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Lead Me On (Kelly Joe Phelps album)
Lead Me On is the debut album of American blues singer and guitarist Kelly Joe Phelps. It is his first release on the Burnside label before moving to Rykodisc Records.
| Lead Me On | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Dead Aunt Thelma's | |||
| Genre | Blues, country blues | |||
| Length | 70:22 | |||
| Label | Burnside | |||
| Kelly Joe Phelps chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Roch Parisien wrote of the album "This is the real deal — Phelps performs with the full authority and authenticity of the Delta blues tradition without ever once sounding like a Folkways museum piece."[1]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps except as noted.
- "I've Been Converted" (Traditional) – 6:16
- "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues" (Skip James) – 5:24
- "Where Do I Go Now" – 5:33
- "Love Me Baby Blues" (Joe Calicott) – 4:41
- "Lead Me On" – 4:46
- "Jesus Make up My Dying Bed" (Traditional) – 5:17
- "Leavin' Blues" (Herman Johnson) – 5:54
- "Marking Stone Blues" – 4:58
- "The Black Crow Keeps Flying" – 4:17
- "I'd Be a Rich Man" – 4:44
- "Someone to Save Me" – 6:35
- "Motherless Children" (Traditional)– 7:24
- "Fare Thee Well" – 4:33
Personnel edit
- Kelly Joe Phelps - vocals, guitar, stomp box
- Engineered by Mike Moore
- Executive producer – Terry Carrier
- Photos by James Rexroad, Project 47
References edit
- ^ a b Parisien, Roch. "Lead Me On > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 519. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
External links edit
- Discography at Kelly Joe Phelps official web site.