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Bottom Line
Studio album by
John Mayall
Released1979
Recorded1979
GenreBlues, jazz-rock
Length46:21
LabelDJM
ProducerBob Johnston
John Mayall chronology
The Last of British Blues
(1978) 		Bottom Line
(1979) 		No More Interviews
(1980)

Bottom Line is an album by the English musician John Mayall, released in 1979.[1] It was produced by Bob Johnston.[2] It is the only Mayall album that has never been released on CD.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
The Tampa TribuneD[6]

The Tampa Tribune wrote that "it's mostly middle-of-the-road soul vocals with a jazzy background, and Mayall just can't carry it."[6]

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Bottom Line" (*1)
  2. "Dreamboat" (*2)
  3. "Desert Flower" (*1)
  4. "I'm Gonna Do It" (*1)
Side two
  1. "Revival" (*2)
  2. "The Game of Love" (*2)
  3. "Celebration" (*3)
  4. "Come with Me" (*3)

Personnel

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Transcribed from an original album cover. 1979 Dick James Music. DJM Records DJM-23 Liner Notes

References

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  1. ^ Sikowitz, Peter (27 January 1979). "Mayall Still Has a Case of the Blues". Arts and Entertainment. Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 4.
  2. ^ "John Mayall Biography by Thom Jurek". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Bottom Line John Mayall". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 456.
  6. ^ a b Kilgore, Michael (13 April 1979). "Record Reviews". The Tampa Tribune. p. 5D.
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