Today! (Skip James album)
| Today! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | January 9–10, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
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Today! is the third studio album by Delta blues musician Skip James, released in 1966 by Vanguard Records.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
AllMusic critic Ron Wynn wrote that "wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes with tasty piano make this essential."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Skip James except as noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Crow Jane" | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues" | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Special Rider Blues" | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Drunken Spree" | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Cherryball" | 4:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "How Long" | Leroy Carr | 2:58 |
| 8. | "All Night Long" | 5:03 | |
| 9. | "Cypress Grove" | 4:20 | |
| 10. | "Look Down the Road" | 3:16 | |
| 11. | "My Gal" | 6:06 | |
| 12. | "I'm So Glad" | 1:54 |
Personnel
[edit]- Skip James – vocals, guitar, piano
- Russ Savakus – bass (on "How Long")
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ron, Wynn. "Today! > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 359.
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