Koko Taylor (album)

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Released1969 (1969)
Recorded1965–1968
StudioTer Mar, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Koko Taylor
An art noevau-style drawing of Koko Taylor
Studio album by
Released1969 (1969)
Recorded1965–1968
StudioTer Mar, Chicago, Illinois, United States
GenreBlues
Length33:49
LanguageEnglish
LabelChess/MCA
ProducerWillie Dixon
Koko Taylor chronology
Koko Taylor
(1969)
Basic Soul
(1972)

Koko Taylor is the debut studio album by American blues singer Koko Taylor, released in 1969 via MCA/Chess Records. It has received positive critical reception.

The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave Koko Taylor 4.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Bill Dahl commenting that it "is one of the strongest representations of the belter's Chess days available".[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Willie Dixon, except where noted

  1. "Love You Like a Woman" (Morris Dollison) – 2:06
  2. "I Love a Lover Like You" (Choice, Glover, and Merriwether) – 2:43
  3. "Don't Mess with the Messer" – 2:42
  4. "I Don't Care Who Knows" – 2:10
  5. "Wang Dang Doodle" – 2:58
  6. "I'm a Little Mixed Up" (Betty James and Clarence Johnson) – 2:39
  7. "Nitty Gritty" (Koko Taylor) – 2:42
  8. "Fire" – 2:28
  9. "Whatever I Am You Made Me" – 2:25
  10. "Twenty Nine Ways" – 3:09
  11. "Insane Asylum" – 4:15
  12. "Yes, It's Good For You" – 2:39

2001 reissue bonus tracks

  1. "Love Sick Tears" (unknown) – 2:47
  2. "He Always Knocks Me Out" (unknown) – 3:04

Personnel

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