I Ain't Beggin' Nobody

• Artist: Larry Davis
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• Release Date: 1987
• Total Time: 38:17
• Genre: Blues

Review

Only bad luck and the follies of the record industry have prevented Larry Davis from being the well-known blues star he should be. Davis has never received either sustained label support or concentrated marketing and thus is only a footnote when he should be a full chapter. His playing is energetic and varied, while his vocals are animated, soulful, and expressive. He recorded the nine tracks on this '85 date (newly reissued on CD by Evidence) with longtime blues and soul producer and instrumentalist Oliver Sain at the controls, and Davis demonstrated his convincing appeal on Sain's title track, as well as the defiant "I'm A Rolling Stone" (another Sain original), Davis' own anguished "Giving Up On Love," and "Please Don't Go," a Chuck Willis composition. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Ain't Beggin' Nobody	Oliver Sain	Larry Davis	(2:59)
Sneaking Around	R.L. Kass, Jessie Mae Robinson, Keith Robinson	Larry Davis	(4:12)
Giving up on Love	Larry Davis	Larry Davis	(5:29)
I'm Coming Home	Oliver Sain, Milton Campbell	Larry Davis	(4:43)
Little Rock	Tommy Douglas, Oliver Sain	Larry Davis	(4:27)
Please Don't Go	A. Keller, C. Willis	Larry Davis	(4:05)
Last Night	Little Walter	Larry Davis	(5:20)
I'm a Rollin' Stone	Oliver Sain	Larry Davis	(3:42)
I've Got My Eyes on You	Oliver Sain	Larry Davis	(3:20)

Credits

Oliver Sain (Sax (Tenor)), Keith Robinson (Drums), Ronnie Guyton (Bass), Sam Valenti (Executive Producer), Ronnie Guyton (Guitar (Bass)), Oliver Sain (Producer), Bill Greensmith (Liner Notes), Dave Shirk (Pre-Mastering Engineer), Larry Davis (Vocals), Oliver Sain (Sax (Alto)), Oliver Sain (Engineer), Oliver Sain (Piano), Bill Greensmith (Photography), Oliver Sain (Organ), Oliver Sain (?), Larry Davis (Guitar), Phil Westmoreland (Guitar)