Rock the Night (Robert Walker album)

Rock the Night is the first live album by the American blues rock guitarist Robert Walker. It was recorded on February 4, 2000 and released on October 23, 2001 by Rooster Blues.[3]

Rock the Night
Live album by
Robert Walker
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
RecordedFebruary 4, 2000
GenreBlues
LabelRooster Blues
ProducerRobert Walker
Robert Walker chronology
Rompin' & Stompin'
(1998)		 Rock the Night
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

Track listing
  1. "Cut You A Loose" (London) — 4:33
  2. "Found Love" (Reed) — 3:45
  3. "Rooster Blues" (West) — 3:43
  4. "Linda Lu" (Sharpe) — 2:51
  5. "Standing at My Window/Don't Answer the Door" (Crudup, Johnson) — 5:38
  6. "Truck Driving Man" (Fell) — 2:02
  7. "Why I Sing the Blues" (Clark, King) — 3:58
  8. "Memphis" (Berry) — 2:54
  9. "Stagger Lee" (traditional) — 3:50
  10. "Robert B. Goode/Little Queenie" (Berry) — 3:57
  11. "Hide Away" (King, Thompson) — 3:32[1]

Personnel

Performers:

  • David "Pecan" Porter — bass
  • Sam Carr — drums
  • Robert Walker — guitar, vocals

Production:

  • Jim O'Neal — producer, mixing
  • Tomas Ford — engineer
  • Jack LeTourneau — engineer, mixing
  • Bill Steber — photography
  • Jannell Turner — art direction, design, photography[4]

Reception

After the blandness of Rompin' & Stompin', Rock the Night fared considerably better. This was due in part to having fellow veteran musicians such as Carr and Porter, who are "as wild as Walker, but less wayward."[2] The "tethering" of Walker by the others leads to some fun moments.[2] That does not mean that they performed flawlessly, though, since reviewer Chris Smith comments how "Hide Way" "has so many wrong notes that it's almost a new composition", and that other songs also get "a thorough mauling."[2]

References
  1. "Rock the Night - Robert Walker | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 676. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. "Rock the Night - Robert Walker | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  4. "Rock the Night - Robert Walker | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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