Which Way Is Texas?

• Artist: Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets
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• Release Date: July 29, 2003
• Genre: Blues

Review

On his second outing on Bullseye, bluesman Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets deliver a solid album. "Can We Get Together" offers a spunky lead track with Sam Myers on vocals and the Texas Horns adding an extra bit of pizzazz. Funderburgh offers one of his rare vocals on "One Women I Need," a nice ballad with Gentleman John Street's piano and organ providing an atmospheric backdrop. The instrumental "Going My Way?" gives Funderburgh, Street, drummer Wes Starr, and bassist Johnny Bradley a chance to kick out the jams, while the band pays its dues to classic blues on good versions of Johnny Walker's "Rambling Woman" and B.B. King/Joe Josea's "Jungle." The album kicks into high gear on upbeat renditions of Sonny Boy Williamson's "Tryin' to Get Back on My Feet" and Tabby Thomas/Mark Dee's boogie-friendly "Hoodoo Party." Both of these benefit from spry guitar and piano work, and Meyers' exuberant vocal. Overall, the album also benefits from tight ensemble playing, a quality that undoubtedly comes from spending 300 days a year on the road together. For fans of Funderburgh's previous albums, and for anyone who enjoys electric blues, Which Way Is Texas? will prove a pleasing purchase. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford Jr., All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Can We Get Together	John Street, Renee Funderburgh, Anson Funderburgh	The Rockets, Anson Funderburgh	(3:21)
One Woman I Need	Renee Funderburgh, John Street, Anson Funderburgh	The Rockets, Anson Funderburgh	(3:16)
Tryin' to Get Back on My Feet		Anson Funderburgh, The Rockets	(2:49)
Rambling Woman	Johnny Big Moose Walker	Anson Funderburgh, The Rockets	(3:02)
Some Sunny Day	Anson Funderburgh, John Street, Renee Funderburgh	Anson Funderburgh, The Rockets	(2:44)
Going My Way?	John Street, Anson Funderburgh	The Rockets, Anson Funderburgh	(4:49)
The Last Time	Sam Myers, Anson Funderburgh, Renee Funderburgh, John Street	The Rockets, Anson Funderburgh	(2:39)
Don't Turn This Child Away from Heaven	Donnacha Costello	The Rockets, Anson Funderburgh	(3:53)
Hoodoo Party	Tabby Thomas	Anson Funderburgh, The Rockets	(3:33)
Toss and Turn	Renee Funderburgh, John Street, Anson Funderburgh	The Rockets, Anson Funderburgh	(2:47)
Jungle (Lyrics)	B.B. King, Joe Josea	The Rockets, Anson Funderburgh	(3:45)
I Need to Know	Anson Funderburgh, Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson, Renee Funderburgh	Anson Funderburgh, The Rockets	(3:19)
Crutch and Cane		The Rockets, Anson Funderburgh	(3:57)

Credits

Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff (Sax (Tenor)), Anson Funderburgh (Guitar), Anson Funderburgh (Vocals), Wes Starr (Drums), Anson Funderburgh (Producer), Gentleman John Street (Piano), Jonathan Wyner (Mastering), Gary Slechta (Trumpet), Sam Myers (Vocals), Eric Mathew Przygocki (Bass (Acoustic)), Sam Myers (Harmonica), Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff (Sax (Alto)), Bill Crump (Photography), Jean-Pierre LeGuillou (Design), Gentleman John Street (Pre-Production), John Bradley (Bass (Acoustic)), Wes Starr (Percussion), John H.R. Mills (Sax (Baritone)), Gentleman John Street (Organ (Hammond)), Anson Funderburgh (Pre-Production), Stuart Sullivan (Engineer), Renee Funderburgh (Pre-Production)