This album was re-issued in 1966 as ''V-8 Ford Blues''.
Track listing
''All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated''
# "V-8 Ford Blues" (
Willie Love) – 2:11
# "
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (
Sidney Clare,
Sam H. Stept) – 1:26
# "
Baby, Please Don't Go" (
Big Joe Williams
Joseph Lee "Big Joe" Williams (October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982) was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. Performing over five decades, he recorded the s ...
) – 2:32
# "
Hey, Good Lookin'" (
Hank Williams
Hank Williams (born Hiram Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he reco ...
) – 1:41
# "I Love the Life I Live" (
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 ...
) – 2:22
# "
I Ain't Got Nobody" (
Roger Graham,
Spencer Williams) – 1:51
# "Back on the Corner" – 1:54
# "Life Is Suicide" (
Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920August 11, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He also was a songwriter, known for the songs " Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song ...
) – 2:44
# "
'Deed I Do
"Deed I Do" is a 1926 jazz standard composed by Fred Rose with lyrics by Walter Hirsch. It was introduced by vaudeville performer S. L. Stambaugh and popularized by Ben Bernie's recording. It was recorded by influential clarinetist and bandleader ...
" (Walter Hirsch,
Fred Rose) – 1:55
# "Ask Me Nice" – 2:32
# "You're a Sweetheart" (
Harold Adamson,
Jimmy McHugh) – 2:11
# "Mad with You" (
Lightnin' Hopkins) – 2:10
Personnel
Tracks 3 and 9 previously released on
Transfiguration of Hiram Brown
''Transfiguration of Hiram Brown'' is a studio album by Mose Allison released in 1960 under the Columbia Records label (Columbia CL1444). The album includes nine tracks written by Allison and five covers, all sung by Allison, with Addison Farm ...
(recorded December 21, 1959 – January 11, 1960):
*
Mose Allison – piano, vocals
*
Addison Farmer
Addison Gerald Farmer (August 21, 1928, Council Bluffs, Iowa – February 20, 1963, New York City) was an American jazz bassist. He was the twin brother of Art Farmer.
Early life
Farmer was born an hour after his twin brother, on August 21, 1928, ...
– bass
*Jerry Segal – drums
Tracks 5, 6, 11, and 12 previously released on
I Love the Life I Live
''I Love the Life I Live'' was a jazz and blues album by the American musician Mose Allison, released in 1960.
Allison became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to New York i ...
(recorded June 30, 1960):
*
Mose Allison – piano, vocals
*
Henry Grimes – bass
*
Paul Motian – drums
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, and 10 (recorded May 16, 1961):
*
Mose Allison – piano, vocals
*
Aaron Bell – bass
*
Osie Johnson – drums
References
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Mose Allison albums
1961 albums
Albums produced by Teo Macero