (West) — 3:43
4. "Linda Lu" (Sharpe) — 2:51
5. "Standing at My Window/Don't Answer the Door" (Crudup, Johnson) — 5:38
6. "Truck Driving Man" (Fell) — 2:02
7. "Why I Sing the Blues" (Clark, King) — 3:58
8. "Memphis" (Berry) — 2:54
9. "Stagger Lee" (traditional) — 3:50
10. "Robert B. Goode/Little Queenie" (Berry) — 3:57
11. "Hide Away" (King, Thompson) — 3:32

Personnel

Performers:

• David "Pecan" Porter — bass
• Sam Carr — drums
• Robert Walker — guitar, vocals

Production:

• Jim O'Neal — producer, mixing
• Tomas Ford — engineer
• Jack LeTourneau — engineer, mixing
• Bill Steber — photography
• Jannell Turner — art direction, design, photography^[2]

Reception

After the blandness of Rompin' & Stompin', Rock the Night fared considerably better. This was due in part to having fellow veteran musicians such as Carr and Porter, who are "as wild as Walker, but less wayward." The "tethering" of Walker by the others leads to some fun moments. That does not mean that they performed flawlessly, though, since reviewer Chris Smith comments how "Hide Way" "has so many wrong notes that it's almost a new composition", and that other songs also get "a thorough mauling."

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rock the Night - Robert Walker | Releases | AllMusic. May 14, 2021. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Rock the Night - Robert Walker | Credits | AllMusic. May 14, 2021. AllMusic.