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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Bo Diddley
| name = A Man Amongst Men
| Type = album
| type = album
| Artist = [[Bo Diddley]]
| artist = [[Bo Diddley]]
| Cover =
| cover = A Man Amongst Men.jpg
| Released = 1996
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = 1996
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Rock and roll]], [[rhythm and blues]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=54|s=06}}
| venue =
| Label = [[Atlantic Records]]
| studio =
| genre =
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| Producer = [[Mike Vernon (record producer)|Mike Vernon]]
| length = {{Duration|m=54|s=06}}
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| Last album = ''This Should Not Be''<br />(1992)
| label = [[Atlantic Records]]
| This album = '''''A Man Amongst Men'''''<br />(1996)
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| producer = [[Mike Vernon (record producer)|Mike Vernon]]
| Next album =
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| prev_title = This Should Not Be
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}


'''''A Man Amongst Men''''' is the final studio album by [[blues]] musician [[Bo Diddley]] and featured guest performances by [[Ron Wood]], [[Keith Richards]] and [[Jimmie Vaughan]].<ref name="ew">{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292700,00.html | title=A Man Amongst Men | publisher=Entertainment Weekly | date=May 24, 1996 | accessdate=2013-05-28 | author=Futterman, Steve}}</ref> It was released on the [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] label in 1996.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-man-amongst-men-mw0000185619 | title=A Man Amongst Men | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=2013-05-28}}</ref> It peaked at #8 on the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' Top Blues Albums]] chart<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bo-diddley-mn0000055128/awards | title=Bo Diddley | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=2013-05-28}}</ref> and garnered mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="ew" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.georgegraham.com/diddley.html | title=The Graham Weekly Album Review #1031: Bo Diddley: A MAN AMONGST MEN | publisher=WVIA-FM | date=June 5, 1996 | accessdate=2013-05-28 | author=Graham, George}}</ref>
'''''A Man Amongst Men''''' is the 24th and final studio album by American musician [[Bo Diddley]] and featured guest performances by [[Ron Wood]], [[Keith Richards]] and [[Jimmie Vaughan]].<ref name="ew">{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292700,00.html | title=A Man Amongst Men | publisher=Entertainment Weekly | date=May 24, 1996 | accessdate=2013-05-28 | author=Futterman, Steve | archive-date=2009-12-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223235700/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292700,00.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> It was released on the [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] label in 1996.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-man-amongst-men-mw0000185619 | title=A Man Amongst Men | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=2013-05-28}}</ref> It peaked at #8 on the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' Top Blues Albums]] chart<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bo-diddley-mn0000055128/awards | title=Bo Diddley | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=2013-05-28}}</ref> and garnered mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="ew" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.georgegraham.com/diddley.html | title=The Graham Weekly Album Review #1031: Bo Diddley: A MAN AMONGST MEN | publisher=WVIA-FM | date=June 5, 1996 | accessdate=2013-05-28 | author=Graham, George}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| length3 = 4:49
| length3 = 4:49
| title4 = I Can't Stand It
| title4 = I Can't Stand It
| note4 = [[Ron Wood]]
| writer4 = [[Ron Wood]]
| length4 = 5:18
| length4 = 5:18
| title5 = He's Got a Key
| title5 = He's Got a Key
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| length8 = 6:25
| length8 = 6:25
| title9 = Kids Don't Do It
| title9 = Kids Don't Do It
| note9 = Scott "Skyntyte" Free
| writer9 = Scott "Skyntyte" Free
| length9 = 7:02
| length9 = 7:02
| title10 = Oops! Bo Diddley
| title10 = Oops! Bo Diddley
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}}


==Personnel==
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==Personnel<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1510567/a/a+man+amongst+men.htm | title=Bo Diddley - A Man Amongst Men CD | publisher=CD Universe | accessdate=2013-05-28}}</ref>==
*Bo Diddley - vocals, guitar
*Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
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*Deb Hastings – bass
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*Garry "Philosopher G" Mitchell - vocals
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*Margo Lewis – Hammond B-3 organ
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*Tom Major
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*Garry "Philosopher G" Mitchell – vocals
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*Dave Keyes - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer
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*Tom Major – drums
*Nunzio Signore
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*Dave Keyes – piano, synthesizer
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*Jerry Portnoy - harmonica
*[[Richie Sambora]] - guitar
*Nunzio Signore – guitar
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*Jerry Portnoy – harmonica
*[[Dave Bronze]] - bass
*[[Richie Sambora]] – guitar
*Wayne P. Sheehy - drums
*[[Mike Vernon (record producer)|Mike Vernon]] - bass drum, maracas, tambourine, claves, pans, woodblock
*[[Dave Bronze]] – bass
*Wayne P. Sheehy – drums
*[[Mike Vernon (record producer)|Mike Vernon]] – bass drum, maracas, tambourine, claves, pans, woodblock
*John Rosenberg
*John Rosenberg – guitar

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*Debby Hastings
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<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1510567/a/a+man+amongst+men.htm | title=Bo Diddley – A Man Amongst Men CD | publisher=CD Universe | accessdate=2013-05-28}}</ref>
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*Margo Lewis - Hammond B-3 organ


==Production==
==Production==
Recorded at Big House NYC
Recorded at Big House NYC
Produced by Mike Vernon
Produced by Mike Vernon
*Martin Brass - engineer
*Martin Brass – engineer
*Ken Feldman - assistant engineer
*Ken Feldman – assistant engineer


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 4 May 2023

A Man Amongst Men
Studio album by
Bo Diddley
Released1996
Length54:06
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerMike Vernon
Bo Diddley chronology
This Should Not Be
(1992) 		A Man Amongst Men
(1996)

A Man Amongst Men is the 24th and final studio album by American musician Bo Diddley and featured guest performances by Ron Wood, Keith Richards and Jimmie Vaughan.[1] It was released on the Atlantic label in 1996.[2] It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart[3] and garnered mixed reviews from critics.[1][4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ellas McDaniel, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bo Diddley Is Crazy" 4:51
2."Can I Walk You Home" 5:20
3."Hey Baby" 4:49
4."I Can't Stand It"Ron Wood5:18
5."He's Got a Key" 3:59
6."A Man Amongst Men" 4:00
7."Coatimundi" 5:19
8."That Mule" 6:25
9."Kids Don't Do It"Scott "Skyntyte" Free7:02
10."Oops! Bo Diddley" 7:20

Personnel

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  • Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
  • Deb Hastings – bass
  • Margo Lewis – Hammond B-3 organ
  • Garry "Philosopher G" Mitchell – vocals
  • Tom Major – drums
  • Dave Keyes – piano, synthesizer
  • Nunzio Signore – guitar
  • Jerry Portnoy – harmonica
  • Richie Sambora – guitar
  • Dave Bronze – bass
  • Wayne P. Sheehy – drums
  • Mike Vernon – bass drum, maracas, tambourine, claves, pans, woodblock
  • John Rosenberg – guitar

[5]

Production

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Recorded at Big House NYC Produced by Mike Vernon

  • Martin Brass – engineer
  • Ken Feldman – assistant engineer

References

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  1. ^ a b Futterman, Steve (May 24, 1996). "A Man Amongst Men". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ^ "A Man Amongst Men". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ "Bo Diddley". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  4. ^ Graham, George (June 5, 1996). "The Graham Weekly Album Review #1031: Bo Diddley: A MAN AMONGST MEN". WVIA-FM. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  5. ^ "Bo Diddley – A Man Amongst Men CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
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