Bitter Sweet Blues
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| Bitter Sweet Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
| Producer | Rory Block | |||
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Bitter Sweet Blues is an album by the American musician Gaye Adegbalola, released in 1999.[1][2] Recorded for Alligator Records, it was her first solo album.[3]
The album was produced by Rory Block, who also played slide guitar.[4][5] Adegbalola wrote or cowrote eight of its songs.[6] "Prove It on Me Blues" is a version of the Ma Rainey song.[7] "Images" is a cover of the Nina Simone song.[8] "She Just Wants to Dance" was written by Keb' Mo'.[9] "Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl" is a rendition of the song made famous by Bessie Smith.[10] "Nightmare" deals with child molestation.[11] "Nothing's Changed", cowritten by Block, examines the legacy of the civil rights movement.[12] "Front Door Blues" is about an attempt to come out of the closet.[13] Ysaye Barnwell sings on "Let Go, Let God".[8]
