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| name = Fathers and Sons |
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| artist = [[Muddy Waters]] |
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| cover = Fathers and Sons cover.jpg |
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| released = {{Start date|1969|08}} |
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| recorded = April 21–23, 1969 at Tel Mar Studios in [[Chicago]], Illinois<ref name="notes" /><br />April 24, 1969 at the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree in Chicago, Illinois<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Fathers and Sons |others=[[Muddy Waters]] |url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1479650 |type=Vinyl sleeve |publisher=[[Chess Records]] |id=275025/026 |location=[[Germany]]}}</ref> |
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| genre = [[Chicago blues]] |
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| length = {{Duration|m=64|s=32}} |
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| label = [[Chess Records|Chess]] |
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| Last album = ''[[After the Rain (Muddy Waters album)|After the Rain]]''<br />(1969) |
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| This album = '''''Fathers and Sons'''''<br />(1969) |
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| prev_title = [[After the Rain (Muddy Waters album)|After the Rain]] |
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| prev_year = 1969 |
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| next_title = [[Live at Mr. Kelly's]] |
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| next_year = 1971 |
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{{Album ratings |
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} |
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://allmusic.com/album/r188363 AllMusic review]</ref> |
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| rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
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| rev3Score = ''favorable''<ref name="Rolling Stone review">{{cite magazine |last=Welding |first=Pete |date=18 October 1969 |title=Records |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/fathers-sons-20010524 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=44 |pages=40 |location=San Francisco |publisher=Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. |access-date=25 April 2016 }}</ref> |
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|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings]]'' |
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|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|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=482}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The album contains both studio and live recordings recorded in April 1969 in [[Chicago]], Illinois, with an all-star band, including [[Mike Bloomfield|Michael Bloomfield]] and [[Paul Butterfield]] of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, [[Donald "Duck" Dunn]] of [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], [[Otis Spann]], and [[Sam Lay]]. |
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⚫ | The album |
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The album was |
The album was Waters's biggest mainstream success, reaching #70 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], which was his only appearance in the top half of the chart. Waters would not make another appearance on the 200 until ''[[Hard Again]]'' in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic |class=artist|id=p108085|tab=charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} |title=Charts & Awards: Muddy Waters – Billboard Albums |work=[[Allmusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |location=United States |access-date=February 13, 2011}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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According to [[Marshall Chess]], |
According to [[Marshall Chess]], ''Fathers and Sons'' came about when Mike Bloomfield said that he and Paul Butterfield wanted to do an album with Muddy Waters while in Chicago for a charity concert. Chess rounded up Donald "Duck" Dunn, [[Otis Spann]], and Sam Lay for the studio sessions.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Paige |first=Earl |date=August 16, 1969 |title=A Chess Album That May Set a Trend |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=46 |access-date=February 13, 2011 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qSkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Fathers+and+Sons%22+Muddy+Waters&pg=RA1-PA46}}</ref> |
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While |
While some blues purists criticized Waters's "psychedelic" album ''[[Electric Mud]]'', ''Fathers and Sons'' was received more favorably since it avoided psychedelia, instead showcasing his "classic" sound of the 1950s. In many ways, the album anticipated his later, critically acclaimed, albums produced by [[Johnny Winter]]. |
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== Recording and production == |
== Recording and production == |
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The studio disc of the album was recorded |
The studio disc of the album was recorded on April 21–23, 1969, at Ter Mar Studios. These sides were [[Audio engineering|engineered]] by [[Ron Malo]] and featured rhythm guitarist Paul Asbell, who did not play on the live songs. |
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The live songs were recorded on April 24, 1969 at the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree. These sides were engineered by [[Reice Hamel]]. Drummer [[Buddy Miles]] played on the second part of "[[Got My Mojo Working]]". |
The live songs were recorded on April 24, 1969, at the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree. These sides were engineered by [[Reice Hamel]]. Drummer [[Buddy Miles]] played on the second part of "[[Got My Mojo Working]]". |
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The producer on all sessions was Norman Dayron, who would go on to produce ''[[The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions]]'' in 1970, among other items.<ref name="notes" /> |
The producer on all sessions was Norman Dayron, who would go on to produce ''[[The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions]]'' in 1970, among other items.<ref name="notes" /> |
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== Artwork and design == |
== Artwork and design == |
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The cover illustration for ''Fathers and Sons'' was created by Don Wilson and was based on [[Michelangelo]]'s design on the [[Sistine Chapel]]. The original album's design was by Daily Planet<ref name="notes" /> and was packaged in a foldout sleeve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/chess/chess1425.html |title=Chess Album Discography, Part 1 (1956-1965) |author=David Edwards | |
The cover illustration for ''Fathers and Sons'' was created by Don Wilson and was based on [[Michelangelo]]'s design on the [[Sistine Chapel]]. The original album's design was by Daily Planet<ref name="notes" /> and was packaged in a foldout sleeve.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/chess/chess1425.html |title=Chess Album Discography, Part 1 (1956-1965) |author=David Edwards |author2=Mike Callahan |author3=Randy Watts |work=Both Sides Now Publications |access-date=March 13, 2011}}</ref> The 2001 [[MCA Records]] expanded reissue featured a reissued design by Mike Fink. |
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== Track listing == |
== Track listing == |
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#"[[Forty Days and Forty Nights]]" (Bernard Roth) – 3:04 |
#"[[Forty Days and Forty Nights]]" (Bernard Roth) – 3:04 |
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#"Standin' Round Crying" – 4:01 |
#"Standin' Round Crying" – 4:01 |
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#"[[I'm Ready ( |
#"[[I'm Ready (Muddy Waters song)|I'm Ready]]" ([[Willie Dixon]]) – 3:33 |
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#"Twenty Four Hours" ([[Eddie Boyd]]) – 4:46 |
#"Twenty Four Hours" ([[Eddie Boyd]]) – 4:46 |
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#"Sugar Sweet – 2:16 |
#"Sugar Sweet" ([[Mel London]]) – 2:16 |
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;Side C |
;Side C (live) |
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#"Long Distance Call" – 6:35 |
#"Long Distance Call" – 6:35 |
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#"[[Baby, Please Don't Go]]" ([[Big Joe Williams]]) – 3:05 |
#"[[Baby, Please Don't Go]]" ([[Big Joe Williams]]) – 3:05 |
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#"Honey Bee" – 3:57 |
#"Honey Bee" – 3:57 |
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;Side D |
;Side D (live) |
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#"The Same Thing" (Dixon) – 6:00 |
#"The Same Thing" (Dixon) – 6:00 |
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#"[[Got My Mojo Working|Got My Mojo Working, Part 1]]" (Preston Foster, Morganfield) – 3:39 |
#"[[Got My Mojo Working|Got My Mojo Working, Part 1]]" (Preston Foster, Morganfield) – 3:39 |
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#"Twenty Four Hours" (Boyd) – 4:48 |
#"Twenty Four Hours" (Boyd) – 4:48 |
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#"Sugar Sweet" – 2:18 |
#"Sugar Sweet" – 2:18 |
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#"Country Boy" – 3:20 |
#"Country Boy"* – 3:20 (bonus track) |
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#"I Love the Life I Live (I Live the Life I Love)" (Dixon) – 2:45 |
#"I Love the Life I Live (I Live the Life I Love)"* (Dixon) – 2:45 (bonus track) |
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#"Oh Yeah" (Dixon) – 3:38 |
#"Oh Yeah"* (Dixon) – 3:38 (bonus track) |
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#"I Feel So Good" ([[Big Bill Broonzy]]) – 3:00 |
#"I Feel So Good"* ([[Big Bill Broonzy]]) – 3:00 (bonus track) |
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#"Long Distance Call" – 6:37 |
#"Long Distance Call"+ – 6:37 (recorded live) |
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#"Baby, Please Don't Go" (Williams) – 3:03 |
#"Baby, Please Don't Go"+ (Williams) – 3:03 (recorded live) |
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#"Honey Bee" – 3:56 |
#"Honey Bee"+ – 3:56 (recorded live) |
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#"The Same Thing" (Dixon) – 5:59 |
#"The Same Thing"+ (Dixon) – 5:59 (recorded live) |
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#"Got My Mojo Working, Part 1" (Foster, Morganfield) – 3:22 |
#"Got My Mojo Working, Part 1"+ (Foster, Morganfield) – 3:22 (recorded live) |
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#"Got My Mojo Working, Part 2" (Foster, Morganfield) – |
#"Got My Mojo Working, Part 2"+ (Foster, Morganfield) – 5:11 (recorded live) |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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*Muddy Waters – [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]] |
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*[[Otis Spann]] – [[piano]] |
*[[Otis Spann]] – [[piano]] |
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*[[Mike Bloomfield|Michael Bloomfield]] – guitar |
*[[Mike Bloomfield|Michael Bloomfield]] – guitar |
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*[[Paul Butterfield]] – [[harmonica]] |
*[[Paul Butterfield]] – [[harmonica]] |
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*[[Donald "Duck" Dunn]] – [[bass guitar]] |
*[[Donald "Duck" Dunn|Donald Dunn]] – [[bass guitar]] |
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*[[Sam Lay]] – [[Drum kit|drums]] |
*[[Sam Lay]] – [[Drum kit|drums]] |
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*Paul Asbell – [[rhythm guitar]] |
*Paul Asbell – [[rhythm guitar]] |
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*[[Buddy Miles]] – drums on "Got My Mojo Working, Part 2" |
*[[Buddy Miles]] – drums on "Got My Mojo Working, Part 2" |
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*Jeff Carp – [[chromatic harmonica]] on "All Aboard" |
*[[Jeffrey Carp|Jeff Carp]] – [[chromatic harmonica]] on "All Aboard" |
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*[[Phil Upchurch]] – bass guitar on "All Aboard" |
*[[Phil Upchurch]] – bass guitar on "All Aboard" |
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*Norman Dayron – [[Record producer|producer]] |
*Norman Dayron – [[Record producer|producer]] |
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*[[Ron Malo]] – [[Audio engineering|engineer]] |
*[[Ron Malo]] – [[Audio engineering|engineer]] |
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*[[Reice Hamel]] – [[Audio engineering|engineer]] in Live Sessions |
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== Release history == |
== Release history == |
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|rowspan="2"| August 1969 |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Chess Records]] |
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|rowspan="2"| 1989 |
|rowspan="2"| 1989 |
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|rowspan="2"| [[MCA Records|MCA]]/Chess Records |
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| October 30, 2001 |
| October 30, 2001 |
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| MCA/Chess Records |
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 8 August 2024
Fathers and Sons | ||||
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Studio album / Live album by | ||||
Released | August 1969 | |||
Recorded | April 21–23, 1969 at Tel Mar Studios in Chicago, Illinois[1] April 24, 1969 at the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree in Chicago, Illinois[1] | |||
Genre | Chicago blues | |||
Length | 64:32 | |||
Label | Chess | |||
Producer | Norman Dayron[1] | |||
Muddy Waters chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
Rolling Stone | favorable[3] |
Fathers and Sons is the seventh studio album by the American blues musician Muddy Waters, released as a double LP by Chess Records in August 1969.
The album contains both studio and live recordings recorded in April 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, with an all-star band, including Michael Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Donald "Duck" Dunn of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Otis Spann, and Sam Lay.
The album was Waters's biggest mainstream success, reaching #70 on the Billboard 200, which was his only appearance in the top half of the chart. Waters would not make another appearance on the 200 until Hard Again in 1977.[5]
Background
[edit]According to Marshall Chess, Fathers and Sons came about when Mike Bloomfield said that he and Paul Butterfield wanted to do an album with Muddy Waters while in Chicago for a charity concert. Chess rounded up Donald "Duck" Dunn, Otis Spann, and Sam Lay for the studio sessions.[6]
While some blues purists criticized Waters's "psychedelic" album Electric Mud, Fathers and Sons was received more favorably since it avoided psychedelia, instead showcasing his "classic" sound of the 1950s. In many ways, the album anticipated his later, critically acclaimed, albums produced by Johnny Winter.
Recording and production
[edit]The studio disc of the album was recorded on April 21–23, 1969, at Ter Mar Studios. These sides were engineered by Ron Malo and featured rhythm guitarist Paul Asbell, who did not play on the live songs.
The live songs were recorded on April 24, 1969, at the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree. These sides were engineered by Reice Hamel. Drummer Buddy Miles played on the second part of "Got My Mojo Working".
The producer on all sessions was Norman Dayron, who would go on to produce The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions in 1970, among other items.[1]
Artwork and design
[edit]The cover illustration for Fathers and Sons was created by Don Wilson and was based on Michelangelo's design on the Sistine Chapel. The original album's design was by Daily Planet[1] and was packaged in a foldout sleeve.[7] The 2001 MCA Records expanded reissue featured a reissued design by Mike Fink.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by McKinley Morganfield, except where indicated.
Vinyl version
[edit]- Side A (studio)
- "All Aboard" – 2:50
- "Mean Disposition" – 5:42
- "Blow Wind Blow" – 3:35
- "Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had" – 3:03
- "Walkin' Thru The Park" – 3:07
- Side B (studio)
- "Forty Days and Forty Nights" (Bernard Roth) – 3:04
- "Standin' Round Crying" – 4:01
- "I'm Ready" (Willie Dixon) – 3:33
- "Twenty Four Hours" (Eddie Boyd) – 4:46
- "Sugar Sweet" (Mel London) – 2:16
- Side C (live)
- "Long Distance Call" – 6:35
- "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Big Joe Williams) – 3:05
- "Honey Bee" – 3:57
- Side D (live)
- "The Same Thing" (Dixon) – 6:00
- "Got My Mojo Working, Part 1" (Preston Foster, Morganfield) – 3:39
- "Got My Mojo Working, Part 2" (Foster, Morganfield) – 5:33
CD version
[edit]- "All Aboard" – 2:52
- "Mean Disposition" – 5:42
- "Blow Wind Blow" – 3:38
- "Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had" – 3:06
- "Walkin' Thru The Park" – 3:21
- "Forty Days And Forty Nights" (Roth) – 3:08
- "Standin' Round Cryin'" – 4:05
- "I'm Ready" (Dixon) – 3:39
- "Twenty Four Hours" (Boyd) – 4:48
- "Sugar Sweet" – 2:18
- "Country Boy"* – 3:20 (bonus track)
- "I Love the Life I Live (I Live the Life I Love)"* (Dixon) – 2:45 (bonus track)
- "Oh Yeah"* (Dixon) – 3:38 (bonus track)
- "I Feel So Good"* (Big Bill Broonzy) – 3:00 (bonus track)
- "Long Distance Call"+ – 6:37 (recorded live)
- "Baby, Please Don't Go"+ (Williams) – 3:03 (recorded live)
- "Honey Bee"+ – 3:56 (recorded live)
- "The Same Thing"+ (Dixon) – 5:59 (recorded live)
- "Got My Mojo Working, Part 1"+ (Foster, Morganfield) – 3:22 (recorded live)
- "Got My Mojo Working, Part 2"+ (Foster, Morganfield) – 5:11 (recorded live)
Personnel
[edit]- Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
- Otis Spann – piano
- Michael Bloomfield – guitar
- Paul Butterfield – harmonica
- Donald Dunn – bass guitar
- Sam Lay – drums
- Paul Asbell – rhythm guitar
- Buddy Miles – drums on "Got My Mojo Working, Part 2"
- Jeff Carp – chromatic harmonica on "All Aboard"
- Phil Upchurch – bass guitar on "All Aboard"
- Technical
- Norman Dayron – producer
- Ron Malo – engineer
- Reice Hamel – engineer in Live Sessions
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | August 1969 | Chess Records | mono double LP | LP-127 |
stereo double LP | LPS-127 | |||
United Kingdom | September 1969 | Chess Records | double LP | CRL 4556 |
United States | 1972 | Chess Records | stereo double LP | 2CH-50033 |
United States | 1989 | MCA/Chess Records | Cassette | CHC-92522 |
CD | CHD-92522 | |||
United States | October 30, 2001 | MCA/Chess Records | extended CD | 088 112 648-2 |
Japan | August 22, 2007 | Chess Records | mini-LP CD | UICY-93295 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Fathers and Sons (Vinyl sleeve). Muddy Waters. Germany: Chess Records. 275025/026.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Welding, Pete (18 October 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. No. 44. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 40. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 482. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "Charts & Awards: Muddy Waters – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ Paige, Earl (August 16, 1969). "A Chess Album That May Set a Trend". Billboard. p. 46. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ David Edwards; Mike Callahan; Randy Watts. "Chess Album Discography, Part 1 (1956-1965)". Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Fathers and Sons at Discogs (list of releases)
- Fathers and Sons. Expanded Reissue at Yahoo! Music