Koko Taylor is a Blues album by Koko Taylor, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Blues
About
Koko Taylor was discovered by Willie Dixon in 1962, after years spent paying dues in Chicago blues clubs. This 1969 album, her debut for Chess Records, was produced by Dixon and makes abundantly clear why he was so enamored with her. Taylor belts out these cuts with the urgency of a woman on fire, as if singing for her life. Her version of “Wang Dang Doodle” is spine-tingling, but the rest of the tracks are just as powerful.
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Tracklist
- 1Love You Like a Woman2:11
- 2I Love a Lover Like You2:48
- 3Don't Mess With the Messer2:47
- 4I Don't Care Who Knows2:14
- 5Wang Dang Doodle3:02
- 6I'm a Little Mixed Up2:43
- 7Nitty Gritty2:46
- 8Fire2:32
- 9Whatever I Am, You Made Me2:29
- 10Twenty-Nine Ways (To My Baby's Door)3:15
- 11Insane Asylum4:23
- 12Yes, It's Good for You2:44
- 13Love Sick Tears (Bonus Track)2:47
- 14He Always Knocks Me Out (Bonus Track)3:04
Credits
Performers
- Jack MyersBASS
- Clifton JamesDRUMS
- Fred BelowDRUMS
- Buddy GuyGUITAR
- Johnny ShinesGUITAR
- Matt MurphyGUITAR
- Walter HortonHARMONICA
- Albert LuandrewPIANO ORGAN
- Lafayette LeakePIANO ORGAN
- Donald HankinsTENOR SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Gene BargeTENOR SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Koko TaylorVOCALS
- Willie DixonBASS BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Jack MeyersBASS
- Johnnie Lee WilliamsGUITAR
- Sunnyland SlimORGAN PIANO
31 pressings tracked on Gatefold