Soul of a Man (2006 album)
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Soul of a Man is a 2006 R&B
album by Eric Burdon
. It is dedicated to Ray Charles
, John Lee Hooker
and the city of New Orleans. It follows his 2004 comeback album My Secret Life
and the 2005 live album & DVD Athens Traffic Live
.
It reached #43 on the German
and #165 on the French
album chart.
The album was recorded within one week.
The cover was drawn by a fan.
The song "Feeling Blue" was written by Eric Bibb
. "Slow Moving Train" is a song he first performed in early 2005. It's dedicated to U.S. President John F. Kennedy
. In 2008 he wanted to shoot a video of it, which never was done yet. Burdon also covered two songs by the folk
-singer-songwriter David Munyon; "GTO" features a bass solo and a spoken intro and "Never Give Up Blues" shows him in melancholy.
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
album by Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance...
. It is dedicated to Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
, John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
and the city of New Orleans. It follows his 2004 comeback album My Secret Life
My Secret Life (2004 album)
My Secret Life is an album by Eric Burdon released in 2004. It was his first solo album release, which contains new titles, in nearly 16 years. It was his comeback album....
and the 2005 live album & DVD Athens Traffic Live
Athens Traffic Live
Athens Traffic Live is a live album by Eric Burdon recorded in 2005 in Greece. It includes a bonus DVD.-Track listing:# "Introduction" – 0:16# "Boom Boom" – 5:57# "When I Was Young" Athens Traffic Live is a live album by Eric Burdon recorded in 2005 in Greece. It includes a bonus DVD.-Track...
.
It reached #43 on the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and #165 on the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
album chart.
The album was recorded within one week.
The cover was drawn by a fan.
The song "Feeling Blue" was written by Eric Bibb
Eric Bibb
Eric Bibb is an American acoustic blues singer-songwriter. He is based in London and launched his career in Europe. Today he lives in Finland.-Biography:...
. "Slow Moving Train" is a song he first performed in early 2005. It's dedicated to U.S. President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
. In 2008 he wanted to shoot a video of it, which never was done yet. Burdon also covered two songs by the folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
-singer-songwriter David Munyon; "GTO" features a bass solo and a spoken intro and "Never Give Up Blues" shows him in melancholy.
Track listing
- "Soul of a ManSoul of a Man (song)"Soul of a Man" or "The Soul of a Man" is a blues-style gospel song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1930. As with most of Johnson's songs, it deals with a spiritual theme within a blues musical framework. Accompanying Johnson is Willie B...
" (Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson"Blind" Willie Johnson was an American singer and guitarist, whose music straddled the border between blues and spirituals....
) – 4:16 - "Kingsize Jones" (Holiday, Wood) – 3:34
- "Red Cross Store" (Fred McDowellFred McDowellFred McDowell known by his stage name; Mississippi Fred McDowell, was an American Hill country blues singer and guitar player.-Career:...
) – 4:18 - "Como Se Llama Mama" – 3:39
- "Forty Days and Forty NightsForty Days and Forty Nights"Forty Days and Forty Nights" is a blues song recorded by Muddy Waters in 1956. Called "a big, bold record", it was a hit, spending six weeks in the Billboard R&B chart where it reached number seven...
" – 3:00 - "Feeling Blue" – 4:48
- "Never Give Up Blues" (David Munyon) – 4:13
- "GTOGTO (song)"GTO" is a pop song by American singer Sinitta. The song was released in 1987 as her self-titled debut album's fifth single. Produced by Stock Aitken Waterman the song was successful in UK where it was top 20 hit ....
" (Munyon) – 5:33 - "Forty-FourForty-Four (song)"Forty-Four" or "44 Blues" is a blues standard whose origins have been traced back to early 1920s Louisiana. However, it was Roosevelt Sykes, who provided the lyrics and first recorded it in 1929, that helped popularize the song...
" – 4:30 - "Slow Moving Train" – 5:26
- "Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down" – 4:55
- "Devil Run" – 3:21
- "I Don't Mind" – 5:27
- "Circuit Rider" – 3:44
Personnel
- Eric Burdon - vocals
- Carl Carlton - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, slide guitarSlide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles... - Johnny Lee SchellJohnny Lee SchellJohnny Lee Schell is an American guitarist and songwriter. In the 1970s, he premiered as a prominent member of a Texas-based southern rock band, Baby. Since his professional debut, he has played with dozens of well known recording artists...
- guitar, slide guitar, background vocals - Jon ClearyJon Cleary (musician)Jon Cleary is a funk and R&B musician based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is from Cranbrook in Kent, England, and has studied for the past 20 years the "musical culture and life of New Orleans," according to his website...
- pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - James HutchinsonJames Hutchinson (musician)James "Hutch" Hutchinson is an American bassist best known for his work with Bonnie Raitt.-Early life:James Hutchinson grew up in Cambridge and Somerville Massachusetts.- Career :...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Reggie McBride - bass
- Les Lovett - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, FlugelhornFlugelhornThe flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus... - Nick Love - tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- John Sublett - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Rod PiazzaRod PiazzaRod Piazza is an American blues harmonica player and singer. He has been playing with his band The Mighty Flyers since 1980 which he formed with his pianist wife Honey Piazza...
- harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes... - Lenny CastroLenny CastroLenny Castro is an American freelancing percussionist in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area.-Early life:Castro is a percussionist of Puerto Rican descent and was born and raised in New York City. His father, Hector Castro, played the keyboard in a Latin style and gave his son...
- percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Tony Braunagel - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....