| Triple Play | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Lucky Peterson |
| Cover: | Triple Play (Lucky Peterson album).jpg |
| Released: | 1990 |
| Studio: | Kingsnake |
| Genre: | Blues |
| Label: | Alligator |
| Producer: | Bob Greenlee |
| Prev Title: | Lucky Strikes! |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | I'm Ready |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
Triple Play is an album by the American musician Lucky Peterson, released in 1990.[1] [2] It was his second and final album for Alligator Records.[3] Peterson supported the album with a North American tour.
Recorded at Kingsnake Studios, in Sanford, Florida, the album was produced by Bob Greenlee.[4] [5] Peterson sang and played guitar and keyboards; he wrote or cowrote nine of the album's songs.[6] [7] He was backed by the studio's house band. Like many blues musicians of the period, Peterson was influenced by Robert Cray, although he tried to incorporate more of a jazz influence.[5] "I Found a Love" is a cover of the Wilson Pickett song.[4] "Funky Ray" highlights the trombone playing of Ray Anderson.
The Sun-Sentinel wrote that, "with a vision and lyrical outpouring that belies his youth, Peterson scopes the usual blues turf: romance, broken hearts and tough times, in an unusually upbeat, danceable manner."[8] The Kingston Whig-Standard said that Peterson "operates in the same style as Robert Cray, although his voice is a little rougher and gruffer."[9] The Commercial Appeal stated that Peterson "makes modern blues numbers, liberally sprinkling funk, pop and rock."[10]
The Buffalo News concluded that, "despite his instrumental prowess, he still needs a distinct identity."[11] The Leader-Telegram noted that Peterson "can play the blues coarse or fine, sometimes with a little humor mixed in."[12] The Tampa Tribune opined that Peterson "is in the front ranks of American blues/jazz organists." The Liverpool Echo called Peterson "an expressive singer with a superb smokey voice."[7]