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The New Jimmy Reed Album

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The New Jimmy Reed Album
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedNovember 4 & 8, 1966
StudioChicago, IL
GenreBlues
Length31:18
LabelBluesWay
BL/BLS 6004
ProducerAl Smith
Jimmy Reed chronology
Jimmy Reed at Soul City
(1964)
The New Jimmy Reed Album
(1967)
Soulin'
(1968)

The New Jimmy Reed Album is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1967.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[4]

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated the album was: "bogged down by a production that tries to move Reed into the blues-rock era. Consequently, the album is primarily of interest to completists, since even hardcore Reed fans may find the production disconcerting".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions credited to Jimmy Reed except where noted

  1. "Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 2:43
  2. "I Wanna Know" (Johnnie Mae Smith) – 2:48
  3. "Got Nowhere to Go" (Jimmy Reed, Al Smith) – 2:30
  4. "Two Ways to Skin a Cat" (Al Smith) – 2:35
  5. "Heartaches and Trouble" – 2:15
  6. "Baby What You Want Me to Do" – 2:20
  7. "Honey I'll Make Two" (Johnnie Mae Smith) – 2:18
  8. "You Don't Have to Go" – 3:14
  9. "Don't Play Me Cheap" (Al Smith) – 2:20
  10. "Two Sides to Every Story" (Al Smith) – 2:30
  11. "I'm Just Trying to Cop a Plea" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:30
  12. "Two Heads Better Than One" (Al Smith) – 3:15

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Wirz' American Music: Bluesway Records discography accessed August 30, 2019
  2. ^ Wirz' American Music: Jimmy Reed Discography accessed August 30, 2019
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Bluesway Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
  4. ^ a b Erelewine, Stephen Thomas. Jimmy Reed: New Jimmy Reed Album/Soulin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2019.