''Say Siegel–Schwall'' is an album by the blues-rock group the

Siegel–Schwall Band The Siegel–Schwall Band was an American electric blues band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1964 by Corky Siegel (piano, electric piano, harmonica, vocals) and Jim Schwall (guitar, mandolin, vocals). They played many live shows ...

. Their second album, it was released in 1967 by

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as a vinyl LP. It was later re-released as a CD, also on the Vanguard label. ''Say Siegel–Schwall'' was the first of two albums by the band to feature Jack Dawson on bass guitar. It was dedicated to Jos Davidson, the previous bassist.

Critical reception

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, Cub Coda wrote, "For all parties concerned, this was the group's breakthrough album.... Some of it rocks, some of it boogies, some of it's downright creepy and eerie. Worth seeking out."

Track listing

:Side one: #"

I'm a King Bee "I'm a King Bee" is a swamp blues song written and first recorded by Slim Harpo in 1957. It has been performed and recorded by numerous blues and other artists since. In 2008, Slim Harpo's original recording received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. ...

" (

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) – 5:29 #"Slow Blues in A" (

Jim Schwall Jim Schwall (November 12, 1942 – June 19, 2022) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and photographer. He was best known as a co-founder and member of the Siegel-Schwall Band. Musical career Jim Schwall was born in Evanston, Illinois ...

) – 5:25 #"You Don't Love Me" (Schwall) – 2:44 #"I.S.P.I. Blues" (

Corky Siegel Mark Paul "Corky" Siegel (born October 24, 1943) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. He plays harmonica and piano. He plays and writes blues and blues-rock music, and has also worked extensively on combining blues and cla ...

) – 9:51 :Side two: #"Bring It With You When You Come" (Traditional; arranged by Jim Schwall) – 4:15 #"My Baby Thinks I Don't Love Her" (Siegel) – 4:34 #"That's Why I Treat My Baby So Fine" (Siegel) – 11:18 #"I Liked It Where We Walked" (Siegel) – 2:56

Personnel

Siegel–Schwall Band

– harmonica, piano, vocals *

– guitar,

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, vocals *Jack Dawson – bass *Russ Chadwick – drums

Production

Samuel Charters Samuel Barclay Charters IV (August 1, 1929 – March 18, 2015) was an American music historian, writer, record producer, musician, and poet. He was a widely published author on the subjects of blues and jazz. He also wrote fiction. Early life a ...

– producer *Jules Halfant – design *

Joel Brodsky Joel Lee Brodsky (October 7, 1939 – March 1, 2007) was an American photographer, best known for his photography of musicians, particularly his iconic "Young Lion" photographs of Jim Morrison. In his lifetime, he is credited with photographing o ...

– photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Say Siegel-Schwall Siegel–Schwall Band albums 1967 albums Albums produced by Samuel Charters Albums with cover art by Joel Brodsky Vanguard Records albums