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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Third Degree
| name = Third Degree
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Johnny Winter]]
| artist = [[Johnny Winter]]
| Cover = Third_Degree.jpg
| cover = Third_Degree.jpg
| Released = 1986
| alt =
| Recorded = Streetville Studios, Chicago, Illinois
| released = 1986
| recorded = Streetville Studios, Chicago, Illinois
| Genre = [[Blues music|Blues]]
| venue =
| Length = {{Duration|m=43|s=53}}
| studio =
| Label = [[Alligator Records|Alligator]]
| genre = [[Blues music|Blues]]
| length = {{Duration|m=43|s=53}}
⚫
| Producer = [[Johnny Winter]] and [[Dick Shurman]]
| label = [[Alligator Records|Alligator]]
| Last album = ''Serious Business''<br/>(1985)
⚫
| producer = [[Johnny Winter]] and [[Dick Shurman]]
| This album = '''''Third Degree'''''<br/>(1986)
| prev_title = [[Serious Business (Johnny Winter album)|Serious Business]]
⚫
| Next album = ''[[The Winter of '88]]''<br/>(1988)
| prev_year = 1985
⚫
| next_title = [[The Winter of '88]]
| next_year = 1988
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann |first=William |url={{Allmusic|class=album |id=r22046 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Third Degree - Johnny Winter : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-06-23}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann |first=William |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r22046 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Third Degree - Johnny Winter : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=AllMusic |date= |access-date=2012-06-23}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Russell |first1=Tony |last2=Smith |first2=Chris |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings]] |year=2006 |edition=|publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-140-51384-4|page=723}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Third Degree''''' is a 1986 album by [[Johnny Winter]] and the final of the trilogy he made for Alligator Records. For the occasion Winter temporarily reunited with Tommy Shannon and Uncle Red Turner, who used to be his first backing band. Another notable guest on the record is Doctor John, who performed on "Love, Life and Money" and "Tin Pan Alley". Winter also included a couple of solo acoustic numbers, practicing for months with a National Steel Guitar.
'''''Third Degree''''' is a 1986 album by [[Johnny Winter]] and the final one of the trilogy he made for [[Alligator Records]]. Following disagreements with Alligator's boss [[Bruce Iglauer]] during the production of Winter's previous album, ''Serious Business'', the album was produced by [[Dick Shurman]] with Iglauer taking on an Executive Producer role.

Next to Winter's previous album, ''Third Degree'' presents more variety. Winter chose not to provide original material, focusing instead on blues standards. For three of the tracks, Winter reunited with bassist [[Tommy Shannon]] and drummer Uncle Red Turner, who were Winter's backing band on his first three albums in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Another notable guest on the record is [[Doctor John]], who performed on "Love, Life and Money" and "Tin Pan Alley". (Dr. John and Winter had previously performed together on the occasion of an episode of "In Session TV" in 1983) Winter also included two solo acoustic numbers, "Evil on My Mind" and "Bad Girl Blues", practicing for months with a National Steel Guitar.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
#"Mojo Boogie" <small>([[J.B. Lenoir]])<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=4|s=53}}
#"Mojo Boogie" <small>([[J.B. Lenoir]])</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=4|s=52}}
#"Love, Life and Money" <small>([[Willie Dixon]], [[Henry Glover]])<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=5|s=20}}
#"Love, Life and Money" <small>([[Willie Dixon]], [[Henry Glover]])</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=5|s=20}}
#"Evil on My Mind" <small>(Johnny Winter)<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=2|s=20}}
#"Evil on My Mind" <small>(Johnny Winter)</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=2|s=17}}
#"See See Baby" <small>([[Freddie King]], [[Sonny Thompson]])<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=3|s=09}}
#"See See Baby" <small>([[Freddie King]], [[Sonny Thompson]])</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=3|s=10}}
#"Tin Pan Alley" <small>(Jerry Jones)<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=5|s=52}}
#"Tin Pan Alley" <small>(Jerry Jones)</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=5|s=48}}
#"I'm Good" <small>(Collins, Lee)<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=3|s=50}}
#"I'm Good" <small>(Bill Collins, Bonnie Lee)</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=3|s=49}}
#"Third Degree" <small>([[Eddie Boyd]],Willie Dixon)<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=6|s=3}}
#"Third Degree" <small>([[Eddie Boyd]], Willie Dixon)</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=6|s=34}}
#"[[Shake Your Moneymaker (song)|Shake Your Moneymaker]]" <small>([[Elmore James]])<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=2|s=37}}
#"[[Shake Your Moneymaker (song)|Shake Your Moneymaker]]" <small>([[Elmore James]])</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=2|s=40}}
#"Bad Girl Blues" <small>(Johnny Winter)<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=4|s=34}}
#"Bad Girl Blues" <small>(William Borum a.k.a. Memphis Willie B. )</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=4|s=33}}
#"Broke and Lonely" <small>(Johnny Winter)<small/> &mdash; {{Duration|m=4|s=51}}
#"Broke and Lonely" <small>(John Jacob Watson a.k.a. Johnny Guitar Watson)</small> &mdash; {{Duration|m=4|s=50}}


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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*[[Ken Saydak]] &mdash; [[piano]]
*[[Ken Saydak]] &mdash; [[piano]]
*[[Doctor John]] &mdash; piano on 2 and 5
*[[Doctor John]] &mdash; piano on 2 and 5
*Johnny B. Gayden - [[Electric bass|bass]]
*Johnny B. Gayden &mdash; [[Electric bass|bass]]
*[[Tommy Shannon]] &mdash; bass on 4, 8 and 10
*[[Tommy Shannon]] &mdash; bass on 4, 8 and 10
*Uncle Red Turner &mdash; [[Drum kit|drums]] on 4, 8 and 10
*Uncle Red Turner &mdash; [[Drum kit|drums]] on 4, 8 and 10
*Casey Jones &mdash; drums
*[[Casey Jones (musician)|Casey Jones]] &mdash; drums


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 27 November 2024

Third Degree
Studio album by
Johnny Winter
Released1986
RecordedStreetville Studios, Chicago, Illinois
GenreBlues
Length43:53
LabelAlligator
ProducerJohnny Winter and Dick Shurman
Johnny Winter chronology
Serious Business
(1985) 		Third Degree
(1986) 		The Winter of '88
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

Third Degree is a 1986 album by Johnny Winter and the final one of the trilogy he made for Alligator Records. Following disagreements with Alligator's boss Bruce Iglauer during the production of Winter's previous album, Serious Business, the album was produced by Dick Shurman with Iglauer taking on an Executive Producer role.

Next to Winter's previous album, Third Degree presents more variety. Winter chose not to provide original material, focusing instead on blues standards. For three of the tracks, Winter reunited with bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Uncle Red Turner, who were Winter's backing band on his first three albums in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Another notable guest on the record is Doctor John, who performed on "Love, Life and Money" and "Tin Pan Alley". (Dr. John and Winter had previously performed together on the occasion of an episode of "In Session TV" in 1983) Winter also included two solo acoustic numbers, "Evil on My Mind" and "Bad Girl Blues", practicing for months with a National Steel Guitar.

Track listing

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  1. "Mojo Boogie" (J.B. Lenoir) — 4:52
  2. "Love, Life and Money" (Willie Dixon, Henry Glover) — 5:20
  3. "Evil on My Mind" (Johnny Winter) — 2:17
  4. "See See Baby" (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson) — 3:10
  5. "Tin Pan Alley" (Jerry Jones) — 5:48
  6. "I'm Good" (Bill Collins, Bonnie Lee) — 3:49
  7. "Third Degree" (Eddie Boyd, Willie Dixon) — 6:34
  8. "Shake Your Moneymaker" (Elmore James) — 2:40
  9. "Bad Girl Blues" (William Borum a.k.a. Memphis Willie B. ) — 4:33
  10. "Broke and Lonely" (John Jacob Watson a.k.a. Johnny Guitar Watson) — 4:50

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Third Degree - Johnny Winter : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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