Juke Joint Jump
1975 studio album by Elvin Bishop
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Juke Joint Jump is an album by the American musician Elvin Bishop, released in 1975.[1][2] It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200.[3] The first single was "Sure Feels Good".[4] Bishop supported the album with a North American tour.[5]
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Studios | Record Plant, Sausalito | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Capricorn | |||
| Producer | Johnny Sandlin | |||
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Production
Recorded at the Record Plant, in Sausalito, California, the album was produced by Johnny Sandlin.[6] The title track is about the Shaboo Inn nightclub, which was located in Willimantic, Connecticut.[7] Bishop made use of honky-tonk piano on several tracks.[8] "Crawling King Snake" is a cover of the John Lee Hooker song.[9] "Calling All Cows" was written by Earley Dranne.[10] June Pointer provided backing vocals on "Hold On".[10] Stephen Stills played guitar on "Rollin' Home".[11]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All Music Guide to the Blues |   [12] |
| Robert Christgau | B[13] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [14] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [15] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [16] |
The Statesville Record and Landmark opined that Bishop "probably makes some of the most genuine good-time music in the business."[10] The Buffalo News concluded that "a happier record hasn't come out all year."[17] The Boston Globe praised Bishop's "good-humored professionalism".[18] The Richmond Times-Dispatch said that Bishop "has blended nicely into the Macon genre of rock 'n' roll."[19] The Sunday Times Advertiser noted the "inimitably goofy, happy-drunk groove that is every Bishop band's trademark."[20] The Dayton Daily News called the music "some of the finest, get-down-with-it boogie being recorded these days."[21]
Ed Ward, in The Village Voice's 1975 Pazz & Jop poll, ranked Juke Joint Jump as the best album of the year.[22]
Track listing
Side 1
- "Juke Joint Jump"
- "Calling All Cows"
- "Rollin' Home"
- "Wide River"
Side 2
- "Sure Feels Good"
- "Arkansas Line"
- "Hold On"
- "Crawling King Snake"
- "Do Nobody Wrong"