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Good Luck Man is an album by the American blues musician Carey Bell, recorded in Chicago in 1997 and released by the Alligator label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues RecordingsStarStarStar[3]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: “Carey Bell is an effective and surprisingly versatile singer but it is his powerful harmonica that really stands out. … His longtime guitarist Steve Jacobs offers some concise and stinging comments but the leader is virtually the whole show on his CD, which finds him leading a tight six-piece group. Nothing too unusual occurs but the music definitely has plenty of spirit”.[2] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote: “Bell continues to sing and play well enough … but the spark is intermittent … The presence of lead guitarist Jacobs is a definite drawback, his crashingly inappropriate solos destroying the others’ good work”.[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Carey Bell Harrington except where noted

  1. “My Love Strikes Like Lightning” (McKinley Morganfield) − 4:10
  2. “Love Her, Don’t Shove Her” (Matthew Skoller) − 3:25
  3. “Sleeping with the Devil” (Johnny Young) − 3:48
  4. “Hard Working Woman” − 4:38
  5. “Bell Hop” − 3:42
  6. “Bad Habits” (David Brewer) − 4:49
  7. “Good Luck Man” (Richard Fleming, Gary Talley) − 5:24
  8. “Hard Hearted Woman” (Big Walter Horton) − 3:55
  9. “Goin’ Back to Mississippi” − 3:42
  10. “I’m a Business Man” (Billy Emerson, Willie Dixon) − 3:22
  11. “Teardrops” − 7:08
  12. “Brand New Deal” − 4:20
  13. “Good Lover” − 3:50
  14. “Double Cross” − 2:44

Personnel

  • Carey Bell − harmonica, vocals
  • Steve Jacobs − lead guitar
  • Will Crosby − rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 11 & 14)
  • Johnny “Fingers” Iguana − piano
  • Johnny B. Gayden (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 11 & 14), T. A. James (tracks 3, 4, 8–10, 12 & 13) − bass
  • Willie Hayes (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 11 & 14), Tom Parker (tracks 3, 4, 8–10, 12 & 13) – drums

References

  1. ^ Alligator Records: album details accessed November 6, 2019
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Carey Bell: Good Luck Man – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.