''A Bothered Mind'' is the thirteenth and final studio album from American blues musician

R. L. Burnside R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005) was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but received little recognition before the early 1990s. In the latter half of that decade, Bur ...

. It was the last release from the musician prior to his death in 2005. Following a heart attack in 2001, Burnside ceased to drink alcohol at a doctor's request. Following this, he had difficulty playing music, stating he felt like he had to learn all over again. As such, much of ''A Bothered Mind'' used older recordings of Burnside playing the guitar. When asked in 2003 to share his thoughts on previous albums that

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had remixed and released on his behalf, he replied "At first I didn't like them too much, then I saw how much money they were making and I got to liking them pretty well".

Track listing

All tracks written by R. L. Burnside, except where noted.

Personnel

Musicians *R. L. Burnside - Composer, guitar, vocals *Jimmy Bones - Harmonica, harp, keyboards, piano *Kenny Brown - Guitar, slide guitar *Cedric Burnside - Drums *John Scott Evans - Saxophone *Martin Gross - Drums, Guitar, Mixing, Producing *Mike Hollis - Bass guitar *

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- Vocals *

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- Vocals, various instruments *Kenny Olson - Guitar, bass guitar *Mike Smith - Guitar, bass guitar Production *Matthew Johnson - Producer *Bruce Watson - Producer, mixing *Tom Shimura - Producer, arrangements *George Mitchell - Engineer *

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- Mixing *Scott Sumner - Mixing *Mark Yoshida - Mastering

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References

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