All My Life (Charles Brown album)

All My Life is an album by the American musician Charles Brown, released in 1990.^[1]^[2] It was Brown's first album for Bullseye Blues (and the first album released on the imprint), and part of a comeback effort that began with his previous release, One More for the Road.^[3]^[4]^[5] Brown supported the album with a North American tour.^[6]

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album".^[7]

The album was produced by Ron Levy.^[8] Ruth Brown and Dr. John contributed to the album.^[9] Clifford Solomon played saxophone.^[10] The title track is a cover of the song made famous by Helen Ward.^[11] "Bad Bad Whiskey" was recorded in the style of Amos Milburn's version.^[8] "Joyce's Boogie" is an instrumental.^[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
Chicago Tribune	^[9]
Robert Christgau	^[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[14]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[15]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[16]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[17]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Early in the Morning"
2.	"Fool's Paradise"
3.	"Bad Bad Whiskey"
4.	"When the Sun Comes Out"
5.	"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
6.	"That's Pretty Good Love"
7.	"A Virus Called the Blues"
8.	"Seven Long Days"
9.	"Joyce's Boogie"
10.	"Trouble Blues"
11.	"Tell Me Who"
12.	"All My Life"
13.	"Too Late"

References

↑ Young, Ron (December 30, 1990). "Brown jazzes up his 'Life' with blazing blues sound". San Antonio Express-News. p. J6.
↑ Mitchell, Rick (February 10, 1991). "Recordings". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 11.
↑ Atkins, Clarence (August 3, 1991). "Legendary Charles Brown Is Resurrected and Sizzling". New York Amsterdam News. p. 24.
↑ Snowden, Don (September 29, 1990). "His Blues Get a New Audience". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
↑ Peterson, Anne M. (August 15, 1991). "Charles Brown lives comeback to the fullest". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 18.
↑ Bream, Jon (April 18, 1991). "Charles Brown and other choices". Star Tribune. p. 3E.
↑ "Charles Brown". Recording Academy. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
1 2 Deffaa, Chip (1996). Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues. University of Illinois Press. p. 134.
1 2 3 Heim, Chris (January 31, 1991). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune.
1 2 "All My Life Review by Bill Dahl". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
1 2 Elwood, Philip (December 14, 1990). "Still making blue eyes Brown". San Francisco Examiner. p. C18.
↑ Allen, Greg (November 23, 1990). "Porter tribute a bomb, but Charles Brown LP a beauty". At the Shore. The Press of Atlantic City. p. 28.
↑ "Charles Brown". Robert Christgau. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
1 2 Givens, Ron (January 18, 1991). "All My Life". Entertainment Weekly.
↑ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 76.
↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 83, 84.
↑ Moon, Tom (November 16, 1990). "R&B veteran Charles Brown comes to the TLA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 28.
↑ Palmer, Don (January 17, 1991). "The Living Is What's Counting". LA Weekly. p. 35.
↑ "Top 10 Albums". Los Angeles Times. December 27, 1990. p. F2.
↑ Jennings, Tom (October 9, 1991). "Bluesman Brown knows of what he sings". San Pedro News-Pilot. p. C9.
↑ Harrington, Richard (January 7, 2004). "From Bluesman Charles Brown, a Double Shot of Sophistication". The Washington Post.

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