Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson  Slammin' On The West Side
Label Telarc Distribution 
Original Year 1996
Format:Mp3@320

Lousy title, great album. Johnson hasn't been based out of Chicago in years, but that sound remains at the heart of his approach -- even when he's recording in Louisiana with a funky New Orleans rhythm section (bassist George Porter, Jr. and drummer Herman Ernest). Jump blues in the form of Buddy Johnson's "A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac and Some Money)," the Magic Sam tribute "Hard Times (Have Surely Come)," the solo acoustic "Get Up and Go," a soul-slanted "Every Woman Needs to Be Loved" -- Johnson smokes 'em all. ~ Bill Dahl

Tracklist:

01. A Pretty Girl 03:16
02. She's Lookin' Good 03:58
03. Hey Little Girl 05:03
04. I Ain't Doin' Too Bad 04:59
05. It's Good To Me 03:31
06. Sittin' On The Back Seat Of A Greyhound Bus 06:29
07. Every Woman Needs To Be Loved 04:03
08. Stranded 03:21
09. Early In The Morning Blues 05:03
10. Another Man 02:22
11. Hard Times 04:34
12. The Woman I Love 03:49
13. Get Up And Go 02:06
14. Why Am I Treated So Bad 02:57
15. Waiting At The Station 05:47
16. Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On 03:51