Hot Foot Powder [Bonus Track]

• Artist: Peter Green/Nigel Watson Splinter Group
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• Release Date: June 22, 2004
• Genre: Rock

Review

Hot Foot Powder is Peter Green's second album made up entirely of covers of the music by the legendary Delta bluesman Robert Johnson. In fact, with this album and its predecessor, The Robert Johnson Songbook, Green has recorded every song that Robert Johnson is known to have composed and recorded. Where Johnson often played and sang like a man whose life depended on it, Green plays and sings like a man whose next beer depends on it, surprisingly with very nice results. His performance on the title track is marvelously lazy and laid-back throughout this bluesy album, which also features Green's band, the Splinter Group, including Nigel Watson. Dr. John, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Hubert Sumlin, and Joe Louis Walker all make guest appearances on the album, along with Honeyboy Edwards, who knew and performed with Robert Johnson. The only slight drawback to this album are the few vocal performances of Nigel Watson, who is technically, perhaps, a better vocalist than Peter Green; however, his voice lacks Green's soulful weariness. Hot Foot Powder's packaging, designed by Ninth Planet, is both a creative and fun complement to the music within. [This version of the album includes bonus material.] ~ Tim Griggs, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I'm a Steady Rollin' Man	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(3:34)
From Four Until Late	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(3:02)
Dead Shrimp Blues	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(2:49)
Little Queen of Spades	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(3:01)
They're Red Hot	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(3:51)
Preachin' Blues	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(2:44)
Hell Hound on My Trail	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(3:31)
Traveling Riverside Blues	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(4:08)
Malted Milk	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(3:12)
Milkcow's Calf Blues	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(3:32)
Drunken Hearted Man	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(3:22)
Cross Road Blues	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(2:56)
Come on in My Kitchen	Robert Johnson	Peter Green, Nigel Watson	(3:08)

Credits

Hubert Sumlin (Guitar), Hubert Sumlin (Guest Appearance), Joe Louis Walker (Guitar), Joe Louis Walker (Guest Appearance), Dr. John (Piano), Dr. John (Guest Appearance), Roger Cotton (Guitar), Roger Cotton (Piano), Roger Cotton (Producer), Roger Cotton (Engineer), Peter Green (Main Performer), Otis Rush (Guitar), Otis Rush (Guest Appearance), Peter Stroud (Bass (Upright)), Larry Sturm (Engineer), Stuart Taylor (Production Coordination), Larry Tolfree (Drums), Nigel Watson (Guitar), Nigel Watson (Vocals), Nigel Watson (Producer), Nigel Watson (Slide Guitar), Honeyboy Edwards (Guitar), Honeyboy Edwards (Guest Appearance), Tim Donovan (Engineer), Van Christie (Engineer), Bryon Rickerson (Assistant), Howard Johnson (Engineer), Bill Hill (Assistant), Justin Lieberman (Engineer), Matt Oliver (Engineer), Tom Arnold (Assistant), Shane Stoneback (Assistant), P.A. Green (Producer)