Long John's Blues

Long John's Blues was the début solo album by British blues singer Long John Baldry and his band, the Hoochie Coochie Men, featuring musicians who had previously played alongside Baldry in the Cyril Davies All-Stars. The album featured a track list that he would continue to play at live shows throughout his career.

Long John's Blues
Studio album by
Long John Baldry
Released1964
Recorded1964
StudioIBC Studios, London
GenreBlues, rhythm and blues, jazz
Length42:32
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerRon Belchier
Martin Davis
Jack Good
Long John Baldry chronology
R&B from the Marquee
(1962)		 Long John's Blues
(1964)		 Looking at Long John
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

In 1995 Long John's Blues / Looking at Long John was released on CD. It has since been re-released and remastered on Looking at Long John: The UA Years. The album had a vinyl reissue in 2009.

Track listing
  1. "I Got My Mojo Workin'" (Preston Foster) – 3:13
  2. "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You" (Don Redman, Andy Razaf) – 3:57
  3. "Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson) – 3:32
  4. "You're Breaking My Heart" (B.B. King, Joe Josea) – 4:36
  5. "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Willie Dixon) – 3:50
  6. "Everyday (I Have the Blues)" (Peter Chatman) – 3:04
  7. "Dimples" (John Lee Hooker) – 2:22
  8. "Five Long Years" (Eddie Boyd) – 5:11
  9. "My Babe" (Dixon) – 2:36
  10. "Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough" (Jimmy Witherspoon) – 2:28
  11. "Goin' Down Slow" (James Burke Oden) – 3:57
  12. "Rock the Joint" (John Baldry) – 3:53

Personnel
  • Long John Baldry – vocals, guitar
The Hoochie Coochie Men
  • Cliff Barton – bass guitar
  • Bill Law – drums
  • Geoff Bradford – guitar, harmonica
  • Ian Armit – piano
Technical

Original album

This album features many of the musicians from the Hoochie Coochie Men, Baldry's band at the time, although, for contractual reasons, Rod Stewart is notably absent. It includes songs such as "Got My Mojo Working," "Goin' Down Slow" and "Everyday I Have the Blues," which became staples of Baldry's live shows throughout his career. Released on CD in 2006.

Long John's Blues 1971
Long John's Blues (1971)
Studio album by
Long John Baldry
Released1971
Recorded1964–1966
GenreBlues, Jazz
Length43:00
LabelUnited Artists

Baldry's 1964 album for United Artists was reissued for America with a gatefold sleeve showing photos and clippings from the era. The bonus on this record is the inclusion of Baldry's duet with Rod Stewart on Sister Rosetta Tharpe's "Up Above My Head," the B-side to Baldry's 1964 single "You'll Be Mine."

Track listing
  1. "Rock The Joint" (Long John Baldry) – 3:53
  2. "Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough" (Jimmy Witherspoon) – 2:28
  3. "I Got My Mojo Workin'" (Preston Foster) – 3:13
  4. "Everyday (I Have The Blues)" (Peter Chatman) – 3:04
  5. "You're Breaking My Heart" – 4:36
  6. "Bring My Baby Back to Me" (Baldry) – 3:25
  7. "Up Above My Head (There's Music in the Air)" (Sister Rosetta Tharpe) – 2:48
  8. "Dimples" (John Lee Hooker) – 2:22
  9. "Five Long Years" (Eddie Boyd) – 5:11
  10. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?" (Don Redman, Andy Razaf) – 3:57
  11. "Goin' Down Slow" (James Burke Oden) – 3:57
  12. "Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson) – 3:32

References
  1. Thompson, Dave Thompson. "Long John's Blues – Long John Baldry | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (13 February 1965). "Long John Baldry: Long John's Blues" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 205. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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