Tell It to the Judge!

• Artist: Jimmy McCracklin
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• Release Date: October 12, 1999
• Genre: Blues

Review

R&B/soul singer (in the '60s) Jimmy McCracklin has the blues on this collection of mostly self-compositions. Some tunes have an old rural feel to them, while others literally jump from the speakers and invite you to get up and go crazy. Craftiest on crawlers, McCracklin has included a fair number of them here, including the thought-provoking "Would Man Be Satisfied" and "Double Dealin' on Me." "I Just Got to Know," with its rolling piano, is a buzz; while the gospel-flavored "My Answer" and "Bad Situation" are fortified by accompanying female vocals that take you to church. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Good Old Days	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(4:29)
Hate Will Destroy the World	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(4:27)
Same Lovin' in Return	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(3:57)
Like My Mama	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(4:41)
Would Man Be Satisfied	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(2:30)
Think	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(2:30)
I Just Got to Know	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(2:57)
I Got Somebody	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(3:52)
Stuck With Loneliness	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(3:59)
Put Up or Shut Up	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(5:21)
My Answer	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(4:14)
Not the Right Thing	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(3:42)
Bad Situation	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(3:44)
Double Dealin' on Me		Jimmy McCracklin	(4:07)
After Hours	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(3:32)
In the Alley	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(4:07)
Tell It to the Judge	Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	(4:07)

Credits

John Lee Hooker (Engineer), Jesse James (Executive Producer), Smokey Robinson (Musician), Pee Wee Ellis (Musician), Barbara Thomas (Liner Notes), Rob Tyler (Musician), Lowell Fulson (Musician), Todd Smith (Graphic Assembly), Jimmy McCracklin (Producer), Bill Dunn (Producer), Richard Cash (Photography), Bill Dunn (Musician), Jesse James (Liner Notes), Barbara Thomas (Executive Producer), Levy (Musician), Sweet Nectar (Vocal Group), Directions (Musician), Todd Smith (Layout Concept), Jimmy McCracklin (Arranger), Curtis Larry Davis (Trombone), Joe Campbell (Musician), Lowell Fulson (Performer), Ken Lee (Mastering), Wild Bill Moore (Sax (Tenor)), Leon Haywood (Musician)