Personnel: Shirley Johnson (vocals); Luke Pytel (guitar); Hank Ford, Lawrence Fields (tenor saxophone); Willie Henderson (baritone saxophone); Kenny Anderson (trumpet); Cordell Teague (drums); Roberta Thomas (tambourine, background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Steve Wagner .
Liner Note Author: David Whiteis.
Recording information: Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL (06/24/2008-06/26/2009).
Arranger: Roberta Thomas.
Born in Virginia and established in Chicago, singer Shirley Johnson is in the classic tradition--based in gospel, and inspired by the blues and secular R&B of Etta James, Little Milton, and Bobby "Blue" Bland. BLUES ATTACK is the product of Johnson's tenure on the Chicago blues scene, though it's not strictly limited to blues songs. She's got the indomitable grit of Chicago-style blues but she channels it into scorching R&B (as exemplified by Little Milton and Etta James) and old-school, pre-disco era soul (Mavis Staples, Ann Pebbles).
Professional Reviews
Down Beat (p.54) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "He brings formidable interpretative honesty to a salty slow blues about cheating she penned with Vaughn, 'You Shouldn't Have Been There.'"
Living Blues (p.46) - "The originals boast a nice variety of tempo and mood, with high spots including the title track, which chugs along over composer Fuller's lively bass line, adn the smoldering minor-key slow blues 'You Shouldn't Have Been There'..."
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