Devil Got My Woman
| Devil Got My Woman | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | March 22–24, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 49:05 | |||
| Label | Vanguard | |||
| Skip James chronology | ||||
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Devil Got My Woman is the fourth studio album by American blues singer Skip James, released in 1968. It was his last record before his death in 1969.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Allmusic critic Scott Yanow wrote in his review: "One can easily hear the influence that Skip James' music had on the then flourishing folk music movement, and he still sang his country blues with great intensity."[1] The title track is featured in the 2001 film Ghost World.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Skip James except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Road Camp Blues" | 3:47 | |
| 2. | "Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues" | 3:20 | |
| 3. | "Devil Got My Woman" | 5:10 | |
| 4. | "Look at the People Standing at the Judgement" | 2:58 | |
| 5. | "Worried Blues" | 5:55 | |
| 6. | "22-20 Blues" | James, Robert Johnson | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Mistreating Child Blues" | 3:54 | |
| 8. | "Sickbed Blues" | 4:05 | |
| 9. | "Catfish Blues" | 4:35 | |
| 10. | "Lorenzo Blues" | 4:17 | |
| 11. | "Careless Love" | W. C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams | 3:59 |
| 12. | "Illinois Blues" | 3:15 |
Personnel
- Skip James – vocals, guitar, piano
References
- ^ a b Scott, Yanow. "Devil Got My Woman > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ Ghost World at IMDb .
