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Queen of the Blues by Koko Taylor

Label: Alligator Records
Release Date: 1985
Releases: 1985, 2000
Recording Time: 39 minutes
Studio Recording
Recorded at Streeterville Studios, Chicago, IL.

Styles: Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues

Co-producer Bruce Iglauer anticipated a future trend by making this a set filled with cameos -- but the presence of Lonnie Brooks, James Cotton, Albert Collins, and Son Seals is entirely warranted and the contributions of each work quite well in the context of the whole. Taylor's gritty "I Cried like a Baby" and a snazzy remake of Ann Peebles' "Come to Mama" are among the many highlights.
by Bill Dahl

"... Check out the guest list for her majesty's blues royal party: James Cotton, Son Seals, Albert Collins, should I go on? However the magic comes from a different direction, from the queen herself, making this an instant classic." ~ by Bete Noire

Producers: Koko Taylor, Bruce Iglauer, Criss Johnson.
Includes liner notes by Andrew Gerking.

Personnel: Koko Taylor (vocals); Lonnie Brooks, Albert Collins, Son Seals, Criss Johnson (guitar); James Cotton (harmonica); Abb Locke (tenor saxophone); "Professor" Eddie Lusk (keyboards); Johnny B. Gayden (bass); Ray "Killer" Allison (drums).

Credits: Ray Allison - drums; Lonnie Brooks - guest artist, guitar; Nappy Brown - composer; Albert Collins - guest artist, guitar; James Cotton - guest artist, harmonica; Tom Coyne - mastering; Paul David - composer; Willie Dixon - composer; Chris Garland - cover design; Johnny B. Gayden - bass; Andrew Gerking - liner notes; Bruce Iglauer - producer; Criss Johnson - guitar, producer; Abe Locke - sax (tenor); Eddie Lusk - keyboards; Willie Mitchell - composer; Justin Niebank - engineer, Mixing; Earl Randle - composer; Son Seals - guest artist, guitar; Koko Taylor - primary artist, producer, vocals.

Tracks: 1) Evil; 2) Beer Bottle Boogie; 3) I Cried Like a Baby; 4) I Can Love You Like a Woman (Or I Can Fight You Like a Man); 5) Flamin' Mamie; 6) Something Inside Me; 7) The Hunter; 8) Queen Bee; 9) I Don't Care No More; 10) Come to Mama.