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1993 studio album by Koko Taylor
Force of Nature
Studio album by Koko Taylor
Released1993
GenreBlues
Length64:28
LabelAlligator
ProducerCriss Johnson, Koko Taylor, Bruce Iglauer
Koko Taylor chronology
Jump for Joy
(1992) 		Force of Nature
(1993) 		Royal Blue
(2000)

Force of Nature is a blues album by Koko Taylor, released in 1993 by Alligator Records. Taylor duetted with Buddy Guy on the cover of "Born Under a Bad Sign". "Mother Nature" was written by Little Milton.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chicago Tribune
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

The Guardian noted that "her lung-bursting style is remarkably intact, and showed off to perfection on earth-shaking 'Hound Dog'."

Track listing

  1. "Mother Nature" (Milton Campbell) – 4:41
  2. "If I Can't Be First" (Ike Turner) – 3:40
  3. "Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 5:33
  4. "Born Under a Bad Sign" with Buddy Guy (William Bell, Booker T. Jones) – 6:22
  5. "Let the Juke Joint Jump" (Vasti Jackson) – 6:08
  6. "63 Year Old Mama" (Koko Taylor) – 4:29
  7. "Don't Put Your Hands On Me" (Rick Estrin) – 2:53
  8. "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (Moon Martin) – 4:23
  9. "Fish in Dirty Water" (Fleecie Moore, Spencer) – 5:45
  10. "Tit for Tat" (Bucky Lindsey, Larry Shell) – 4:31
  11. "Put the Pot On" (Koko Taylor) – 3:48
  12. "Nothing Takes the Place of You" (Toussaint McCall, Alan Robinson) – 4:41
  13. "Spellbound" (Koko Taylor) – 4:07
  14. "Greedy Man" (Morris Dollison) – 3:27

References

  1. Heim, Chris (6 Aug 1993). "Summertime R&B". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. S.
  2. Mays, Gary (1 Oct 1993). "Blues queen gives it all she's got". The Pantagraph. p. B1.
  3. Green, Tony (15 Oct 1993). "Royal Blues". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 20.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (9 Dec 1993). "PRIME KOKO TAYLOR PUTS HER BLUESY, BLISTERING VOCAL SIGNATURE ON 'FORCE OF NATURE'". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  5. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 632. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. Spencer, Neil (2 Jan 1994). "KOKO TAYLOR Force of Nature". The Observer Review Page. The Guardian.
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