Showdown!
Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Showdown! is a collaborative blues album by guitarists Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland,[1] released in 1985 through Alligator Records.[2] The album is mostly original material, with cover versions of songs like T-Bone Walker's "T-Bone Shuffle", Muddy Waters' "She's into Something" and Ray Charles' "Blackjack". Collins, Cray and Copeland were supported by Johnny B. Gayden and Allen Batts, who at the time were members of Collins' Icebreakers, and Alligator's household artist Casey Jones. In the album's sleeve notes, producers Bruce Iglauer and Dick Shurman wrote that Copeland and Cray were both supported by Collins early in their careers, and how the three musicians often crossed paths since, making this collaborative effort a "thirty years in the making" project. Showdown! was one of Alligator's most successful albums, peaking at #124 on the US charts and selling over 175,000 units worldwide.[3] The album won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Recording in 1986.[4] It was re-released on CD by Alligator in 2011.[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s | B[6] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | StarStarStarStar[5] |
In a retrospective review, AllMusic noted that "Cray's delivery of Muddy Waters' rhumba-rocking "She's into Something" was one of the set's many highlights".[1]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Albert Collins - guitar, harmonica (5), vocals (1, 2, 9, 10)
- Robert Cray - guitar, vocals (4, 7)
- Johnny Copeland - guitar, vocals (3, 5, 6)
- Allen Batts - organ
- Johnny B. Gayden - bass
- Casey Jones - drums[7]
References
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- ^ a b c d Dahl, Bill. "Showdown!". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Showdown! - Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Billboard magazine" (PDF). January 9, 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Showdown! - Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christgau, Robert (1990). "Consumer Guide--Albums of the '80s: C". Consumer Guide--Albums of the '80s. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024 – via robertchristgau.com.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Showdown! - Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
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