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- Artist: Mighty Sam McClain
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- Release Date: March 24, 1998
- Total Time: 61:49
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Blues
Review
Singing praises to God and sharing his love for others despite having faced tragedy and setbacks in his past, McClain is rather reminiscent of the Biblical character, Job (who despite losing everything, still praised God, and then was blessed with twice as much wealth and a bigger family than before). McClain's life journey has often been rocky; he has faced rejection by his family, survived substance abuse, and been ignored by the music industry despite his hard-working attempts to gain attention. But turning to God, he remained faithful and is now blessed with a critically acclaimed career and a loving family. This album shares all of this, and his honest, retrospective outlook wins hands down. Take a look at "No More Tears," twhere he takes the familiar line of "walking the backstreets," translating it to his life experiences -- feeling frustrated, moving from place to place without seeing his situation improve. This honesty transcends to the supporting musicians, who give from-the-bottom-of-the-heart solos without sounding mushy, from bassist Tim Ingles' funky jazz feel on "I'm Yours," to Bruce Katz thumping the ivories or the B-3. ~ Char Ham, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| I'm a Man | Mighty Sam McClain, |
Mighty Sam McClain | (5:43) |
| Thank You | Mighty Sam McClain, |
Mighty Sam McClain | (4:49) |
| A Change Is Gonna Come | Sam Cooke | Mighty Sam McClain | (6:51) |
| New Man in Town | Mighty Sam McClain | Mighty Sam McClain | (5:40) |
| No More Tears | Mighty Sam McClain, |
Mighty Sam McClain | (5:20) |
| Mr. So and So | Mighty Sam McClain | Mighty Sam McClain | (3:33) |
| Time Is Running Out | Mighty Sam McClain | (3:51) | |
| I'm Yours | Mighty Sam McClain, |
Mighty Sam McClain | (3:40) |
| Other Side of the Tracks | Mighty Sam McClain | (7:27) | |
| Prove It to Me | Mighty Sam McClain, |
Mighty Sam McClain | (4:42) |
| Hanging on the Cross (Between Heaven and the Blues) | Bruce Katz, Mighty Sam McClain | Mighty Sam McClain | (5:44) |
| Somebody Help Me | Mighty Sam McClain, |
Mighty Sam McClain | (4:29) |
