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- Release Date: March 05, 2002
- Type: Collection (various artists)
- Genre: Blues
Review
A loose aggregation of veteran Mississippi blues musicians anchored by legendary drummer Sam Carr, the Delta Jukes grew out of the ashes of the Jelly Roll Kings, and play the same kind of straight-ahead, no-frills, modern electric Delta blues. Working for the Blues is their first album in this incarnation, and it delivers the feel of a Mississippi juke joint, with solid mid-tempo songs that don't try to do too much beyond make you dance and sway. Highlights include "Shopping for My Baby," "This Misery," and the instrumental "Carr Hop." Less raw than Junior Kimbrough or R.L. Burnside, the Delta Jukes still retain an edgy tension in their delivery, a trait often lacking in much of contemporary blues. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| I'm Overdue | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (4:47) | |
| Shopping for My Baby | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (3:05) | |
| Play the Game | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (5:17) | |
| Just Once More | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (4:31) | |
| This Misery | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (4:35) | |
| To Love Is Blues | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (6:31) | |
| Voodoo Woman, Voodoo Man | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (4:39) | |
| A Trade Was Made | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (3:23) | |
| Come Here Baby | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (5:39) | |
| Carr Hop | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (5:01) | |
| Working for the Blues | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (3:17) | |
| Hoover Den | Sam Carr's Delta Jukes | (2:27) |
