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I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin'

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{{Infobox album

| name = I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin'

| type = Studio

| artist = Mose Allison

| cover = I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin'.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1968

| recorded = July 9, 10 & 12, 1968

| studio = Annex Recording Studios, Hollywood

| venue =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 29:01

| label = Atlantic

| producer = Mose Allison

| chronology = Mose Allison

| prev_title = Mose Alive!

| prev_year = 1965

| next_title = Hello There, Universe

| next_year = 1970

}}

I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin' is an album by American pianist, vocalist and composer Mose Allison recorded for the Atlantic label in 1968.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1500-series/#sd-1511 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series] accessed September 25, 2015[http://moseallison.com/?page_id=119 Mose Allison discography] accessed September 25, 2015

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz

| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=27}}

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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Eugene Chadbourne stating, "Three years had gone by between this release and the previous Mose Allison outing on Atlantic, perhaps giving the artist time to concoct some of the really tasty lyrics he came up with".{{AllMusic|first=Eugene |last=Chadbourne |class=album |id=mw0000225317 |title=I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin' – Review |accessdate=September 25, 2015}} The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the album "is Allison's darkest and most world-aware record".

Track listing

All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated

  1. "Just Like Livin'" – 1:44
  2. "City Home" – 3:37
  3. "If You're Goin' to the City" – 2:48
  4. "Now You See It" – 2:27
  5. "You Are My Sunshine" (Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell) – 2:07
  6. "Your Molecular Structure" – 2:05
  7. "Look What You Made Me Do" – 2:31
  8. "If You Really Loved Me" – 2:13
  9. "Everybody Cryin' Mercy" – 2:39
  10. "Feel So Good" – 2:49
  11. "Let It Come Down" – 1:56
  12. "Back on the Corner" – 2:05

Personnel

References

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Category:1968 albums

Category:Mose Allison albums

Category:Atlantic Records albums