Iceman (album)
Iceman is the tenth studio album by Albert Collins, released in 1991 by Virgin Records under the sub-label Pointblank.[3] It was his last studio album before his death from lung cancer, in 1993.
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| Released | March 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Memphis Sound Productions, Memphis, Tennessee, United States and The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell, England. | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 43:28 | |||
| Label | Virgin, Pointblank | |||
| Producer | Jim Gaines, Albert Collins | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
| Q Magazine | [3] |
The album received mixed reviews, with Lloyd Bradley in Q Magazine describing it as "the songs are more interesting than what [Collins] does with them (..) as he operates more like a sideman than the star of the show".[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Albert Collins.[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. Collins, Mr. Collins" | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Iceman" | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Don't Mistake Kindness for Weakness" | 6:12 |
| 4. | "Travellin' South" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Put the Shoe on the Other Foot" | 5:30 |
| 6. | "I'm Beginning to Wonder" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Head Rag" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "The Hawk" | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Blues for Gabe" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Mr. Collins, Mr. Collins (Reprise)" | 3:54 |
References
- "Iceman - Albert Collins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- Bradley, Lloyd (5 March 1991). "Iceman review". Q Magazine. 55: 67.
- Iceman (CD). Albert Collins. Memphis: Virgin Records. 1991. VPBCD-3.
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