Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites
Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites is a 2011 release by Texas blues guitarist/singer Jimmie Vaughan. It was released by Shout! Factory and Proper Records. It was his second consecutive album featuring only cover songs, the follow-up to his 2010 album Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites.
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Shout! Factory, Proper Records | |||
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Personnel
Vaughan plays guitar on all tracks and sings on all, except the instrumental "Greenbacks". Lou Ann Barton duets with Vaughan on "No Use Knocking", "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "I'm in the Mood for You".
- George Rains - drums
- Ronnie James - bass
- Greg Piccolo - tenor saxophone
- Doug James - baritone saxophone
Billy Pitman plays rhythm guitar on all tracks, except "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" which features Derek O'Brien on rhythm guitar.[1]
The album was produced by Jimmie Vaughan.[2]
Track listing
The information below applies to Shout! Factory CD #826663-12722. The Proper Records release - a double album (#PRP LP 083), and the CD (#PRPCD083), both include 2 extra songs, "Bad Bad Whiskey" and "Shake a Hand"
| Track | Song Title | Song Length | Original Performer | Songwriter(s) | Original Release Date | Notes |
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| 1 | I Ain't Never | 3:05 | Mel Tillis & The Statesiders | Mel Tillis, Webb Pierce | 1972 | - |
| 2 | No Use Knocking | 3:28 | Bobby Charles | Robert Guidry, Paul Gayten | 1956 | - |
| 3 | Teardrop Blues | 4:48 | Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy | Jimmy Liggins | 1948 | - |
| 4 | I Hang My Head And Cry | 3:42 | Gene Autry | Gene Autry, Fred Rose, Ray Whitley | 1941 | also by Hank Williams |
| 5 | It's Been A Long Time | 3:34 | Annie Laurie | Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas | 1953 | - |
| 6 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | 2:46 | Jivin' Gene & The Jokers | Gene Bourgeois, Huey Purvis Meaux | 1959 | NOT the Neil Sedaka song |
| 7 | What Makes You So Tough | 3:39 | Teddy Humphries | Henry Glover | 1959 | - |
| 8 | Greenbacks | 2:12 | Ray Charles | Renald Richards | 1955 | - |
| 9 | I'm In The Mood For You | 2:22 | Annie Laurie | Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas | 1954 | - |
| 10 | I Ain't Gonna Do It No More | 3:50 | Bobby Charles | Robert Guidry | 1957 | AKA "No More (I Ain't Gonna Love You No More)" |
| 11 | Cried Like A Baby | 3:55 | Nappy Brown | Nappy Brown, Lew Herman, P. David | 1959 | also by Koko Taylor |
| 12 | Oh Oh Oh | 4:00 | Lloyd Price | Lloyd Price | 1952 | AKA "Oh, Oh, Oh" (1957) |
| 13 | I'm A Love You | 2:49 | Jimmy Reed | Jimmy Reed | 1961 | - |
| 14 | The Rains Came | 2:53 | Big Sambo & The House Wreckers | Huey Purvis Meaux | 1962 | also by Freddie Fender, and Sir Douglas Quintet |
References
- "Jimmie Vaughan - Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- "Jimmie Vaughan Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites - Jimmie Vaughan | Credits". AllMusic. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
Sources
- "Singles Discography for OKeh Records". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- "Photographic image of album sleeve" (JPG). Tunnel.ru. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- "Jimmie Vaughan: Plays More Blues, Ballads and Favorites". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
