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1985 studio album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland
Showdown!
Studio album by Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland
Released1985
StudioStreeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois
GenreBlues
Length42:56
LabelAlligator
ProducerBruce Iglauer, Dick Shurman, Bruce Bromberg ("The Dream")
Robert Cray albums chronology
False Accusations
(1985)
Showdown!
(1985)
Strong Persuader
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80sB
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

Showdown! is a collaborative blues album by guitarists Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland, released in 1985 through Alligator Records. The album is mostly original material, with cover versions of songs like T-Bone Walker's "T-Bone Shuffle", Muddy Waters' "She's into Something" and Ray Charles' "Blackjack". Collins, Cray and Copeland were supported by Johnny B. Gayden and Allen Batts, who at the time were members of Collins' Icebreakers, and Alligator's household artist Casey Jones. In the album's sleeve notes, producers Bruce Iglauer and Dick Shurman wrote that Copeland and Cray were both supported by Collins early in their careers, and how the three musicians often crossed paths since, making this collaborative effort a "thirty years in the making" project. Showdown! was one of Alligator's most successful albums, peaking at #124 on the US charts and selling over 175,000 units worldwide. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Recording in 1986. It was re-released on CD by Alligator in 2011.

In a retrospective review, AllMusic noted that "Cray's delivery of Muddy Waters' rhumba-rocking "She's into Something" was one of the set's many highlights".

Track listing

  1. "T-Bone Shuffle" (T-Bone Walker) – 4:54
  2. "The Moon Is Full" (Gwen Collins) – 4:59
  3. "Lion's Den" (Johnny Copeland) – 3:55
  4. "She's Into Something" (Carl Wright) – 3:49
  5. "Bring Your Fine Self Home" (Johnny Copeland) – 4:30
  6. "Black Cat Bone" (Ivory Lee Semien, Harding Wilson) – 4:54
  7. "The Dream" (Robert Cray, David Amy) – 5:28
  8. "Albert's Alley" (Albert Collins) – 4:01
  9. "Blackjack" (Ray Charles) – 6:26
  10. "Something To Remember You By" (Eddie jones) –5:27

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Dahl, Bill. "Showdown!". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1990). "Consumer Guide--Albums of the '80s: C". Consumer Guide--Albums of the '80s. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024 – via robertchristgau.com.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Showdown! - Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1999/BB-1999-01-09.pdf
  6. "Showdown! - Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. "Showdown! - Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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