Lowell Fulson - Tramp/Soul '2009

Tracks list

Tracklist
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01. Tramp
02. Im Sinking
03. Get Your Game Up Tight
04. Back Door Key
05. Two Way Wishing
06. Lonely Day
07. Black Nights
08. Year Of 29
09. No Hard Feelings
10. Hustlers Game
11. Goin Home
12. Pico
13. Black Nights
14. Talkin Woman
15. Shattered Dreams
16. Sitting Here Thinking
17. Little Angel
18. Change Your Ways
19. Blues Around Midnight
20. Everytime It Rains
21. Just One More Time
22. Ask At Any Door In Town
23. Too Many Drivers
24. My Aching Back


Bluesman Lowell Fulson was leaning into a soulful mood on his mid-60s sides for
Kent Records, and this two-fer CD collects a pair of his strongest efforts for
the label on one disc. Tramp, of course, featured the relaxed funk groove of the
title track, which became a chart hit and one of Fulsons best-known (and most
covered) songs, and the accompanying album is an easygoing but flavorful effort
informed by the Southern soul hits of the day. Soul, for you irony fans out
there, sounds like a more blues-based effort, though the full-bodied horn
section that appears on several tracks suggests a middle ground between Memphis
groove and New York muscle, and Fulsons voice (as well as his guitar work) is in
great shape throughout. Beginners interested in Fulsons Kent material may be
better-served with the compilation The Tramp Years, but fans who already have a
taste for Fulsons work would doubtless enjoy the super-sized portion available
on his disc.

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