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| Length = {{Duration|m=54|s=06}}
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| Label = [[Atlantic Records]]
| Label = [[Atlantic Records]]
| Producer = Mike Vernon
| Producer = [[Mike Vernon (record producer)|Mike Vernon]]
| Last album = '''''This Should Not Be'''''<br />(1992)
| Last album = ''This Should Not Be''<br />(1992)
| This album = '''''A Man Amongst Men'''''<br />(1996)
| This album = '''''A Man Amongst Men'''''<br />(1996)
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'''''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 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>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*Bo Diddley - vocals, guitar
*Bo Diddley - vocals, guitar
*Jerry Portnoy - harmonica
*Jerry Portnoy - harmonica
*Richie Sambora -guitar
*[[Richie Sambora]] -guitar
*Dave Bronze - bass
*[[Dave Bronze]] - bass
*Mike Vernon - bass drum, maracas, tambourine, claves, pans, woodblock
*[[Mike Vernon (record producer)|Mike Vernon]] - bass drum, maracas, tambourine, claves, pans, woodblock
*John Rosenberg
*John Rosenberg
*Nunzio Signore
*Nunzio Signore
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*Debby Hastings
*Debby Hastings
*Reese "Philosopher G" Mitchell - vocals
*Reese "Philosopher G" Mitchell - vocals
*Wayne P Sheehy - drums
*Wayne P. Sheehy - drums
==Production==
==Production==
Recorded at Big House NYC
Recorded at Big House NYC

Revision as of 12:31, 17 July 2015

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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.[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

All tracks are written by Ellas McDaniel, except where noted

No.TitleLength
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 Wood)5:18
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" Free)7:02
10."Oops! Bo Diddley"7:20

Personnel[5]

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

Production

Recorded at Big House NYC Produced by Mike Vernon

  • Martin Brass - engineer
  • Ken Feldman - assistant engineer

References

  1. ^ a b Futterman, Steve (May 24, 1996). "A Man Amongst Men". Entertainment Weekly. 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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