Koko Taylor

• Artist: Koko Taylor
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• Release Date: 1969
• Genre: Blues

Review

Straight digital reissue of Taylor's debut Chess album from 1969. Produced by Willie Dixon (who can intermittently be heard as a duet partner), the set is one of the strongest representations of the belter's Chess days available, with her immortal smash "Wang Dang Doodle," and the chunky "Twenty-Nine Ways," "I'm a Little Mixed Up," and "Don't Mess with the Messer." Top-flight session musicians on Taylor's 1965-1969 output included guitarists Buddy Guy, Matt Murphy, and Johnny Shines and saxman Gene "Daddy G" Barge. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Love You Like a Woman	Morris Dollison	Koko Taylor	(2:06)
I Love a Lover Like You		Koko Taylor	(2:43)
Don't Mess With the Messer	Willie Dixon	Koko Taylor	(2:42)
I Don't Care Who Knows	Willie Dixon	Koko Taylor	(2:10)
Wang Dang Doodle (Lyrics)	Willie Dixon	Koko Taylor	(2:58)
I'm a Little Mixed Up	Criss Johnson, Betty James	Koko Taylor	(2:38)
Nitty Gritty	Koko Taylor	Koko Taylor	(2:42)
Fire	Willie Dixon	Koko Taylor	(2:28)
Whatever I Am, You Made Me	Willie Dixon	Koko Taylor	(2:25)
Twenty-Nine Ways to My Baby's Door	Willie Dixon	Koko Taylor	(3:10)
Insane Asylum (Lyrics)	Willie Dixon	Koko Taylor	(4:18)
Yes, It's Good for You	Willie Dixon	Koko Taylor	(2:40)

Credits

Willie Dixon (Bass), Willie Dixon (Arranger), Willie Dixon (Vocals), Willie Dixon (Vocals (Background)), Willie Dixon (Producer), Willie Dixon (Engineer), Buddy Guy (Guitar), Big Walter Horton (Harmonica), Matt "Guitar" Murphy (Guitar), Koko Taylor (Vocals), Koko Taylor (Main Performer), Gene Barge (Arranger), Gene Barge (Saxophone), Gene Barge (Sax (Tenor)), Don Wilson (Illustrations), Fred Below (Drums), Donald Hankins (Saxophone), Donald Hankins (Sax (Tenor)), Clifton James (Drums), Lafayette Leake (Organ), Lafayette Leake (Piano), Ron Malo (Engineer), Andy McKaie (Reissue Producer), Jack Meyers (Bass), Jack Myers (Bass), Johnny Shines (Guitar), Bill Dahl (Liner Notes), Don Kamerer (Liner Notes), Bob Schnieders (Coordination), Bob Schnieders (Research), Erick Labson (Digital Remastering), Geary Chansley (Reissue Photo Research)