Blues by Lonnie Johnson

1960 studio album by Lonnie Johnson

Blues by Lonnie Johnson

Studio album by

Lonnie Johnson

Released| 1960
Recorded| March 8, 1960
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Blues
Length| 38:05
Label| Bluesville
BVLP 1007
Producer| Chris Albertson
Lonnie Johnson chronology
|  | Blues by Lonnie Johnson
(1960)  | Blues & Ballads
(1961)

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Blues by Lonnie Johnson is an album by blues musician Lonnie Johnson, recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label.[1][2][3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings| [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [6]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "After four years off records and in obscurity, Lonnie Johnson launched his final comeback with this release ... Johnson sings and plays guitar on a variety of blues, showing that the layoff (he was working at the time as a janitor) had not hurt his abilities in the slightest".[4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Lonnie Johnson

1. "Don't Ever Love" – 3:33
2. "No Love for Sale" – 3:02
3. "There's No Love" – 2:25
4. "I Don't Hurt Anymore" – 3:53
5. "She-Devil" – 2:53
6. "One-Sided Love Affair" – 3:12
7. "Big Leg Woman" – 3:11
8. "There Must Be a Way" – 3:23
9. "She's Drunk Again" – 3:21
10. "Blues 'Round My Door" – 3:33
11. "You Don't Move Me" – 2:12
12. "You Will Need Me" – 3:27

## Personnel

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### Performance

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* Lonnie Johnson – guitar, vocals
* Hal Singer – tenor saxophone
* Claude Hopkins – piano
* Wendell Marshall – bass
* Bobby Donaldson – drums

### Production

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* Chris Albertson – supervision
* Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

## References

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1. ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed October 29, 2018
2. ^ Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed October 29, 2018
3. ^ Wirz' American Music: Lonnie Johnson discography accessed October 29, 2018
4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Lonnie Johnson: Blues by Lonnie Johnson – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 322-323. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 375–376.

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