I Ain't from Chicago

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{{Infobox album

| name = I Ain't from Chicago

| type = Studio album

| artist = Jimmy Reed

| cover = I Ain't from Chicago.jpg

| released = 1973

| recorded = June 17, 20 & 24, 1971

| studio = RCA Studios, Chicago, IL

| genre = Blues

| length = 31:43

| label = BluesWay
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| producer = Al Smith

| chronology = Jimmy Reed

| prev_title = Jimmy Reed Is Back

| prev_year = 1971

| next_title = Blues Is My Business

| next_year = 1974

}}

I Ain't from Chicago is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1973.[https://www.wirz.de/music/bluesway.htm Wirz' American Music: Bluesway Records discography] accessed November 26, 2019[https://www.wirz.de/music/reedjim.htm Wirz' American Music: Jimmy Reed Discography] accessed November 26, 2019[https://www.bsnpubs.com/abc/bluesway.html Both Sides Now: Bluesway Album Discography] accessed November 26, 2019

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album |id=mw0000858509 |title= Jimmy Reed: I Ain't from Chicago – Review |accessdate= November 26, 2019}}

}}

Track listing

All compositions credited to Jimmy Reed except where noted

  1. "World's Got a Problem" (Al Smith) − 3:10
  2. "I Don't Know (Part 1)" (Al Smith, Jimmy Reed, Mary Lee Reed) − 2:30
  3. "I Don't Know (Part 2)" (Smith, Reed, Reed) − 1:55
  4. "Got to Be a Reason" − 2:55
  5. "Take Out Some Insurance" − 2:31
  6. "I Don't Believe in Nothing" (D. Sanders) − 3:00
  7. "If You Want It Done Right" (Johnnie Mae Dunson) − 2:57
  8. "Life Won't Last Me Long" (Dunson) − 2:30
  9. "Turn Me On" (Sanders) − 3:30
  10. "Got Me Worried" (Sanders) − 3:30
  11. "I Ain't from Chicago" (Reed, Smith) − 3:15

Personnel

  • Jimmy Reed – guitar, vocals, harmonica
  • Unidentified musicians – guitar, bass, drums

References