The Earthshaker

The Earthshaker
The Earthshaker
Studio album by Koko Taylor
Released	March 1, 1978
Genre	Chicago blues; blues; electric blues;
Length	36:47
Label	Alligator
Producer	Koko Taylor, Bruce Iglauer, Richard McLeese
Koko Taylor chronology

The Earthshaker is a blues album by Koko Taylor, released in 1978 by Alligator Records.^[3] The album has since been released on CD by Alligator.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Chicago Tribune	^[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[5]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[6]

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Considering its size, Taylor's voice has never been what you'd call rich—she flubs the pitch quite a bit, and on the slow ones she's often sounded flat emotionally as well. But it retains amazing presence—by now it's deepened and roughened so much that her late work for Chess sounds girlish by comparison. Two or three of the slow ones here really drag, always a crippling flaw in Chicago blues, but the uptempo stuff is exemplary—the songs are fun as songs, and the guitar on her latest remake of 'Wang Dang Doodle' is ace."^[5]

Track listing

Side One^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let the Good Times Roll"	Moore,^[a] Theard	3:00
2.	"Spoonful"	Dixon	3:00
3.	"Walking the Back Streets^[b]"	Jones^[c]	6:45
4.	"Cut You Loose"	London	3:24
5.	"Hey Bartender"	Terry^[d]	2:51

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm a Woman"	McDaniel, Taylor	4:36
2.	"You Can Have My Husband (But Please Don't Mess With My Man)"	La Bostrie	2:45
3.	"Please Don't Dog Me"	Taylor	5:16
4.	"Wang Dang Doodle"	Dixon	4:51
Total length:			36:28

Personnel

Koko Taylor – vocals^[2]
Johnny B. Moore – guitar
Sammy Lawhorn – guitar
Pinetop Perkins – keyboards
Mervyn "Harmonica" Hinds – harmonica
Abb Locke – saxophone
Cornelius "Mule" Boyson – bass
Vince Chappelle – drums

Notes

^ Fleecie Moore
^ Walking the Back Streets and Crying
^ Sandy Jones, Jr.
^ Dossie Terry

References

^ Keepnews, Peter (June 4, 2009). "Koko Taylor, Queen of Chicago Blues, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Earthshaker (Media notes). Chicago: Alligator Records. 1978.
^ ^a ^b Kot, Greg (May 18, 1989). "Koko Taylor The Earthshaker". Chicago Tribune. p. 15C.
^ "The Earthshaker". Alligator Records. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 632. ISBN 978-0-14-051384-4.

[7] Fleecie Moore

[8] Walking the Back Streets and Crying

[9] Sandy Jones, Jr.

[10] Dossie Terry

[1] Keepnews, Peter (June 4, 2009). "Koko Taylor, Queen of Chicago Blues, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[earthshaker-2] The Earthshaker (Media notes). Chicago: Alligator Records. 1978.

[CT-3] Kot, Greg (May 18, 1989). "Koko Taylor The Earthshaker". Chicago Tribune. p. 15C.

[4] "The Earthshaker". Alligator Records. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[CG-5] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[Penguin-6] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 632. ISBN 978-0-14-051384-4.

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