''Bad Habits'' is a blues album by Canadian musician

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, released in 1995 (see

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). In the U.S., the album was released on Elektra Records. The album was produced, engineered and mixed at

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in Nassau and mastered at MasterDisk in

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. The album earned James the 1996 Juno Award for "Male Vocalist of the Year". The album had sold 70,000 units in Canada by January, 1999.

Track listing

# "Saviour" (Coyne, Legget, Smith) – 4:40 # "Freedom" (James, Wilson) – 5:25 # "Standin' on the Edge" (J.L. Williams) – 3:45 # "Real Stuff" (James, Burgess, Linden) – 4:19 # "Better Days" (James, Burgess) – 4:33 # " I Can't Hold Out" ( Willie Dixon) – 4:12 # "Bad Habits" (Brewer) – 5:15 # " Forty Four" (Burnett) – 4:31 # " Walkin' Blues" (

Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generati ...

) – 3:25 # "Atlanta Moan" – 3:11 # "Speechless" (James) – 4:15

Personnel

* Colin James – vocals, guitars * Lenny Kravitz – clavinet on "Saviour" * Mavis Staples – vocals on "Freedom" *

Kim Wilson Kim Wilson (born January 6, 1951) is an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit songs of the 1980s, " Tuff Enuff" (which was the group's only Top 40 ...

– harmonica *

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– supporting vocals *

Bobby King Bobby King (born July 28, 1944, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States) is an American gospel-style, R&B and soul singer. He formed a singing duo with Terry Evans in the early 1970s. Since 1973, King has sung on most Ry Cooder albums. He wa ...

– supporting vocals * Terry Evans – supporting vocals *

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– guitar *

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– bass *

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- piano, organ *

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- drums, percussion * Rene Spooner - percussion * "Sax" Gordon Beadle, Johnny Ferreira - tenor saxophone * Doug James - baritone saxophone * Bob Enos - trumpet * Jimmie Jamieson - backing vocals

References

External links

Bad Habits
Colin James albums 1995 albums Albums produced by Chris Kimsey Warner Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub