West Side Soul

West Side Soul
Studio album by Magic Sam
Released	1967
Recorded	12 July 1967 - 25 October 1967
Genre	Chicago blues
Length	44:26
Label	Delmark
Producer	Robert G. Koester
Magic Sam chronology
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	(positive) [1]
Allmusic	[2]

West Side Soul is the debut album by Magic Sam. It is cited by Stephen Thomas Erlewine as one of the great electric blues albums.^[3]

Track listing

1. "That's All I Need" - (Magic Sam) – 3:40
2. "I Need You So Bad" - (B.B. King, Sam Ling) – 4:51
3. "I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie)" - (Magic Sam) – 4:36
4. "All Of Your Love" - (Magic Sam, Otis Rush) – 3:43
5. "I Don't Want No Woman" - (Don Robey) – 3:38
6. "Sweet Home Chicago" - (Robert Johnson) – 4:11
7. "I Found a New Love" (Milton Campbell & Bob Lyons) – 4:03
8. "Every Night and Every Day" - (Jimmy McCracklin) – 2:19
9. "Lookin' Good" [instrumental] - (Magic Sam) – 3:11
10. "My Love Will Never Die" – (Willie Dixon) 4:04
11. "Mama Talk to Your Daughter" - (J.B. Lenoir) – 2:40
12. "I Don't Want No Woman" [alternate take] - (Don Robey) – 3:30

Personnel

• Magic Sam – vocals, guitar
• Mighty Joe Young – guitar
• Stockholm Slim – piano
• Earnest Johnson – bass
• Odie Payne – drums
• Mac Thompson – bass (1,3,8)
• Odie Payne, III – drums (1,3,8)

Production

• Recorded : July 12 and October 25, 1967
• Album Production and Supervision : Robert G. Koester
• Recording : Stu Black, Sound Studios
• Digital Remastering : Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering, Phoenix, AZ

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