The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (album)

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Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Studio album by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Released	1965
Genre	Blues
Length	38:15
Label	Elektra
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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band chronology
	Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)	East-West (1966)

Paul Butterfield Blues Band is a 1965 album by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. It is a milestone in the history of blues rock as one of the first blues albums featuring a white singer, and anticipated the British blues rock phenomenon. In 2003, the album was ranked number 476 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Born in Chicago" (Nick Gravenites) – 2:55
2. "Shake Your Moneymaker" (Elmore James) – 2:27
3. "Blues With a Feeling" (Little Walter) – 4:20
4. "Thank You Mr. Poobah" (Mike Bloomfield/Paul Butterfield/Mark Naftalin) – 4:05
5. "I Got My Mojo Working" (Muddy Waters) – 3:30
6. "Mellow Down Easy" (Willie Dixon) – 2:48 (incorrectly listed on LP and liner notes as 3:40)
7. "Screamin'" (Bloomfield) – 4:30
8. "Our Love Is Drifting" (Bloomfield/Elvin Bishop) – 3:25
9. "Mystery Train" (Junior Parker/Sam Phillips) – 2:45
10. "Last Night" (Walter) – 4:15
11. "Look Over Yonders Wall" (James Clark) – 2:23

[edit] Personnel

• Paul Butterfield – Harmonica and vocals
• Mike Bloomfield – Guitar
• Elvin Bishop – Guitar
• Mark Naftalin – Organ
• Jerome Arnold – Bass
• Sam Lay – Drums - also lead vocal on "I Got My Mojo Working"