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Classified

 
Album Review: Classified
 

  • Artist: James Booker
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1982 10 18+1982 10 20
  • Total Time: 36:08
  • Genre: Blues

Review

While there has suddenly been a flood of CDs featuring masterful New Orleans keyboard wizard and vocalist James Booker, his best release arguably remains Classified. The 12-track set was a landmark album, as Booker displayed every facet of his distinctive style. He did up-tempo blues, quasi-classical, rock and R&B, making them all sound easy while performing frequently awesome keyboard feats. His "Professor Longhair Medley: Bald Head/Tipitina" pays homage to a legend while also demonstrating how much farther Booker's pianistic skills had developed. While his vocals sometimes aren't the equal of his brilliant playing, they're never less than effective and are sometimes almost frightening in their intensity. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
All Around the World Titus Turner James Booker (3:22)
One for the Highway Fats Domino James Booker (2:30)
King of the Road Roger Miller James Booker (2:53)
Professor Longhair Medley: Bald Head/Tipitina Roy Byrd James Booker (3:36)
Baby Face Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby James Booker (3:08)
Swedish Rhapsody Traditional James Booker (2:05)
Classified James Booker James Booker (3:12)
Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price James Booker (3:24)
Angel Eyes Matt Dennis, Earl Brent James Booker (3:26)
Hound Dog Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller James Booker (2:26)
If You're Lonely James Booker James Booker (2:49)
Three Keys James Booker James Booker (3:17)

Credits

James Booker (Piano), James Booker (Arranger), James Booker (Vocals), James Booker (Main Performer), Scott Billington (Producer), Scott Billington (Design), Scott Billington (Mixing), Jay Gallagher (Engineer), Paul Mufson (Mixing), John Nagy (Mastering), John Parsons (Producer), James Singleton (Bass), Alvin "Red" Tyler (Sax (Tenor)), Johnny Vidacovich (Drums), Bunny Matthews (Liner Notes), Nancy Given (Adaptation to CD)
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