| Natural Boogie | ||||
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| Studio album by Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Sound Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 40:18 | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
| Producer | Bruce Iglauer | |||
| Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A− |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  |
Natural Boogie is the second studio album released by Hound Dog Taylor and his band the HouseRockers. Released on Alligator Records (AL 4704) in 1974, it was the follow-up to their 1971 debut album Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers.
Background
Natural Boogie was recorded at Sound Studios in Chicago, and produced by Hound Dog Taylor and Bruce Iglauer. It was Taylor's second album, and the last to be released during his lifetime, although at the time of his death a live album, Beware of the Dog, was already planned.
Reception
Cub Coda's review on AllMusic describes Natural Boogie as having a fatter sound than its predecessor, and a wider range of emotions and music. The website gives the album a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings describes it as "a less incendiary performance than the first Alligator album but by no means lacking in bonhomie." In The Amazing Secret History of Elmore James, author Steve Franz writes that the album's balance of material makes it arguably Taylor's best album.
Track listing
Except where otherwise noted, tracks composed by Hound Dog Taylor
- "Take Five" – 2:40
- "Hawaiian Boogie" (Elmore James, Joe Josea) – 2:38
- "See Me in the Evening" – 5:04
- "You Can't Sit Down" (Dee Clark, Phil Upchurch, Cornell Muldrow) – 3:20
- "Sitting at Home Alone" – 4:07
- "One More Time" (Brewer Phillips) – 2:27
- "Roll Your Moneymaker" – 4:00
- "Buster's Boogie" – 3:12
- "Sadie" – 6:10
- "Talk To My Baby" (Elmore James) – 3:18
- "Goodnight Boogie" – 3:22
Personnel
- Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers
- Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor – vocals, guitar
- Brewer Phillips – guitar
- Ted Harvey – drums
Production
- Stu Black – engineer
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Bruce Iglauer – producer
- Bob Keeling – photography
- Hound Dog Taylor – producer
- Michael Trossman – design
References
- ^ AllMusic review
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Russell, T. and Smith, C. (2006): The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings, London: Penguin Books, p. 631
- "Natural Boogie". www.alligator.com. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- Franz, Steve (2002). The Amazing Secret History of Elmore James. Saint Louis, MO: BlueSource Publications, pp. 168–171