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1984 studio album by J. B. Hutto
Slippin' and Slidin'
Studio album by J. B. Hutto
Released1984
Recorded1983
StudioBlue Jay
GenreBlues
Length38:26
Label
ProducerScott Billington
J. B. Hutto chronology
Slideslinger
(1982)
Slippin' and Slidin'
(1984)
Bluesmaster
(1985)

Slippin' and Slidin' (reissued with two additional tracks in 1999 as Rock with Me Tonight) is an album by the American musician J. B. Hutto, released in 1984. He was backed by the New Hawks. The album was recorded a few months before Hutto's 1983 death.

Production

Recorded at Blue Jay Studio, in Carlisle, Massachusetts, the album was produced by Scott Billington. Hutto was backed by Roomful of Blues on some of the tracks. Ron Levy contributed on piano. "Somebody Loan Me a Dime" is a cover of the Fenton Robinson song. "Pretty Baby" was written by Junior Parker.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Albuquerque TribuneA−
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB+
Lincoln Journal Star
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings
The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues

The Evening Post concluded that "every note sounds like J. B. knew it was going to be his last and it had to count." The Pittsburgh Press said that "neither his enthusiasm nor his intense slide guitar had been diminished, and the music is excellent blues." The Albuquerque Tribune opined that the album "leaves no doubt he was truly one of the great blues players of the younger generation." The Lincoln Journal Star labeled it "raw, elemental blues featuring stinging slide guitar". Robert Christgau wrote that the "slide guitar king makes his tightest and most raucous recorded music since 1968's definitive Hawk Squat!"

In 1987, the Houston Chronicle called the album "good stuff, alternately haunting and honking; unlike many bluesmen, Hutto did not suffer from a long, slow decline." The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings noted that Hutto's "slide playing is his sharpest and fullest on disc".

Track listing

Slippin' and Slidin' track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Pretty Baby"4:36
2."Why Do Things Happen to Me"5:17
3."New Hawk Walk"3:43
4."Eighteen Year Old Girl"4:16
5."Black's Ball"2:55
6."Soul Lover"3:00
7."Somebody Loan Me a Dime"2:58
8."Jealous Hearted Woman"5:50
9."Little Girl Dressed in Blue"3:07
10."I'm Leaving You"2:44
Total length:38:26
Rock with Me Tonight reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Floating Fruit Boogie"3:51
12."Radar"3:04
Total length:45:21

References

  1. Herzhaft, Gérard (1997). Encyclopedia of the Blues (2nd ed.). University of Arkansas Press. p. 93.
  2. Fontenot, Robert (September 1999). "J.B. Hutto and the New Hawks, Rock with Me Tonight". Reviews. OffBeat.
  3. Juvisky, Lenny (May 3, 1984). "Singles". The Northern Echo. p. 8.
  4. Billington, Scott (2022). Making Tracks: A Record Producer’s Southern Roots Music Journey. University Press of Mississippi. p. 289.
  5. "Slippin' & Slidin' Review by Bill Dahl". AllMusic. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. "Sliding Home". Vista. San Diego. April 13, 1984. p. 15.
  7. ^ "Rock with Me Tonight Review by Cub Koda". AllMusic. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  8. "Slippin' & Slidin' Review by Bill Dahl". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  9. ^ Parsons, Russ (May 18, 1984). "J.B. Hutto soars with his 'Slippin''". The Albuquerque Tribune. p. H7.
  10. ^ "J.B. Hutto & the New Hawks". Robert Christgau. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  11. ^ Becker, Bart (June 19, 1984). "Rough and raw". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 4.
  12. MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 182.
  13. ^ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 299.
  14. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin Books.
  15. "Review". Weekend. Evening Post. Nottingham. March 31, 1984. p. 27.
  16. White, Jim (May 17, 1984). "Albums pour on originality". The Pittsburgh Press. p. B16.
  17. Racine, Marty (September 21, 1987). "Just before his death, Hutto...". Houston. Houston Chronicle. p. 1.
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