Come On in This House | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 69:20 | |||
Label | Telarc [1] | |||
Producer | John Snyder | |||
Junior Wells chronology | ||||
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Come On in This House is an album by the American musician Junior Wells. [2] [3] Released in 1996, it was Wells's final studio album. [4] He supported it with a North American tour. [5]
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Traditional Blues Album" category. [6] It won the W. C. Handy Award for best Traditional Blues Album. [7]
The album was produced by John Snyder; it was encoded in surround-sound. [8] [9] The title track was written by Mel London. [10] " Give Me One Reason" is a cover of the Tracy Chapman song. [11] Corey Harris, Sonny Landreth, and Derek Trucks were among the slide guitarists who contributed to the album. [12] [13]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [14] |
Chicago Tribune | [15] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [16] |
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide | [17] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [12] |
Philadelphia Daily News | [9] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer noted that the "spare arrangements show that Wells is still a sly, crafty player." [11] The Chicago Tribune praised the "sly rendition of swamp rocker Bobby Charles' 'Why Are People Like That?'" [15]
The Buffalo News concluded that "no one is overshadowing Wells' soulful harp, or his bluesy voice, surprisingly intact at 62 after a career spent in smoky clubs." [18] The Rocky Mountain News determined that "the bluesman still sounds warm and supple, or edgy and anguished, as the mood requires." [19]
AllMusic called the album "a virtual slide-guitar mini-fest and a demonstration of the timeless appeal of classic blues done well." [14] MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide deemed it "a top-notch album cut years after Wells was written off as a creative force." [17]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "What My Momma Told Me/That's All Right" | |
2. | "Why Are People Like That?" | |
3. | "Trust My Baby" | |
4. | "Million Years Blues" | |
5. | " Give Me One Reason" | |
6. | "Ships on the Ocean" | |
7. | "She Wants to Sell My Monkey" | |
8. | "So Glad You're Mine" | |
9. | " Mystery Train" | |
10. | "I'm Gonna Move to Kansas City" | |
11. | "King Fish Blues" | |
12. | "You Better Watch Yourself" | |
13. | "Come On in This House" | |
14. | "The Goat" |