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Me and Mr Johnson
Blues · 2004 · 14 tracks

Me and Mr Johnson

Eric Clapton

Fourteen Robert Johnson classics reimagined with masterclass electric phrasing. A warm, reverent, and accidental studio session that captures the soul of the delta.

March 22, 2004 · Reprise Records

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A reverent and soulful exploration of roots music that feels both technically masterful and deeply personal.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
When You Got a Good Friend
3:23
02
Little Queen of Spades
5:00
03
They’re Red Hot
3:27
04
Me and the Devil Blues
2:59
05
Traveling Riverside Blues
4:33
06
Last Fair Deal Gone Down
2:38
07
Stop Breakin’ Down Blues
2:32
08
Milkcow’s Calf Blues
3:21
09
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
4:09
10
Come On in My Kitchen
3:37
11
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
3:30
12
Love in Vain
4:05
13
32-20 Blues
3:01
14
Hell Hound on My Trail
3:51
Moments Worth Listening For
the sharp, stinging slide guitar work on 'Traveling Riverside Blues' that echoes the original's haunting urgency
the way the band locks into a deep, swampy groove during the extended solo on 'Little Queen of Spades'
the stark, lonely vocal delivery on 'Hell Hound on My Trail' that closes the album with a sense of impending doom
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How does Me and Mr Johnson sound next to the rest of Eric Clapton's catalogue?

Soulful+1.5σ

Soulful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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