1969 studio album by Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter is Johnny Winter 's second studio album. Columbia Records released the album in 1969, after signing Winter to the label for a reported $600,000. As with his first album, The Progressive Blues Experiment , Winter mixes some original compositions with songs originally recorded by blues artists. The album reached number 24 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[6]
Track listing
"I'm Yours & I'm Hers" (Johnny Winter) – 4:27
"Be Careful with a Fool" (Joe Josea , B.B. King ) – 5:15
"Dallas" (Johnny Winter) – 2:45
"Mean Mistreater" (James Gordon) – 3:53
"Leland Mississippi Blues" (Johnny Winter) – 3:19
"Good Morning Little School Girl " – (Sonny Boy Williamson ) – 2:45
"When You Got a Good Friend" (Robert Johnson ) – 3:30
"I'll Drown in My Tears " (Henry Glover ) – 4:44
"Back Door Friend" (Lightnin' Hopkins , Stan Lewis) – 2:57
2004 reissue bonus tracks
"Country Girl" (B.B. King) – 3:08
"Dallas" (Johnny Winter) – 3:37
"Two Steps from the Blues" (John Riley Brown, Deadric Malone ) – 2:35
Personnel
Johnny Winter – lead guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, vocals
"Uncle" John Turner – percussion
Tommy Shannon – bass
Edgar Winter – piano on "I'll Drown in My Tears", alto saxophone on "Good Morning Little School Girl"
Elsie Senter – backing vocals on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
Carrie Hossell – backing vocals on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
Peggy Bowers – backing vocals on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
Stephen Ralph Sefsik – alto saxophone on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
Norman Ray – baritone saxophone on "I'll Drown in My Tears"
Walter "Shakey" Horton – harmonica on "Mean Mistreater"
Willie Dixon – acoustic bass on "Mean Mistreater"
Karl Garvin – trumpet on "Good Morning Little School Girl"
A. Wynn Butler – tenor saxophone on "Good Morning Little School Girl"
Production
Johnny Winter – producer
Eddie Kramer – production consultant
Marvin Devonish – production assistant
Charlie Bragg, Ed Hudson, Neil Wilburn - engineer
Steve Paul – spiritual producer
References
^ Koda, Cub. "Johnny Winter – Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 23, 2012 .
^ Welding, Pete (August 9, 1969). "Records" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 1, 2015 .
^ Su, Peter. "Johnny Winter: self-titled" . Popmatters.com . Retrieved June 23, 2012 .
^ g, manos (December 3, 2013). "Review: CD Johnny Winter – Johnny Winter Album" . sputnikmusic . Retrieved December 4, 2013 .
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin . p. 722. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4 .
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"Johnny Winter: Chart History – Billboard 200" . Billboard.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
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