Guilty! (album)

Guilty!
Studio album by Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon
Released December 1971 (reissued in 1976 as Black & White Blues)
Recorded July - September, 1971 at MGM Studios, Wally Heider Studios, John Phillips Studio and with the Far Out Mobile Unit
Genre Rock, blues rock, R&B
Length 45:31
Label MGM Records, United Artists
Producer Jerry Goldstein, Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon chronology
The Black-Man's Burdon
(with War)
(1970)		 'Guilty!'
(with Jimmy Witherspoon
(1971)

Guilty! (called Black & White Blues in re-releases) is a 1971 album by Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon. It was the first release by Burdon after he left his band War.

Contents

History

In September 1970, Jimi Hendrix died after a jam session with Eric Burdon & War at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. After that, Burdon often broke down on stage. On February 5, 1971 he finally left the band in the middle of their European tour, allegedly due to exhaustion. After returning home and taking time off, the bulk of the album was recorded in summer with Witherspoon. The backing band, called Tovarish,[1] consisted mainly of members from War.

"Going Down Slow" was recorded live in May 1971 in the San Quentin State Prison, with backing from Ike White and the San Quentin Prison Band.[2] "Home Dream" was taken from Eric Burdon & War's back catalog; the song's title refers to the John Phillips Studios in Los Angeles. "Soledad" was released as a single.[3]

The album was re-released as Black & White Blues in 1976. Remastered CD issues, also with the alternate album title, were made in 1995 by MCA and in 2003 by BMG.

The Italian e-zine Viceversa ranked Guilty! number 97 on their top 100 albums of all time.[4]

Track listing

  1. "I've Been Driftin' / Once Upon a Time" (Jimmy Witherspoon, Eric Burdon)
  2. "Steam Roller" (James Taylor)
  3. "The Laws Must Change" (John Mayall)
  4. "Have Mercy Judge" (Chuck Berry)
  5. "Going Down Slow" (Live) (St. Louis Jimmy Oden)
  6. "Soledad" (Burdon, John Sterling)
  7. "Home Dream" (Burdon)
  8. "Headin' for Home" (Burdon, John Sterling, Kim Kesterson)
  9. "The Time Has Come" (Witherspoon, Teddy Edwards)

References

  1. ^ http://www.ericburdonalbums.com/00.01.3%20Band%20Members%20Frames.htm
  2. ^ http://www.ericburdonalbums.com/G01a%20Guilty!%20-%20MGM%20LP%20USA.htm
  3. ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/khiltscher/3705882106/
  4. ^ http://www.landscape.it/viceversa/thegallery/rock100.htm

External links

Eric Burdon
Studio albums
Live albums
That's Live · Access All Areas · Live at the Roxy · The Official Live Bootleg #1 · Live in Seattle 2002 · Athens Traffic Live
Compilations
Wicked Man, The Unreleased Eric Burdon, The Comeback Soundtrack, Sings The Animals' Greatest Hits, Lost Within the Halls of Fame, Misunderstood, I'm Ready: The Unreleased Eric Burdon Vol. 2, Soldier of Fortune, Absolutely the Best, He Used To Be An Animal, Tobacco Road, Wild & Wicked, The Hits, Mirage, Ultimate Rarities Vol. 1, Ultimate Rarities Vol. 2
Songs
Woman of the Rings • Darkness, Darkness • No More Elmore • Dey Won't • Power Company • Sixteen Tons • Kingsize Jones • Como Se Llama Mama
Films
Comeback, Finally..., Live at the Coachhouse, The Eric Burdon Band Live, Yes, You Can Go Home, Live At The Ventura Beach California, Episode
Bands
The Animals, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Eric Burdon and War, The Eric Burdon Band, Eric Burdon's I band, Eric Burdon & the New Animals
Books
I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood: A Memoir
Tours
Wow! What a Show Tour 1973/74, Good Times Tour 1988, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Tour, Downunder Tour 2001, My Secret Life Tour 2004, Soul of a Man Tour 2006, European Tour 2009
Concerts
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