''Long John's Blues'' was the début solo album by British blues singer Long John Baldry and his band, the Hoochie Coochie Men, featuring musicians who had previously played alongside Baldry in the Cyril Davies All-Stars. The album featured a track list that he would continue to play at live shows throughout his career. In 1995 ''Long John's Blues / Looking at Long John'' was released on CD. It has since been re-released and remastered on ''Looking at Long John: The UA Years''. The album had a vinyl reissue in 2009.

Track listing

# " I Got My Mojo Workin'" ( Preston Foster) – 3:13 # "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You" ( Don Redman,

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) – 3:57 # " Roll 'Em Pete" ( Pete Johnson) – 3:32 # "You're Breaking My Heart" ( B.B. King,

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) – 4:36 # " Hoochie Coochie Man" (

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) – 3:50 # "Everyday (I Have the Blues)" (

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) – 3:04 # " Dimples" (

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" ( Eddie Boyd) – 5:11 # " My Babe" (Dixon) – 2:36 # "Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough" ( Jimmy Witherspoon) – 2:28 # " Goin' Down Slow" (

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) – 3:57 # "Rock the Joint" (John Baldry) – 3:53

Personnel

* Long John Baldry – vocals, guitar ;The Hoochie Coochie Men * Cliff Barton – bass guitar * Bill Law – drums * Geoff Bradford – guitar, harmonica * Ian Armit – piano ;Technical * Ron Belchier – producer * Martin Davis – producer (track 6) * Jack Good – producer (track 7) * Norman Seeff –

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– album cover design

Original album

This album features many of the musicians from the Hoochie Coochie Men, Baldry's band at the time, although, for contractual reasons,

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is notably absent. It includes songs such as "Got My Mojo Working," "Goin' Down Slow" and "Everyday I Have the Blues," which became staples of Baldry's live shows throughout his career. Released on CD in 2006.

Long John's Blues 1971

Baldry's 1964 album for United Artists was reissued for America with a gatefold sleeve showing photos and clippings from the era. The bonus on this record is the inclusion of Baldry's duet with Rod Stewart on Sister Rosetta Tharpe's " Up Above My Head", the B-side to Baldry's 1964 single "You'll Be Mine."

Track listing

# "Rock The Joint" (Long John Baldry) – 3:53 # "Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough" (Jimmy Witherspoon) – 2:28 # " I Got My Mojo Workin'" (Preston Foster) – 3:13 # "Everyday (I Have The Blues)" (Peter Chatman) – 3:04 # "You're Breaking My Heart" – 4:36 # "Bring My Baby Back to Me" (Baldry) – 3:25 # " Up Above My Head (There's Music in the Air)" (

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) – 2:48 # "Dimples" (John Lee Hooker) – 2:22 # "Five Long Years" (Eddie Boyd) – 5:11 # "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?" (Don Redman, Andy Razaf) – 3:57 # "Goin' Down Slow" (James Burke Oden) – 3:57 # "Roll 'Em Pete" (Pete Johnson) – 3:32

References

{{Authority control 1964 debut albums United Artists Records albums Long John Baldry albums Albums recorded at IBC Studios