Description
Release Date: 2000
Label: Fat Possum
Track List
- Hard Time Killing Floor
- Got Messed Up
- Miss Maybelle
- Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
- Too Many Ups
- Nothin’ Man
- See What My Buddy Done
- My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble
- Bad Luck City
- Chain Of Fools
- R.L.’S Story
Personnel
- R.L. Burnside – vocals
- Rick Holmstrom, Smokey Hormel, Kenny Brown – guitar
- John Porter – bass, guitar, mandolin
- Antony Genn, Jeff Turmes – bass
- Steve Mugallian – drums
- Martin Slattery, Tommy Eyre – organ
- Andy Kaulkin – piano, organ
- DJ Pete B, DJ Swamp – scratches
Notes
R.L Burnside is the ultimate paradox of blues music–he is the last genuine performer of raw Mississippi hill country sound, as well as the most cutting edge crossover artist the blues has had in the past 30 years. His new record Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down proves it. It is the accumulation of 73 years of hard-earned experience and contains some of R.L.’s best singing ever. His voice has gained maturity and depth, while his phrasing is detailed and emotional.
