Tracklist
| Evil | 4:58 | ||
| Beer Bottle Boogie | 3:33 | ||
| I Cried Like A Baby | 5:11 | ||
| I Can Love You Like A Woman (Or I Can Fight You Like A Man) | 3:48 | ||
| Flamin' Mamie | 3:27 | ||
| Something Inside Me | 3:43 | ||
| The Hunter | 3:26 | ||
| Queen Bee | 3:46 | ||
| I Don't Care No More | 3:08 | ||
| Come To Mama | 4:44 |
Credits (18)
Johnny B. Gayden*Bass
Chris Garland / Xeno*Cover, Design
Ray "Killer" Allison*Drums
Justin NiebankEngineer, Mixed By
Albert CollinsGuitar
Criss JohnsonGuitar
Notes
Text scanned from CD insert:
THE QUEEN OF BLUES
Koko Taylor
This is it! This is the album that captures all the gritty power and explosive energy that's made Koko Taylor the undisputed Queen of the Blues. Here's all the whoopin' and hollerin' good times of the live shows that Koko delivers, year around, in clubs, concerts and festivals all around the world. When Koko starts up a song and pours her soul-drenched voice on top of her band's driving beat— Lord help the faint of heart.
Koko's giant voice and riveting presence have earned her every award a blues artist can win, from an unprecedented four W.C. Handy Awards, to five Grammy nominations and the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album of the Year, to the key to the city of Jackson, Mississippi.
Some of Koko's most loyal fans are her fellow Chicago blues musicians. So, when she called on the city's top bluesmen, players like James Cotton, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, and Albert Collins, to help her on this album, all of them made time in their hectic schedules to give the Queen their best. Add to these greats a monster band of Johnny B. Gayden, "Professor” Eddie Lusk, Ray Allison and the phenomenal Criss Johnson (perhaps Chicago's premier unheralded guitarist) and you get the hardest, funkiest, gutbucket blues album the Windy City has seen in a long time.
Blues fans everywhere know— for a good dose of the best blues on earth: go see Koko Taylor. But if you need some right away: buy this record.
—Andrew Gerking
THE QUEEN OF BLUES
Koko Taylor
This is it! This is the album that captures all the gritty power and explosive energy that's made Koko Taylor the undisputed Queen of the Blues. Here's all the whoopin' and hollerin' good times of the live shows that Koko delivers, year around, in clubs, concerts and festivals all around the world. When Koko starts up a song and pours her soul-drenched voice on top of her band's driving beat— Lord help the faint of heart.
Koko's giant voice and riveting presence have earned her every award a blues artist can win, from an unprecedented four W.C. Handy Awards, to five Grammy nominations and the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album of the Year, to the key to the city of Jackson, Mississippi.
Some of Koko's most loyal fans are her fellow Chicago blues musicians. So, when she called on the city's top bluesmen, players like James Cotton, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, and Albert Collins, to help her on this album, all of them made time in their hectic schedules to give the Queen their best. Add to these greats a monster band of Johnny B. Gayden, "Professor” Eddie Lusk, Ray Allison and the phenomenal Criss Johnson (perhaps Chicago's premier unheralded guitarist) and you get the hardest, funkiest, gutbucket blues album the Windy City has seen in a long time.
Blues fans everywhere know— for a good dose of the best blues on earth: go see Koko Taylor. But if you need some right away: buy this record.
—Andrew Gerking
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Queen Of The Blues LP, Album | Alligator Records – AL 4740 | Canada | 1985 | Canada — 1985 | ||||
 | Queen Of The Blues LP, Album, Stereo | Sonet – SNTF 941 | UK | 1985 | UK — 1985 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues CD, Album | Alligator Records – ALCD4740, Alligator Records – AL CD 4740 | US | 1985 | US — 1985 | ||||
 | Queen Of The Blues LP, Album | Avan-Guard – SVL 509 | Australia | 1985 | Australia — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues LP, Album | Alligator Records – AL 4740 | US | 1985 | US — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues LP, Album | SONET – SNTL 2941 | Italy | 1985 | Italy — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues CD, Album | Alligator Records – ALCD4740 | US | 1985 | US — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues Cassette, Album | Alligator Records – ALC 4740 | Canada | 1985 | Canada — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues CD, Club Edition | Alligator Records – ALCD 4740 | US | 1985 | US — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues CD, Album, Club Edition | Alligator Records – ALCD4740, Alligator Records – AL CD 4740 | Canada | 1985 | Canada — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues CD | Alligator Records – ALCD4740 | US | 1985 | US — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues Cassette, Album, Club Edition | Alligator Records – ALC 4740 | Canada | 1985 | Canada — 1985 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues CD, Album, Unofficial Release | ООО "Ауди" – ALCD 4740 | Russia | 1997 | Russia — 1997 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues CD, Album, Unofficial Release | Limited Edition (6) – LDR 3286 KO-TA 50307 | Russia | 2002 | Russia — 2002 | New Submission | |||
 | Queen Of The Blues CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue | Alligator Records – ALCD4740 | Canada | Canada | New Submission |
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referencing Queen Of The Blues (LP, Album) AL 4740
There’s not a bad song on this album. Features Lonnie and Albert Collins, what’s not to love on this one.
referencing Queen Of The Blues (LP, Album, Stereo) SNTF 941
Track B5 "I Don't Care No More" is written by another Taylor...Ted Taylor! He released the original as "I Don't Care" in 1961.referencing Queen Of The Blues (LP, Album) AL 4740
I think Patti Page never co-wrote "Flamin' Mamie" with Willie Dixon! Elsewhere song is credited to a certain Penny Page (whoever that is). I think good ol' Willie Dixon was inspired by the 1925 original with same title when he wrote this back in 1977 (see song article on Wikipedia).
Edited 6 years agoreferencing Queen Of The Blues (LP, Album) AL 4740
Good stuff, but Criss Johnson's guitar tone sounds like some super lame guitar tone on a 'play-along-learn-guitar' kind of thing. He is a pretty good guitarist, but for goodness sake, why such a pedestrian tone :(
Edited 7 years agoreferencing Queen Of The Blues (LP, Album) AL 4740
One of the best Chicago blues albums. Koko has an outstanding band to back her powerful voice.
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