Soulin'
{{Infobox album
| name = Soulin'
| type = Studio album
| artist = Jimmy Reed
| cover = Soulin'.jpg
| released = 1967
| recorded = May 1966, May 26, 1967 and April 18, 1967
| studio = Chicago, IL
| genre = Blues
| length = 27:06
| label = BluesWay
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| producer = Al Smith
| chronology = Jimmy Reed
| prev_title = The New Jimmy Reed Album
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = Big Boss Man
| next_year = 1968
}}
Soulin' is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1967.[https://www.wirz.de/music/bluesway.htm Wirz' American Music: Bluesway Records discography] accessed August 30, 2019[https://www.wirz.de/music/reedjim.htm Wirz' American Music: Jimmy Reed Discography] accessed August 30, 2019[https://www.bsnpubs.com/abc/bluesway.html Both Sides Now: Bluesway Album Discography] accessed August 30, 2019
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
}}
AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated the album was: "bogged down by a production that tries to move Reed into the blues-rock era. Consequently, the album is primarily of interest to completists, since even hardcore Reed fans may find the production disconcerting".{{AllMusic|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erelewine |class=album |id=mw0000236287 |title= Jimmy Reed: New Jimmy Reed Album/Soulin' – Review |accessdate= August 30, 2019}}
Track listing
All compositions credited to Al Smith except where noted
- "Buy Me a Hound Dog" – 2:30
- "Feel Like I Want to Ramble" – 2:35
- "I Wake Up at Daybreak" – 2:16
- "Peepin' and Hidin'" – 2:36
- "Don't Press Your Luck Woman" – 2:28
- "I'm Not Going to Let You Down" – 2:35
- "I'm Knockin' on Your Door" – 2:40
- "Crazy About Oklahoma" – 2:40
- "Cousin Peaches" – 2:07
- "Ain't No Time for Fussin'" – 2:42
- "Dedication to Sonny" – 1:57
- Recorded in Chicago in May 1966 (tracks 7-9 & 11), May 26, 1967 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) and April 18, 1967 (tracks 3, 6 & 10)
Personnel
- Jimmy Reed – guitar, vocals, harmonica
- William "Lefty" Bates (all tracks), Eddie Taylor (tracks 7-9 & 11) – guitar
- Jimmy Gresham (tracks 1-6 & 10), Jimmy Reed Jr (tracks 7-9 & 11), Phil Upchurch (tracks 7-9 & 11) – bass
- Al Duncan – drums
References
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