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Album Review: We the People

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The brilliant slide playing that inspired the respect of fellow guitarists John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, Jeff Healey, David Lindley, and others is obvious right off the top. In her unfettered scat singing is a hint of the fiery independence that scared off record company execs and radio playlisters alike. This is a strong sophomore effort in New York City by a sadly underexposed talent who settled in the Western Canadian city of Calgary after many nomadic years. As she would at other times in her long career, she offers her own distinctive cover of a song by sometimes collaborator Jack Bruce. Her own "All to You" finds her in a rare romantic mood, while the traditional "Farther Along" is a moving gospel number that might have pleased this powerful performer's missionary foster parents. ~ Mark Allan, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Ain't No Two Ways to It (It's Love) Ellen McIlwaine Ellen McIlwaine (4:26)
All to You Ellen McIlwaine Ellen McIlwaine (3:07)
Sliding Ellen McIlwaine Ellen McIlwaine (2:53)
Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Jack Bruce, Pete Brown Ellen McIlwaine (2:24)
Farther Along Traditional Ellen McIlwaine (3:42)
I Don't Want to Play Ellen McIlwaine Ellen McIlwaine (3:20)
Underground River Ellen McIlwaine Ellen McIlwaine (3:55)
Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Tom Delaney, Albert Fields, Timmie Rogers Ellen McIlwaine (2:29)
Jimmy Jean Ellen McIlwaine Ellen McIlwaine (2:59)
We the People Ellen McIlwaine Ellen McIlwaine (3:21)

Credits

Ellen McIlwaine (Vocals), Ellen McIlwaine (Guitar)
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Honky Tonk Angel
Studio album by Ellen McIlwaine
Released January 1973
Recorded Record Plant Studios, New York;
Carnegie Hall, New York (side b, track 5)
Length 32:33
Label Polydor (PD-5044)
Producer Peter K. Seigel
Professional reviews
Ellen McIlwaine chronology
Honky Tonk Angel
(1972)
We the People
(1973)
The Real Ellen McIlwaine
(1975)

We the People is a 1973 album by Ellen McIlwaine.

The album was re-released on CD in 1993 along with McIlwaine's 1972 debut album Honky Tonk Angel as Up From the Skies: The Polydor Years.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ellen McIlwaine except where noted.

Side A

  1. "Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)" – 4:26
  2. "All to You" – 3:05
  3. "Sliding" – 2:52
  4. "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune" (Jack Bruce/Pete Brown) – 2:25
  5. "Farther Along" (Traditional) – 3:44

Side B

  1. "I Don't Want to Play" – 3:20
  2. "Underground River" – 3:54
  3. "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (But Nobody Wants To Die)" (Al Fields/Tom Delaney/Timmie Rogers) – 2:25
  4. "Jimmy Jean" – 2:59
  5. "We the People" – 3:23

Personnel

  • Ellen McIlwaine - vocals, guitar, piano
  • Don Payne - bass
  • Don Moore - bass (Side B, track 4)
  • Jimmy Madison - drums (Side A, track 2; Side B, tracks 1-3)
  • Jerry Mercer - drums (Side A, tracks 1, 4)
  • Colin Tilton - saxophone
  • Candido - conga
  • West 44th Street Noise Choir - background vocals (Side B, track 1)
  • The Persuasions - background vocals on (Side A, track 5)

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