Somebody Loan Me A Dime is a Blues album by Fenton Robinson, originally released in 1974. On Gatefold: 23 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Blues
- Chicago & Electric Blues
- raw
- soulful
- bluesy
About
One of the most subtly satisfying electric blues albums of the '70s. Fenton Robinson never did quite fit the "Genuine Houserocking Music" image of Alligator Records -- his deep, rich baritone sounds more like a magic carpet than a piece of barbed wire, and he speaks in jazz-inflected tongues, full of complex surprises. The title track hits with amazing power, as do the chugging "The Getaway," a hard-swinging "You Say You're Leaving," and the minor-key "You Don't Know What Love Is." In every case, Robinson had recorded them before, but thanks to Bruce Iglauer's superb production, a terrific band, and .
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Tracklist
- 1Somebody Loan Me a Dime3:45
- 2Let Me Come On Back Home3:28
- 3Little Red Rooster3:08
- 4The Sky Is Crying3:31
- 5Moanin' For My Baby3:17
- 6Stormy Monday2:44
- 7The Getaway2:54
- 8She's a Wiggler5:16
- 9Smokestack Lightning2:52
- 10Don't Start Me To Talkin'2:56
- 11Leave You In the Arms of Your Other Man2:40
- 12Give You Some Air4:47
- 13Mellow Fellow4:26
- 14Sideman2:48
- 15I'm Not Through Lovin' You3:29
- 16I Wanna Oh!4:03
- 17Little Turch3:53
- 18Laughing And Crying Blues2:30
- 19I Fell In Love One Time2:57
Credits
Performers
- David BaldwinARRANGED BY TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Cornelius BoysonBASS BASS GUITAR
- Tony GoodenDRUMS
- Fenton RobinsonGUITAR VOCALS LEAD GUITAR
- Bill HeidKEYBOARDS
- Mighty Joe YoungRHYTHM GUITAR
- Bill McFarlandTROMBONE
- Elmer BrownTRUMPET
- Norval Don HodgesTRUMPET
- Donald BaldwinARRANGED BY TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Bill HeldKEYBOARDS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 23 pressings tracked on Gatefold