Live (Percy Mayfield album)
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 – 1983 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Winner | |||
| Producer | Mark Naftalin | |||
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Live is an album by the American musician Percy Mayfield, released in 1992.[1][2] It is his only authorized live recording.[3]
Production
The album was produced by Mark Naftalin, who also put out the album through his record label, Winner.[4][5] It was recorded from 1981 to 1983 as part of Naftalin's "Blue Monday Party" programs in the San Francisco Bay Area.[6] Pee Wee Crayton contributed on guitar.[7]
Critical reception
The Chicago Tribune said that Mayfield "proves that his subtle, low-key vocal interpretations were extraordinary to the end."[6] Rolling Stone stated that he "spins heart-stopping tales of loneliness, despair, addiction and redemption, timeless comments on life at the edges of American society."[3] The Star-Gazette called the album "a quintessential collection of after-hours, up-close-and-personal blues ballads, sung by one of the great masters".[13] The Boston Globe opined that Mayfield's singing "is completely relaxed, with matchless phrasing, and his voice conveys depths of emotion and humor."[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Never Say Naw" | |
| 2. | "The River's Invitation" | |
| 3. | "Strange Things Happening" | |
| 4. | "Don't Start Lying to Me" | |
| 5. | "Loose Lips" | |
| 6. | "My Jug and I" | |
| 7. | "Please Send Me Someone to Love" | |
| 8. | "My Mind Is Trying to Leave Me Too" | |
| 9. | "The Flirt" | |
| 10. | "P.M. Blues" | |
| 11. | "Medley: My Bottle Is My Companion / The Highway Is Like a Woman" |
References
- ↑ Radel, Cliff (April 5, 1992). "On the record". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. G3.
- ↑ Skelly, Richard (June 12, 1992). "BlueNotes". On the Go. The Central New Jersey Home News. p. 7.
- 1 2 Swenson, John (February 4, 1993). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. No. 649. p. 66.
- ↑ Hansen, Barry (2000). Rhino's Cruise Through the Blues. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 106.
- ↑ Selvin, Joel (June 14, 1992). "Lively Arts". Datebook. San Francisco Examiner. p. 51.
- 1 2 3 Dahl, Bill (April 30, 1992). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 8.
- 1 2 Hadley, Frank-John (1993). The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD. Grove Press. p. 155.
- ↑ All Music Guide to the Blues (3rd ed.). Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 379.
- ↑ Whiteis, David (November 1992). "The Blues Got Soul". DownBeat. Vol. 59, no. 11. p. 49.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. V. MUZE. p. 3530.
- ↑ MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Visible Ink Press. 2002. p. 270.
- ↑ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 526.
- ↑ Aloi, Daniel (June 11, 1992). "Percy Mayfield Live". Time Out. Star-Gazette. p. 4.
- ↑ Wald, Elijah (June 18, 1992). "Recordings". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 10.