Hidden Charms | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Bug/ Capitol Records | |||
Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
Willie Dixon chronology | ||||
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Hidden Charms is a blues album by Willie Dixon, released in 1988 on Bug/ Capitol Records. [1] [2] It won a 1989 Grammy Award. [3]
The album was produced by T Bone Burnett. [4] The band was made up of Cash McCall and Burnett on guitars, Sugar Blue on harmonica, Red Callender on bass, Lafayette Leake on piano, and Earl Palmer on drums. [5] "Study War No More" was cowritten by Dixon's grandson. [6]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
Orlando Sentinel | [5] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer | [8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Globe and Mail wrote that "the band is excellent - rootsy and tough but not overpowering - and, while Dixon's hardly a mesmerizing singer, his gruff grandfatherly voice has a plaintive soulfullness that suits his more recent songs." [9] The Kingston Whig-Standard wrote that "Leake's unique playing is alone worth the price of the album." [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "a solid if unspectacular outing." [4] Paste deemed it "a collection of overlooked Dixon gems." [11]
All tracks composed and arranged by Willie Dixon; except where indicated
Dixon was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and won a Grammy Award in 1989 for his album, Hidden Charms
Hidden Charms | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Bug/ Capitol Records | |||
Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
Willie Dixon chronology | ||||
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Hidden Charms is a blues album by Willie Dixon, released in 1988 on Bug/ Capitol Records. [1] [2] It won a 1989 Grammy Award. [3]
The album was produced by T Bone Burnett. [4] The band was made up of Cash McCall and Burnett on guitars, Sugar Blue on harmonica, Red Callender on bass, Lafayette Leake on piano, and Earl Palmer on drums. [5] "Study War No More" was cowritten by Dixon's grandson. [6]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
Orlando Sentinel | [5] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer | [8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Globe and Mail wrote that "the band is excellent - rootsy and tough but not overpowering - and, while Dixon's hardly a mesmerizing singer, his gruff grandfatherly voice has a plaintive soulfullness that suits his more recent songs." [9] The Kingston Whig-Standard wrote that "Leake's unique playing is alone worth the price of the album." [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "a solid if unspectacular outing." [4] Paste deemed it "a collection of overlooked Dixon gems." [11]
All tracks composed and arranged by Willie Dixon; except where indicated
Dixon was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and won a Grammy Award in 1989 for his album, Hidden Charms