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I Got What It Takes
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Album: I Got What It Takes
# Song Title   Time
1)    Trying to Make a Living More Info... 0:02
2)    I Got What It Takes More Info... 0:03
3)    Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean More Info... 0:03
4)    Voodoo Woman More Info... 0:03
5)    Be What You Want to Be More Info... 0:04
6)    Honkey Tonkey More Info... 0:03
7)    Big Boss Man More Info... 0:04
8)    Blues Never Die More Info... 0:04
9)    Find A Fool More Info... 0:04
10)    Happy Home More Info... 0:03
11)    That's Why I'm Crying More Info... 0:04
 
Album: I Got What It Takes
# Song Title   Time
1)    Trying to Make a Living More Info... 0:02
2)    I Got What It Takes More Info... 0:03
3)    Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean More Info... 0:03
4)    Voodoo Woman More Info... 0:03
5)    Be What You Want to Be More Info... 0:04
6)    Honkey Tonkey More Info... 0:03
7)    Big Boss Man More Info... 0:04
8)    Blues Never Die More Info... 0:04
9)    Find A Fool More Info... 0:04
10)    Happy Home More Info... 0:03
11)    That's Why I'm Crying More Info... 0:04
 
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Performer Notes
  • Personnel: Koko Taylor (vocals); Mighty Joe Young, Sammy Lawhorn (guitar); Abb Locke (saxophone); Bill Heid (keyboards); Cornelius Boyson (bass); Vince Chappelle (drums).
  • Producers: Koko Taylor, Joe Young, Bruce Iglauer.
  • Recorded at Sound Studios, Chicago, Illinois. Includes original release liner notes by Amy "Atomic Mama" VanSingel.
  • The queen's first album for Alligator, and still one of her very best to date. A tasty combo sparked by guitarists Mighty Joe Young and Sammy Lawhorn and saxist Abb Locke provide sharp support as the clear-voiced Taylor belts Bobby Saxton's "Trying to Make a Living," and Magic Sam's "That's Why I'm Crying," her own "Honkey Tonkey" and "Voodoo Woman," and Ruth Brown's swinging "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean." ~ Bill Dahl
Professional Reviews
Mojo (Publisher) (p.113) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]he sang truculent blues, indebted to Bessie Smith, Big Maybelle, Ma Rainey but made unmistakably her own due to an inimitable bark and bawl."
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