Harp & Soul

• Artist: Lazy Lester
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• Release Date: 1988
• Total Time: 35:24
• Genre: Blues

Review

After a lengthy hiatus from the music business, Lester was in the midst of his comeback when he waxed this album for Alligator. The overall sound is redolent of those Louisiana swamp blues classics, but with a cannily updated contemporary edge that works well. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Done Got over It	Guitar Slim	Lazy Lester	(2:25)
Take Me in Your Arms	Leslie Johnson	Lazy Lester	(3:32)
I'm a Man	Bo Diddley	Lazy Lester	(3:59)
Patrol Wagon	J.D. Miller	Lazy Lester	(4:44)
The Dark End of the Street	Dan Penn, Chips Moman	Lazy Lester	(2:54)
Raining in My Heart	James Moore, J. West	Lazy Lester	(4:08)
Bye Bye Baby	Leslie Johnson, J. West	Lazy Lester	(2:42)
Bloodstains on the Wall	Frank Patt	Lazy Lester	(4:23)
Alligator Shuffle	Leslie Johnson	Lazy Lester	(2:45)
Five Long Years	Eddie Boyd	Lazy Lester	(3:52)

Credits

Bob "Rattlesnake" Greenlee (Bass), Denzil Best (Drums), Fred Reif (Liner Notes), Teo Leyasmeyer (Piano), Andrew McIntire (Engineer), Denny Best (Drums), Tom Coyne (Mastering), Lazy Lester (Vocals), Ernie Lancaster (Guitar), Bob "Rattlesnake" Greenlee (Producer), Pete Carr (Guitar (Electric)), Peter Amft (Cover Design), Kenny Neal (Guitar), Ernie Lancaster (Guitar (Electric)), Jay Shilliday (Mixing), Rachel Stoler (Cover Design), Pete Carr (Engineer), Kenny Neal (Guitar (Electric)), Robert Thomas (Guitar (Electric)), Bryan Bassett (Engineer), Bruce Iglauer (Post Production Supervisor), Lazy Lester (Harmonica), Lucky Peterson (Piano), Fred Reif (Washboard), Floyd Miles (Drums), Pete Carr (Guitar)