Working Girl Blues

Working Girl Blues is an album by the American musician Phillip Walker, released in 1995.[2][3] It was his first album for an American label in seven years.[4] Walker supported the album with a North American tour.[5] Working Girl Blues was a hit on blues radio formats.[6]

Working Girl Blues
Studio album by
Phillip Walker
Released1995
GenreBlues
LabelBlack Top[1]
ProducerHammond Scott
Phillip Walker chronology
Big Blues from Texas
(1992)		 Working Girl Blues
(1995)		 I Got a Sweet Tooth
(1998)

Production

Produced by Hammond Scott, the album was recorded with two different bands, in New Orleans and in Los Angeles.[7][8] It combined regional musical influences from Louisiana, California, and Texas.[9] Walker employed a horn section on some songs.[10]

The title track was written by Jimmy Johnson in the 1960s.[11] "The Hustle Is On" is a cover of the T-Bone Walker song.[12] "Hello, My Darling" is a remake of Walker's 1959 debut single.[13]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[14]
Chicago Tribune[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[15]
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide[7]

The Edmonton Journal praised the "beautifully crafted" songs that twist "through R&B, swing, blues and country blues, with a zydeco number thrown in for good measure."[5] The New York Times deemed the album "excellent," and noted that Walker "is part of the Texas and Louisiana school of blues."[16]

Guitar Player determined that Walker's "quick bends and slow, plaintive releases tread the elusive middle ground between big Texas blues and West Coast cool."[17] The Los Angeles Times stated that Working Girl Blues "reaffirms his place as a first-rate bluesman in styles ranging from shuffles and stomps to zydeco and ballads."[18]

AllMusic wrote that "Walker remains in fine form on this recent set, a mix of remakes of past triumphs ... and fresh explorations."[14]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Special Built Woman" 
2."Hey, Hey Baby's Gone" 
3."Working Girl Blues" 
4."Bad Luck" 
5."Brother, Go Ahead and Take Her" 
6."Thanks a Lot (For the Offer)" 
7."Beatrice, Beatrice" 
8."The Hustle Is On" 
9."Hurry Back Home" 
10."A Thing Called the Blues" 
11."I Got a Problem" 
12."How Long Must I Wait?" 
13."Hello, My Darling" 
14."My Baby's Gonna Wash Me Down" 

References
  1. Komara, Edward M. (October 19, 2006). "Encyclopedia of the Blues: K-Z, index". Taylor & Francis US – via Google Books.
  2. "Phillip Walker Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. "Phillip Walker obituary". the Guardian. August 10, 2010.
  4. Convey, Kevin R. (October 20, 1995). "DISCS". Boston Herald. p. S15.
  5. Levesque, Roger (18 Aug 1995). "Walker, Texas player". Edmonton Journal. p. C10.
  6. "FORMER GUITARIST FOR LITTLE RICHARD". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. April 5, 1996. p. 13W.
  7. MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 379.
  8. Dahl, Bill (21 Dec 1995). "Phillip Walker Working Girl Blues". Chicago Tribune. p. 13C.
  9. Maestri, Cathy (February 23, 1996). "On the Go". The Press-Enterprise. p. AA15.
  10. Kuelker, Michael (December 12, 1996). "A LIFETIME OF THE BLUES". GET OUT. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 12.
  11. Prentiss, Findlay (19 Oct 1995). "Walker has those 'Working Girl Blues'". The Post and Courier. p. D14.
  12. McLennan, Scott (2 May 1996). "Phillip Walker's back on top". Telegram & Gazette. p. C5.
  13. Boehm, Mike (11 Dec 1995). "Walker: Blues Potency, but No Star Power". Los Angeles Times. p. F2.
  14. "Phillip Walker - Working Girl Blues Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  15. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 484.
  16. Watrous, Peter (30 Oct 1995). "A Bluesman Reaches Back To a Time Before Rock". The New York Times. p. C16.
  17. Isola, Gregory (Nov 1995). "Phillip Walker's lifetime of blues". Guitar Player. 29 (11): 24.
  18. Seigal, Buddy (7 Dec 1995). "His Time to Shine". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
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