Turn the Heat Up!

• Artist: Shemekia Copeland
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• Release Date: May 05, 1998
• Total Time: 62:52
• Genre: Blues

Review

The daughter of the late bluesman Johnny Copeland steps up to the plate with this, her debut album for the Alligator imprint. Although only 19 at the time of this recording, Copeland comes to this album with a mature style and vast amounts of assuredness. While comparisons to Koko Taylor and Etta James will be plentiful, Shemekia has enough tricks up her sleeve to make this a disc well worth checking out. Eight of the 14 tunes aboard are co-written by producer John Hahn and strong musical support is summoned up from guitarist Jimmy Vivino, with guest turns from Joe Louis Walker and "Monster" Mike Welch, while the Uptown Horns show up on three tunes, including the title track. Highlights are numerous on this disc, but special attention should be paid to Copeland's "Ghetto Child," a nice cover of Don Covay's "Have Mercy"; Walker's "Your Mama's Talking"; and the strutting "I Always Get My Man." This is one very impressive debut. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Turn up the Heat	John Hahn, Jimmy Vivino	Shemekia Copeland	(5:20)
I Always Get My Man	John Hahn	Shemekia Copeland	(3:49)
Salt in My Wounds	Dennis Walker, Alan Mirikitani	Shemekia Copeland	(4:13)
Cold Feet	John Hahn	Shemekia Copeland	(4:11)
Suspicion		Shemekia Copeland	(3:55)
My Turn Baby	John Hahn	Shemekia Copeland	(4:08)
Ghetto Child (Lyrics)	Shemekia Copeland	Shemekia Copeland	(4:06)
Your Mama's Talking	Walker, Alan Mirikitani	Shemekia Copeland	(4:21)
Has Anybody Seen My Man?	John Hahn, Sally Tiven	Shemekia Copeland	(3:36)
Married to the Blues	John Hahn, Sally Tiven	Shemekia Copeland	(7:12)
Big Lovin' Woman	John Hahn, Sally Tiven, Shemekia Copeland	Shemekia Copeland	(3:43)
My Kind of Guy	John Hahn	Shemekia Copeland	(3:50)
Have Mercy	Don Covay	Shemekia Copeland	(3:23)
It Don't Hurt No More		Shemekia Copeland	(7:05)

Credits

John Hahn (Producer), Bruce Iglauer (Producer), Bruce Iglauer (Mastering), Jay Newland (Engineer), Jay Newland (Mixing), John Snyder (Producer), Jimmy Vivino (Producer), Art Tipaldi (Liner Notes), Mick Rock (Photography), Jason Rau (Mastering), Matt Minde (Design), Shemekia Copeland (Main Performer), Ray Redding (Photography)