Roll Over, Baby Explained

Roll Over, Baby
Type:	studio
Artist:	Guitar Shorty
Cover:	GS-ROB.jpg
Released:	August 11, 1998
Recorded:	April – May 1998
Genre:	Blues Blues rock
Length:	55:42
Label:	Black Top
Producer:	Hammond Scott Nauman S. Scott
Prev Title:	Blues Is All Right
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	I Go Wild!
Next Year:	2001

Roll Over, Baby is the fifth studio album released by blues guitarist, Guitar Shorty. The album was recorded in April and May 1998 and released later that year in August on CD by Black Top.

Track listing

1. "I Want to Report a Crime" (Williams) — 4:06
2. "Roll over, Baby" (Williams) — 4:48
3. "Sugar Wugar" (Kearney, Scott) — 4:46
4. "You're a Troublemaker" (Kearney, Scott) — 5:21
5. "Don't Mess With My Woman" (Kearney) — 4:36
6. "Me and You Last Night" (Williams) — 3:20
7. "Let's Get Close" (Kearney) — 3:10
8. "I Wonder Who's Sleeping in My Bed" (Kearney) — 7:04
9. "The Porkchop Song" (Williams) — 2:46
10. "I'm Going Back to Houston" (Kearney) — 4:16
11. "Hard Time Woman" (Alexander, Kearney) — 4:14
12. "Hey Joe" (Roberts) — 7:15^[1]

Personnel

• David Torkanowsky — piano, organ (hammond)
• Ernest Youngblood, Jr. — saxophone (tenor)
• Guitar Shorty — guitar, vocals
• Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff — saxophone (baritone, tenor)
• Kenneth Blevins, Shannon Powell, Danny Pucillo Quartet — percussion, drums
• Jamil Sharif, Gary Slechta — trumpets
• Rick Trolsen — trombone
• Lee Allen Zeno — bass, associate producer

Production:

• David Farrell, Steve Reynolds — engineers, editing, mixing, sequencing
• Blake Thompson — production assistant
• Rick Olivier — photography
• Hammond Scott — producer, editing, mixing, sequencing
• Nauman S. Scott — executive producer
• Diane Wanek — design
• Heather West — production coordination

Reception

AllMusic says that "Guitar Shorty keeps it lean, mean and direct on this outing" and that the album "showcases the guitarist's wide-ranging chops and skills."^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roll Over, Baby. AllMusic. May 14, 2021.