Big Fun (Elvin Bishop album)
| Big Fun | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Starlight Sound, Richmond, California | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 35:52 | |||
| Label | Alligator AL 4767 | |||
| Producer | Elvin Bishop | |||
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Big Fun is an album by the American blues musician Elvin Bishop, released by the Alligator label in 1988.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [5] |
AllMusic reviewer William Ruhlmann stated that "this record, which, naturally, emphasizes his more blues-oriented guitar playing, although without sacrificing his country boy identity".[3] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote: "These albums have a quality rarely encountered in records of their type - personality. Much of that is down to the garrulity of Bishop's singing and his quirky angular guitar solos ... If the albums have fault , it's Bishop's inclination to indulge in his own form of blues-rap ... it's pleasant enough but it's an easy way out".[5]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Elvin Bishop except where noted
- "Don't You Lie to Me" (Hudson Whittaker) − 3:25
- "Beer Drinking Woman" (Peter Chatman) − 4:12
- "Oklahoma Country Girl" − 2:47
- "My Dog" (William Schuler) − 3:33
- "Midnight Hour Blues" (Leroy Carr) − 3:31
- "No Broken Hearts" − 2:50
- "The Right String But the Wrong Yo-Yo" (Willie Perryman) − 2:35
- "She Puts Me in the Mood" − 3:32
- "Country Boy" − 3:01
- "Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed) − 3:01
- "Fishin' Again" − 3:25
Personnel
[edit]- Elvin Bishop − guitar, vocals
- Stevie Gurr − guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
- Nancy Wright, Terry Hanck − tenor saxophone
- Reynaldo "Daddy Ray" Arvizu Jr. − alto saxophone
- Phil Aaberg, Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack − keyboards
- Michael "Fly" Brooks − bass
- Norton Buffalo − guitar, harmonica
- Gary Silva – drums, backing vocals
- Kathy Kennedy, Katie Guthorn – drums, backing vocals
- The Carptones, Whit Lehnberg – general mayhem (track 11)
References
[edit]- ^ Alligator Records: album details accessed November 6, 2019
- ^ Elvin Bishop: discography accessed November 6, 2019
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. Elvin Bishop: Big Fun – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.