Wicked (Shemekia Copeland album)
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| Wicked | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
| Producer | Bruce Iglauer, John Hahn, Jimmy Vivino | |||
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Wicked is the second album by the American blues singer Shemekia Copeland, released in 2000.[1][2] It peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Blues Albums chart.[3] Wicked was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Album".[4] It won a W. C. Handy Award for "Blues Album of the Year".[5] Copeland supported the album by touring with B. B. King.[6]
Copeland spent three weeks recording Wicked.[7] Nine of the songs were cowritten by John Hahn, who also coproduced the album with Bruce Iglauer and Jimmy Vivino.[8][9] She duetted with Ruth Brown on "If He Moves His Lips".[10] "Beat Up Guitar" is a tribute to Copeland's father, Johnny Copeland.[11] "It's My Own Tears" was written by Johnny.[1] The Uptown Horns contributed to "Up on 1-2-5".[9] Sugar Blue played a harmonica solo on "It's 2 A.M.".[12]
