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album by Koko Taylor, released in 1993 by

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. Taylor duetted with

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on the cover of "

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". "Mother Nature" was written by

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Critical reception

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'' noted that "her lung-bursting style is remarkably intact, and showed off to perfection on earth-shaking 'Hound Dog'."

Track listing

# "Mother Nature" (Milton Campbell) – 4:41 # "If I Can't Be First" (

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) – 3:40 # " Hound Dog" ( Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 5:33 # "

" with Buddy Guy ( William Bell, Booker T. Jones) – 6:22 # "Let the Juke Joint Jump" ( Vasti Jackson) – 6:08 # "63 Year Old Mama" (Koko Taylor) – 4:29 # "Don't Put Your Hands On Me" (Rick Estrin) – 2:53 # "

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" (

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) – 4:23 # "Fish in Dirty Water" (Fleecie Moore, Spencer) – 5:45 # "Tit for Tat" (Bucky Lindsey, Larry Shell) – 4:31 # "Put the Pot On" (Koko Taylor) – 3:48 # "Nothing Takes the Place of You" (Toussaint McCall, Alan Robinson) – 4:41 # "Spellbound" (Koko Taylor) – 4:07 # "Greedy Man" (Morris Dollison) – 3:27

References

Koko Taylor albums 1993 albums Albums produced by Bruce Iglauer Alligator Records albums {{blues-album-stub