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The Skin I'm In
Rock · 1998 · 12 tracks · 45m

The Skin I'm In

Elvin Bishop

August 11, 1998 · Alligator Records

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A relaxed, witty, and soulful celebration of life's later chapters through the lens of the blues.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 45m
01
Right Now Is the Hour
3:24
02
I'm Gone
3:57
03
The Skin They're In
4:04
04
Middle Aged Man
3:06
05
Country Blues
4:40
06
That Train Is Gone
2:57
07
Long Shadows
4:43
08
Slow Down
4:35
09
Mellow D
3:55
10
Radio Boogie
3:03
11
Way Down in the Valley
3:19
12
Shady Lane
4:13
Moments Worth Listening For
The self-aware chuckle in Bishop's voice during the opening verses of Middle Aged Man.
The way the slide guitar mimics a train whistle on the intro of That Train Is Gone.
The sudden, soulful organ swell that lifts the bridge of Long Shadows into a gospel space.
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