Sweet Tea (album)
| Sweet Tea | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 May 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Sweet Tea Studios, Oxford, Mississippi | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 54:20 | |||
| Label | Silvertone/Jive | |||
| Producer | Dennis Herring | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | + "Crown"[4] |
Sweet Tea is the 11th studio album by American blues artist Buddy Guy, released in 2001 on Silvertone/Jive label. It was nominated for 2001 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. It includes four songs by Junior Kimbrough, who had died in 1998.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Done Got Old" | Junior Kimbrough | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Baby Please Don't Leave Me" | Junior Kimbrough | 7:24 |
| 3. | "Look What All You Got" | James Ford | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Stay All Night" | Junior Kimbrough | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Tramp" | Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin | 6:47 |
| 6. | "She Got the Devil in Her" | CeDell Davis | 5:10 |
| 7. | "I Gotta Try You Girl" | Junior Kimbrough | 12:09 |
| 8. | "Who's Been Foolin' You" | Robert Cage | 4:55 |
| 9. | "It's a Jungle Out There" | Buddy Guy | 5:37 |
Personnel
- Buddy Guy – vocals, guitar
- Davey Faragher – bass
- Tommy Lee Miles – Drums
- James "Jimbo" Mathus – Rhythm guitar
- Additional musicians and production
- Sam Carr – drums
- Dennis Herring – producer, mixing
- Clay Jones – mixing
- Craig Krampf – percussion
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Chris Shepard – engineer, mixing on "I Gotta Try You Girl"
- Pete Thomas – drums
- Bobby Whitlock – piano
Charts
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Citations
- ^ Erlewine.
- ^ Christgau.
- ^ Kot.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Buddy Guy – Sweet Tea". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ "Blues Albums". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Buddy Guy: Sweet Tea > Review". Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- Christgau, Robert. "Buddy Guy > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- Kot, Greg. "Buddy Guy: "Sweet Tea"". Greg Kot. Archived from the original on April 19, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012.