It's a Good Day (album)

It's a Good Day
Studio album by
Lowell Fulson
Released1988
RecordedNovember 1987
GenreBlues
LabelRounder
ProducerRon Levy
Lowell Fulson chronology
San Francisco Blues
(1988) 		It's a Good Day
(1988) 		Hold On
(1992)

It's a Good Day is an album by the American musician Lowell Fulson, released in 1988.[1][2] He had not recorded for an American record label in around 20 years.[3] Fulson supported it with a North American tour.[4]

Production

Recorded in November 1987, the album was produced by Ron Levy, who also contributed on piano.[5][6] Fulson was backed by a band dubbed the Black Top Rhythm Section as well as a New Orleans horn section.[7][8] Many of the songs had been written or previously recorded by Fulson.[5] The title track is an admonitory tale about adultery.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music Guide to the Blues[9]
The Cincinnati Post[10]
The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD[11]
Houston Chronicle[7]
Los Angeles Times[12]
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide[13]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[8]

The Orlando Sentinel praised "Thanks a Lot" and "I'm Tough".[6] The Los Angeles Times noted that "flash is not Fulson's style—his guitar leads are economically spiky and his singing seductively smooth".[12] The Houston Chronicle said that "his clean, sophisticated, polished style shines".[7] The Courier-Journal opined that "the song structures are too rigid to allow the band to kick out the stops consistently".[14] The Pittsburgh Press stated that It's a Good Day is a "fine reminder of the timeless quality of Fulson's gently swinging blues."[15]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Thanks a Lot" 
2."It's a Good Day" 
3."Ten More Shows" 
4."Your Love for Me Is Gone" 
5."I'm Tough" 
6."Keep That Smile" 
7."Slow Down Baby" 
8."Blues and My Guitar" 
9."One More Blues" 
10."Push On" 

References

  1. ^ Herzhaft, Gérard (1997). Encyclopedia of the Blues (2nd ed.). University of Arkansas Press. p. 73.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony (March 12, 1999). "Lowell Fulson: Always the blues". Obituary. The Guardian. p. 18.
  3. ^ Wynn, Ron (July 24, 1988). "San Diego bands offer varied blues". The Commercial Appeal. p. J6.
  4. ^ Hoekstra, Dave (August 11, 1989). "Dave's Dawn Patrol". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 7.
  5. ^ a b c The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 210.
  6. ^ a b c d Fields, Curt (August 14, 1988). "Record Jockeys". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 7.
  7. ^ a b c Racine, Marty (August 7, 1988). "Records". Houston Chronicle. p. 11Z.
  8. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. 1999. pp. 252–253.
  9. ^ All Music Guide to the Blues (3rd ed.). Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 193.
  10. ^ Nager, Larry (August 13, 1988). "Blues sounds fine on '80s LPs". The Cincinnati Post. p. 6B.
  11. ^ Hadley, Frank-John (1993). The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD. Grove Press. p. 76.
  12. ^ a b Snowden, Don (December 25, 1988). "Record Rack". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. pp. 80–81.
  13. ^ MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 134.
  14. ^ Peterson, Joe (October 1, 1988). "Reviews". Scene. The Courier-Journal. p. 8.
  15. ^ White, Jim (November 10, 1988). "Blues". The Pittsburgh Press. p. B4.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.