AllMusic reviewer Cub Koda stated: "Reed was in pretty sad shape by this time in his life and the monotonous approach to these songs (tunes constantly fade in and out as if only this much of the performance was salvageable) gives these recordings a real assembly line quality that's most unsettling".[4]
Track listingedit
All compositions credited to Al Smith except where noted
^Wirz' American Music: Bluesway Records discography accessed August 30, 2019
^Wirz' American Music: Jimmy Reed Discography accessed August 30, 2019
^Both Sides Now: Bluesway Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
^ abKoda, Cub. Jimmy Reed: Big Boss Man/Down in Virginia – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
January 01, 1970
boss, jimmy, reed, album, boss, album, blues, musician, jimmy, reed, released, bluesway, label, 1968, boss, manstudio, album, jimmy, reedreleased1968recorded1968studiochicago, ilgenreblueslength31, 18labelblueswaybl, 6015produceral, smithjimmy, reed, chronolog. Big Boss Man is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1968 1 2 3 Big Boss ManStudio album by Jimmy ReedReleased1968Recorded1968StudioChicago ILGenreBluesLength31 18LabelBluesWayBL BLS 6015ProducerAl SmithJimmy Reed chronologySoulin 1967 Big Boss Man 1968 Down in Virginia 1969 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 AllMusic reviewer Cub Koda stated Reed was in pretty sad shape by this time in his life and the monotonous approach to these songs tunes constantly fade in and out as if only this much of the performance was salvageable gives these recordings a real assembly line quality that s most unsettling 4 Track listing editAll compositions credited to Al Smith except where noted Give Up and Let Me Go 2 48 I m Leavin Mary Lee Reed 2 40 Shame Shame Shame Jimmy Reed 2 41 Run Here to Me Baby Mary Lee Reed 2 45 Life Is Funny 2 40 Two in One Blue Al Smith James Oden 2 42 My Baby Told Me Mary Lee Reed 2 40 Five Years of Good Lovin 2 50 When Two People in Love 2 40 I ve Got to Keep on Rollin 2 20 When I Woke Up This Morning 2 25Personnel editJimmy Reed guitar vocals harmonica Wayne Bennett lead guitar William Lefty Bates rhythm guitar Eddie Taylor Phil Upchurch bass Jimmy Tillman drumsReferences edit Wirz American Music Bluesway Records discography accessed August 30 2019 Wirz American Music Jimmy Reed Discography accessed August 30 2019 Both Sides Now Bluesway Album Discography accessed August 30 2019 a b Koda Cub Jimmy Reed Big Boss Man Down in Virginia Review at AllMusic Retrieved August 30 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Boss Man Jimmy Reed album amp oldid 1210963854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
