Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues explained

Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues
Type:Studio
Artist:Jimmy Witherspoon
Cover:Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues.jpg
Released:1964
Recorded:July 15–20, 1964
Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:Blues
Length:33:33
Label:Prestige
PRLP 7356
Producer:Lew Futterman
Chronology:Jimmy Witherspoon
Prev Title:Blue Spoon
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:Blues for Easy Livers
Next Year:1965

Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues is an album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon which was recorded in Sweden in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, stated: "Nothing all that memorable occurs, but the singer is in strong voice, and his fans will want to pick up this".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues" (Al Byron, Woody Harris) – 2:55
  2. "Everytime I Think About You" (Claude Demetrius) – 2:39
  3. "I Never Will Marry" (Traditional) – 2:48
  4. "I Wanna Be Around" (Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt) – 3:27
  5. "Teardrops from My Eyes" (Rudy Toombs) – 2:59
  6. "And the Angels Sing" (Ziggy Elman, Johnny Mercer) – 2:55
  7. "Who's Sorry Now?" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Ted Snyder) – 3:37
  8. "I'm Comin Down With the Blues" (Don Covay) – 2:23
  9. "You're Next" (Sid Tepper) – 2:16
  10. "Happy Blues" (Tony Bruno) – 2:14
  11. "That's Why I'm Leaving" (Lockie Edwards, Jr.) – 2:32
  12. "One Last Chance" (Jimmy Witherspoon) – 3:12

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7300-series/#pr-7356 Prestige Records discography
  2. Yanow, S. AllMusic listing accessed May 15, 2013

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