Harp Attack!

by James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, Billy Branch

Overview

Four Chicago harmonica greats, one eminently solid album. Teamed with Junior Wells, Billy Branch, and Carey Bell, Cotton sings Willie Love's Delta classic "Little Car Blues" and Charles Brown's "Black Night." Wells trades harp solos and vocals, standing front and center on a fine rendition of Sonny Boy II's "Keep Your Hands Out of My Pockets" and the tailor-made "Somebody Changed the Lock" and "Broke and Hungry," obviously relishing the camaraderie between himself and his fellow harmonica giants. Meanwhile, Branch's showcases are the apt original "New Kid on the Block" and a deft cover of Little Walter's "Who." ~ Bill Dahl

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/1990
Label:	Alligator Records
UPC:	0014551479024
Rank:	189990

Tracks

1. Down Home Blues  - George Jackson  - James Cotton  - Junior Wells  - Carey Bell  - Billy Branch
2. Who  -  Roth  - James Cotton  - Junior Wells  - Carey Bell  - Billy Branch
3. Keep Your Hands Out of My Pockets  -  Williamson  - Sonny Boy Williamson  - James Cotton  - Junior Wells  - Carey Bell  - Billy Branch
4. Little Car Blues  -  Love  - Willie Love  - James Cotton  - Junior Wells  - Carey Bell  - Billy Branch
5. My Eyes Keep Me in Trouble  -  Walker  - Muddy Waters  - James Cotton  - Junior Wells  - Carey Bell  - Billy Branch
6. Broke and Hungry  - Junior Wells  - James Cotton  - Carey Bell  - Billy Branch
7. Hit Man  - Carey Bell  - James Cotton  - Junior Wells  - Billy Branch
8. Black Night  - Jessie Mae Robinson  - James Cotton  - Junior Wells  - Carey Bell  - Billy Branch
9. Somebody Changed the Lock  - Junior Wells  - James Cotton  - Carey Bell  - Billy Branch
10. Second Hand Man  - Carey Bell  - James Cotton  - Junior Wells  - Billy Branch
11. New Kid on the Block  - Billy Branch  - James Cotton  - Junior Wells  - Carey Bell

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James Cotton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Junior Wells   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Carey Bell   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Billy Branch   Primary Artist,Harmonica,Vocals
Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues   Primary Artist
George Baze   Guitar
Lucky Peterson   Piano
Ray Allison   Drums
Johnny B. Gayden   Bass
Michael Coleman   Guitar,Guitar

Technical Credits

Billy Branch   Performer,Composer
David Axelbaum   Mixing,Engineer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer
Bernard Roth   Composer
James Cotton   Performer
Carey Bell   Composer,Performer
Walker   Composer
Roth   Composer
Love   Composer
Jessie Mae Robinson   Composer
Bruce Iglauer   Producer,Liner Notes
Willie Love   Composer
Junior Wells   Composer,Performer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Matt Minde   Cover Design
Paul Natkin   Cover Photo,Photography
Ken Blume   Assistant Engineer
Williamson   Composer
Steve Frisk   Engineer
Muddy Waters   Composer
George Jackson   Composer