Come On in This House
| Come On in This House | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 69:20 | |||
| Label | Telarc[1] | |||
| Producer | John Snyder | |||
| Junior Wells chronology | ||||
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Come On in This House is an album by the American musician Junior Wells.[2][3] Released in 1996, it was Wells's final studio album.[4] He supported it with a North American tour.[5]
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album".[6] It won the W. C. Handy Award for best Traditional Blues Album.[7]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by John Snyder; it was encoded in surround-sound.[8][9] The title track was written by Mel London.[10] "Give Me One Reason" is a cover of the Tracy Chapman song.[11] Corey Harris, Sonny Landreth, and Derek Trucks were among the slide guitarists who contributed to the album.[12][13]
Critical reception
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The Philadelphia Inquirer noted that the "spare arrangements show that Wells is still a sly, crafty player."[11] The Chicago Tribune praised the "sly rendition of swamp rocker Bobby Charles' 'Why Are People Like That?'"[15]
The Buffalo News concluded that "no one is overshadowing Wells' soulful harp, or his bluesy voice, surprisingly intact at 62 after a career spent in smoky clubs."[18] The Rocky Mountain News determined that "the bluesman still sounds warm and supple, or edgy and anguished, as the mood requires."[19]
AllMusic called the album "a virtual slide-guitar mini-fest and a demonstration of the timeless appeal of classic blues done well."[14] MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide deemed it "a top-notch album cut years after Wells was written off as a creative force."[17]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What My Momma Told Me / That's All Right" | |
| 2. | "Why Are People Like That?" | |
| 3. | "Trust My Baby" | |
| 4. | "Million Years Blues" | |
| 5. | "Give Me One Reason" | |
| 6. | "Ships on the Ocean" | |
| 7. | "She Wants to Sell My Monkey" | |
| 8. | "So Glad You're Mine" | |
| 9. | "Mystery Train" | |
| 10. | "I'm Gonna Move to Kansas City" | |
| 11. | "King Fish Blues" | |
| 12. | "You Better Watch Yourself" | |
| 13. | "Come On in This House" | |
| 14. | "The Goat" |
References
[edit]- ^ North, Peter (20 Jan 1998). "'Celestial' Junior Wells played with true passion". Edmonton Journal. p. C2.
- ^ "Junior Wells Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Komara, Edward; Lee, Peter (July 11, 2004). The Blues Encyclopedia. Routledge.
- ^ "Telarc Releases Junior Wells' Come On in This House on SACD". DownBeat. March 5, 2002.
- ^ Ehrbar, Joe (28 Feb 1997). "Blues Harp Great Junior Wells Plays Mad Daddy's on Saturday". Weekend. The Spokesman-Review. p. 2.
- ^ "Junior Wells". Recording Academy. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Junior Wells, Pioneering Blues Harmonica Player, Succumbs at 63". Jet. Vol. 93, no. 10. Feb 2, 1998. p. 18.
- ^ Simon, Jeremy (21 Feb 1997). "Blues colleagues happy to enter Junior Wells' 'House'". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. AA15.
- ^ a b Takiff, Jonathan (18 Mar 1997). "Blues to Do You Right". Philadelphia Daily News. Features Yo!. p. 35.
- ^ Sebastian, Danchin (February 11, 2010). Earl Hooker, Blues Master. Univ. Press of Mississippi.
- ^ a b DeLuca, Dean (28 Sep 1996). "A Revived Blues Legend Plays at Warmdaddy's". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D9.
- ^ a b The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books Ltd. 2006. p. 695.
- ^ Zwerin, Mike (6 Dec 1996). "Junior Wells 'Come On in This House'". Features. International Herald Tribune. p. 15.
- ^ a b "Junior Wells Come On in This House". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Dahl, Bill (22 Nov 1996). "Junior Wells Come On in This House". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 60.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 581.
- ^ a b MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 396.
- ^ Beebe, Michael (November 8, 1996). "Junior Wells has long been one of the top living blues harpists...". The Buffalo News. p. G34.
- ^ Rassenfoss, Joe (November 15, 1996). "Junior Wells Proves You Can Age Gracefully with the Blues". Rocky Mountain News. p. 22D.