High Heeled Blues
1981 studio album by Rory Block
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High Heeled Blues is a blues album by the American guitarist and singer Rory Block. Produced by John Sebastian and released in 1981 through Rounder Records, it included a number of tracks that took Block back to the classical blues form with which she began her career – including three compositions by Robert Johnson, one by Skip James, and a number first popularized by Bessie Smith ("Down in the Dumps"). Other songs move in a more modern direction, incorporating elements of pop, country, and gospel.
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | at Bearsville Sound Studio | |||
| Genre | Country blues | |||
| Length | 30:46 | |||
| Label | Rounder | |||
| Producer | John Sebastian | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [2] |
CD Track listing
All tracks are written by Rory Block, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Walking Blues" | Johnson | 2:20 |
| 2. | "Travelin' Blues" | Delaney, Johnson | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Got To Have You Be My Man" | 2:15 | |
| 4. | "Devil Got My Man" | James | 2:20 |
| 5. | "Down in the Dumps" | Wesley Wilson, Leola P. Wilson | 2:58 |
| 6. | "The Water is Wide" | Traditional | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Since You Been Gone" | 2:13 | |
| 8. | "Cross Road Blues" | Johnson | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Achin' Heart" | 2:16 | |
| 10. | "Hilarity Rag" | Traditional | 2:01 |
| 11. | "Kind Hearted Man" | Johnson | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Uncloudy Day" | Alwood | 2:33 |
Personnel
- Rory Block – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, harmonium on "Got to Have You Be My Man"
- John Sebastian – harmonica, electric baritone guitar
- Robb Goldstein – hammered dulcimer
- Warren Bernhardt – piano, harmonium
- Production
- Rory Block and John Sebastian – production
- Shep Siegel – engineering
- John Sebastian – liner notes
