''Return of the Boogie Men'' is the thirteenth studio

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by British

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band Foghat, released in 1994. This album reunited the original members of the band, Dave Peverett, Roger Earl, Rod Price and Tony Stevens. Price had left the group after the completion of 1980's "Tight Shoes" release; Stevens had departed following the recording of "Rock and Roll Outlaws" in 1974. Beginning in June, 1994, Foghat toured through the end of 1996 to promote "Return of the Boogie Men". Two performances at the

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in Portland, Oregon on October 25 and 26, 1996 were recorded which resulted in the 1998 live album, ''Road Cases''.

Track listing

#"Jump That Train" (

Dave Peverett David Jack Peverett (16 April 1943 – 7 February 2000), also known as Lonesome Dave, was an English singer and musician, best known as the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Foghat, which he founded following his tenur ...

) - 5:16 #"Louisiana Blues" (

McKinley Morganfield McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago ...

) - 5:47 #"Motel Shaker" ( Nick Jameson, Peverett, Rod Price) - 4:39 #"Play Dirty" (Peverett) - 5:02 #"Nothin' but Trouble" (Peverett, Price) - 4:49 #"

Talk to Me Baby "I Can't Hold Out", also known as "Talk to Me Baby", is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Elmore James in 1960 for the Chess label. Called a classic and a "popular James standard", it has been interpreted and recorded by sever ...

" ( Robert Emmett Dolan, Elmore James) - 3:57 #" I Just Want to Make Love to You" (

Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...

) - 4:17 #" Take Me to the River" (

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...

Mabon "Teenie" Hodges Mabon Lewis "Teenie" Hodges (November 16, 1945 – June 22, 2014) was an American musician known for his work as a rhythm and lead guitarist and songwriter on many of Al Green's soul hits, and those of other artists such as Ann Peebles and Syl J ...

) - 5:14 #"

That's Alright Mama "That's All Right" is a song written and originally performed by blues singer Arthur Crudup and recorded in 1946. The song was rereleased in early March 1949 under the title "That's All Right, Mama", which was issued as RCA's first rhythm and bl ...

" (

Arthur Crudup Arthur William "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known, outside blues circles, for his songs "That's All Right" (1946), "My Baby Left Me" and "So Gla ...

) - 4:17 #"Feel So Good" ( Big Bill Broonzy) - 3:03 #"I Want You to Love Me" (Dixon,

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago b ...

) - 5:34 #"Writing on the Wall" (Peverett, Price) - 4:28 *

Tony Stevens Tony Stevens (born 12 September 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist with the bands Foghat, Savoy Brown, and Nobody's Business. Career Stevens joined the British blues-rock band Savoy Brown in 1968, and contributed to fo ...

– Bass, Backing Vocals * Rod Price – Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Guitar

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Backing Vocals * Lonesome

– Vocals, Guitar * Roger Earl – drums

References

* {{Authority control 1994 albums Foghat albums Atlantic Records albums