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Johnny Guitar Watson - Listen (2021) Hi-Res

Johnny Guitar Watson - Listen (2021) Hi-Res
  • Title: Listen
  • Year Of Release: 1973 / 2021
  • Label: Craft Recordings
  • Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks) / FLAC (tracks) 24bit-192kHz
  • Total Time: 35:50
  • Total Size: 221 Mb / 1.29 Gb
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Tracklist:

01. If I Had The Power (4:46)
02. You’ve Got A Hard Head (4:33)
03. Lovin’ You (4:21)
04. It’s All About You (4:05)
05. You’re The Sweetest Thing I’ve Ever Had (4:05)
06. I Get A Feeling (3:41)
07. Why Don’t You Treat Me Like I’m Your Man (2:59)
08. You Bring Love (3:54)
09. You Stole My Heart (3:27)

When Johnny "Guitar" Watson recorded Listen for Fantasy in 1973, he was three years away from the major comeback he would enjoy with 1976's Ain't That a Bitch. The singer/guitarist still had some very devoted fans, who remembered him for his blues output of the 1950s. But Watson was going after young R&B audiences in 1973, which is why Listen is a soul-funk album and not a blues album. You won't find another "Gangster of Love" or "Hot Little Mama" on Listen, an LP that was produced and arranged by Watson himself and makes it clear that he was paying close attention to what black radio (or "soul radio," as it was called) was playing at the time. Black radio, of course, was playing very few 12-bar blues numbers in the early '70s; nonetheless, R&B still had plenty of blues feeling, and Watson knew that soul and funk (just like rock) were very much an outgrowth of the blues. So he sounds quite comfortable on soul items like "You're the Sweetest Thing I've Ever Had," "It's All About You," and the sentimental "You Stole My Heart." However, Listen isn't a great record -- decent, but not great and not in a class with subsequent DJM gems like Ain't That a Bitch and 1977's A Real Mother for Ya. This LP, although likable, is only recommended to serious Watson collectors.


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  • mufty77
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Many thanks for 24-192!