Showdown!
| Showdown! | |
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| Studio album by Albert Collins , Robert Cray , Johnny Copeland | |
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Publication |
1985, 2011 |
| Label (s) | Alligator Records |
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Title (number) |
9 (or 10) |
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running time |
49:07 (including bonus track ) |
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Showdown! is a blues album by the three US musicians Albert Collins , Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland , which was released on the Chicago label Alligator Records in late 1985 . According to label boss Bruce Iglauer , it is "Alligator's best-selling album".
Album history
Was recorded Showdown! at Chicago's Streeterville Studios. Collins, Cray and Copeland were accompanied by the rhythm section of the Icebreakers, Johnny B. Gayden (bass) and Casey Jones (drums), as well as their keyboardist Allen Batts. In 2011 the album, produced by Bruce Iglauer and Dick Shurman, was released on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Alligator Records as a remastered reissue with the bonus track Something to Remember You By , both in CD and in 180g LP format.
Track list
- T-Bone Shuffle ( T-Bone Walker )
- The Moon Is Full (Gwen Collins)
- Lion's Den (Johnny Copeland)
- She's Into Something (Carl Wright)
- Bring Your Fine Self Home (Johnny Copeland)
- Black Cat Bone (Hop Wilson & Ivory Semien)
- The Dream (Bruce Bromberg & Robert Cray)
- Albert's Alley (Frank "Sonny" Scott)
- Blackjack ( Ray Charles )
- Something To Remember You By (Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones)
Awards
- 1986: Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Blues Recording category
- 1986: Annual Blues Award (today: Blues Music Award ) in the category Contemporary Blues Album (US)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Liner notes on the remastered reissue with a bonus track added on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Alligator Records 2011.
- ↑ bonus track
literature
- Linernotes by Bruce Iglauer and Dick Shurman (1986)
- (additional) liner notes by Bruce Iglauer (2011)