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I'd Rather Suck My Thumb

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I'd Rather Suck My Thumb
Studio album by
Released1970
RecordedJuly–October, 1969
GenreBlues
Length42:51
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEd Michel
Mel Brown chronology
Blues for We
(1969)
I'd Rather Suck My Thumb
(1970)
Mel Brown's Fifth
(1969)

I'd Rather Suck My Thumb is the fourth album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Mel Brown except as indicated
  1. "I'd Rather Suck My Thumb" – 5:33
  2. "Scorpio" – 6:30
  3. "Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings" – 11:10
  4. "You Got Me Hummin'" – 4:15
  5. "Do Your Thing" (Charles Wright)[3] – 5:36
  6. "Troubles" – 5:20
  7. "Dixie" (Dan Emmett) – 4:27
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, California on March 21, 1968

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed January 11, 2012
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed January 11, 2012
  3. ^ Mel Brown, "Do Your Thing" credits Retrieved August 4, 2016.