The lyrics of Penitentiary Blues are often dark and foreshadow the content of Coe's later country albums, discussing themes such as working for the first time, blood tests from veins used to inject heroin, prison time, hoodoo imagery and death.[1]
AllMusic's Thom Jurek describes the album's style as "voodooblues",[1] writing "This is redneck music, pure and simple, fresh out of hell and trying to communicate the giddiness of reprieve as well as its horrors to the listener."[1]
Allmusic's Thom Jurek wrote, "There are hints and traces of the lyrical genius Coe would display later, but taken as a whole, Penitentiary is thoroughly enjoyable as a rowdy, funky, and crude blues record full of out-of-tune guitars, slippery performances, and an attitude of 'fuck it, let's get it done and get it out,' which was a trademark of Plantation Records during the era."[1]
Teddy Paige, Shelby S. Singleton, Jr. – production
Joe Venneri - engineering
Gayle Allen - photography
Referencesedit
^ abcdefThom Jurek. "Penitentiary Blues - David Allan Coe". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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penitentiary, blues, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Penitentiary Blues news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Penitentiary Blues is the debut album of American singer David Allan Coe It was released in 1970 on SSS International Records Penitentiary BluesStudio album by David Allan CoeReleased1970RecordedJan 19 Feb 20 1970 Singleton Sound Studio Nashville TennesseeGenreBluesLength30 01LabelSSS InternationalProducerShelby Singleton Teddy PaigeDavid Allan Coe chronologyPenitentiary Blues 1970 Requiem for a Harlequin 1973 Contents 1 Style 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesStyle editThe lyrics of Penitentiary Blues are often dark and foreshadow the content of Coe s later country albums discussing themes such as working for the first time blood tests from veins used to inject heroin prison time hoodoo imagery and death 1 AllMusic s Thom Jurek describes the album s style as voodoo blues 1 writing This is redneck music pure and simple fresh out of hell and trying to communicate the giddiness of reprieve as well as its horrors to the listener 1 The album derives influence from Charlie Rich Jerry Lee Lewis Bo Diddley Lightnin Hopkins and Tony Joe White 1 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Allmusic s Thom Jurek wrote There are hints and traces of the lyrical genius Coe would display later but taken as a whole Penitentiary is thoroughly enjoyable as a rowdy funky and crude blues record full of out of tune guitars slippery performances and an attitude of fuck it let s get it done and get it out which was a trademark of Plantation Records during the era 1 Track listing editAll Songs written by David Allan Coe except where noted Penitentiary Blues 3 11 Cell 33 Coe Teddy Paige 2 13 Monkey David Wine 3 00 Walkin Bum Hank Mills 3 36 One Way Ticket To Nowhere Coe Betty Coe Teddy Paige Cliff Parker 2 46 Funeral Parlor Blues Coe Betty Coe Teddy Paige 3 12 Death Row 2 44 Oh Warden Coe Teddy Paige 2 45 Age 21 2 06 Little David 2 12 Conjer Man 2 09Personnel editDavid Allan Coe vocals Teddy Paige Jerry Kennedy Mac Gayden guitar Teddy Paige Charlie McCoy Ed Kollis harmonica William C Sanders Billy Linneman Mac Gayden Charlie McCoy bass Karl Himmel Kenneth Buttrey drums David Briggs piano Teddy Paige Shelby S Singleton Jr production Joe Venneri engineering Gayle Allen photographyReferences edit a b c d e f Thom Jurek Penitentiary Blues David Allan Coe Allmusic Retrieved 6 September 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Penitentiary Blues amp oldid 1169180825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
