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Third Degree

 
Album Review: Third Degree

  • Artist: Eddie Boyd
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1993
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Blues

Review

Amazingly, the only comprehensive overview of Boyd's 1951-1959 Chess stint available on CD. Both "Third Degree" and "24 Hours" are aboard this 20-track compilation, along with the lesser-known standouts "I Got the Blues," "Nothing but Trouble," and "Cool Kind Treatment." Boyd's sturdy, concise piano work and darkly introspective vocals were brilliantly captured on tape by Leonard Chess, even if the two weren't exactly the best of pals. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Picture in the Frame Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (3:00)
I Got the Blues Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:55)
Got Lonesome Here Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (3:21)
Blues for My Baby Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (3:07)
Cool Kind Treatment Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (3:03)
24 Hours Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (3:28)
Hard Time Gettin' Started Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:32)
Best I Could Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (3:16)
The Tickler [Alternate Take] Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:58)
Third Degree Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (3:16)
Rattin' and Runnin' Round Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (3:05)
Just a Fool Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:40)
Hush Baby, Don't You Cry Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:39)
Nothing But Trouble Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (3:11)
I Got the Blues Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:52)
Driftin' Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:54)
Got Me Seein' Double Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:50)
I'm a Prisoner Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:58)
Treat Her Right Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:56)
Come on Home Eddie Boyd Eddie Boyd (2:35)

Credits

Robert Lockwood, Jr. (Guitar), Ellis Hunter (Guitar), Eddie Boyd (Vocals), Little Sax Crowder (Sax (Tenor)), Lee Cooper (Guitar), Willie Dixon (Bass), John Collis (Liner Notes), Eddie Boyd (Piano), Percy Walker (Drums), Alfred Elkins (Bass)
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