Come On in This House
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| Come On in This House | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 69:20 | |||
| Label | Telarc[1] | |||
| Producer | John Snyder | |||
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Come On in This House is an album by the American musician Junior Wells.[2][3] Released in 1996, it was Wells's final studio album.[4] He supported it with a North American tour.[5]
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album".[6] It won the W. C. Handy Award for best Traditional Blues Album.[7]
The album was produced by John Snyder; it was encoded in surround-sound.[8][9] The title track was written by Mel London.[10] "Give Me One Reason" is a cover of the Tracy Chapman song.[11] Corey Harris, Sonny Landreth, and Derek Trucks were among the slide guitarists who contributed to the album.[12][13]
Critical reception
The Philadelphia Inquirer noted that the "spare arrangements show that Wells is still a sly, crafty player."[11] The Chicago Tribune praised the "sly rendition of swamp rocker Bobby Charles' 'Why Are People Like That?'"[15]
The Buffalo News concluded that "no one is overshadowing Wells' soulful harp, or his bluesy voice, surprisingly intact at 62 after a career spent in smoky clubs."[18] The Rocky Mountain News determined that "the bluesman still sounds warm and supple, or edgy and anguished, as the mood requires."[19]
AllMusic called the album "a virtual slide-guitar mini-fest and a demonstration of the timeless appeal of classic blues done well."[14] MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide deemed it "a top-notch album cut years after Wells was written off as a creative force."[17]