The Blues of Otis Spann

The Blues of Otis Spann is an album by blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann recorded in London in 1964 and released by the UK Decca label.[1]

The Blues of Otis Spann
Studio album by
Otis Spann
Released1964
RecordedMay 4, 1964
StudioDecca No. 2 Studio, West Hampstead, London
GenreBlues
Length49:55
LabelDecca
LK 4615
ProducerMichael Vernon
Otis Spann chronology
Otis Spann Is the Blues
(1960)		 The Blues of Otis Spann
(1964)		 The Blues Never Die!
(1965)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated "A Mike Vernon-produced British album from 1964 that was one of Spann's first full-length dates as a leader. Nice band, too".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted

  1. "Rock Me Mama" (Arthur Crudup) − 4:20
  2. "I Came from Clarksdale" − 3:30
  3. "Keep Your Hand Out of My Pocket" − 5:10
  4. "Spann's Boogie" − 4:35
  5. "Sarah Street" − 3:35
  6. "The Blues Don't Like Nobody" − 4:40
  7. "Country Boy" (McKinley Morganfield) − 3:32 Additional track on CD reissue
  8. "Pretty Girls Everywhere" (Eugene Church, Thomas Williams) − 2:51 Additional track on CD reissue
  9. "My Home Is in the Delta" − 4:30 Additional track on CD reissue
  10. "Meet Me in the Bottom" − 3:45
  11. "Lost Sheep in the Fold" − 2:25
  12. "I Got a Feeling" − 4:10
  13. "Jangleboogie" − 3:30
  14. "T 99" − 5:20
  15. "Natural Days" − 4:00
  16. "You Gonna Need My Help" (Morganfield) − 4:30 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

References
  1. Wirz' American Music: Otis Spann Discography accessed November 11, 2019
  2. Dahl, Bill. Otis Spann: The Blues of Otis Spann – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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