Angels Sing The Blues
Label | Earwig Music – CD4972 |
Format | CD, Compilation |
Barcode | 0739788497220 |
Country | US |
Released | 2016 |
Genre | Funk / Soul, Blues |
Style | Chicago Blues, Soul, Modern Electric Blues |
The angels in this live performance recorded in 2007 at Chicago's Taste Entertainment Center--Liz Mandeville, Mary Lane and Shirley Johnson--are truly the voices you will hear when real angels sing the Blues. Backed by keyboard player Johnny Drummer, known as a "storyteller under a groove," and his soulful, funky band The Starliters, these blues divas ease from rowdy and risque, to sweet and soulful and everything in between. The album also has several studio tracks with an equally stellar backing band of crack Chicago session players. One of the highlights is "Angel From Montgomery," on which Shirley, Mary and Liz trade off lyrics, bringing a deep blues feel to this classic tune. Mary Lane also debuts her new tune on this album, "Red Light."
1 | – Al "Guitar" Short | A Real Mother For Ya | 4:32 |
2 | – Dan O'Connor | Cold Women With Warm Hearts | 4:26 |
3 | – Johnny Drummer | Gonna Sell My Cadillac, Buy Myself a Mule | 5:18 |
4 | – Johnny Drummer | Born In The Delta | 5:00 |
5 | – Shirley Johnson | Get Your Lovin' Where You Spend Your Time | 3:42 |
6 | – Mary Lane | Just As Grown As You | 3:38 |
7 | – Mary Lane | Ride In Your Automobile | 4:22 |
8 | – Johnny Drummer | Rockin' In The Juke Joint | 4:50 |
9 | – Shirley Johnson | I'm Going To Find Me A Lover | 4:36 |
10 | – Shirley Johnson | Unchain My Heart | 4:49 |
11 | – Shirley Johnson | You Can Have My Husband But Please Don't Mess With My Man | 5:57 |
12 | – Johnny Drummer | Johnny Drummer Introduces - Liz Mandeville | 1:36 |
13 | – Liz Mandeville | Use What You Got | 5:14 |
14 | – Liz Mandeville | I Just Want to Make Love to You | 5:13 |
15 | – Liz Mandeville, Mary Lane, Shirley Johnson | Angel From Montgomery | 4:53 |
16 | – Jake and Ellwood Blues BrothersBit Michael MarcusAnd John Migliaccio | Please Don't Kill Us | 1:35 |
Bonus Track | |||
17 | – Mary Lane | Run a Red Light | 3:46 |
Executive-Producer – John Migliaccio
Executive-Producer – Michael Marcus
Producer – John Migliaccio
Producer – Michael Marcus
Producer – Michael Robert Frank
Recorded By [Concert tracks] – Mike Konopka
Recorded By [Studio tracks] – Blaise Barton