Bottom Line is an album by the English musician John Mayall, released in 1979.[1] It was produced by Bob Johnston.[2] It is the only Mayall album that has never been released on CD.

Bottom Line
Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1979
GenreBlues, jazz-rock
Length46:21
LabelDJM
ProducerBob Johnston
John Mayall chronology
The Last of British Blues
(1978)
Bottom Line
(1979)
No More Interviews
(1980)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [5]
The Tampa TribuneD[6]

The Tampa Tribune wrote that "it's mostly middle-of-the-road soul vocals with a jazzy background, and Mayall just can't carry it."[6]

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Bottom Line" (*1)
  2. "Dreamboat" (*2)
  3. "Desert Flower" (*1)
  4. "I'm Gonna Do It" (*1)
Side two
  1. "Revival" (*2)
  2. "The Game of Love" (*2)
  3. "Celebration" (*3)
  4. "Come with Me" (*3)

Personnel

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Transcribed from an original album cover. 1979 Dick James Music. DJM Records DJM-23 Liner Notes

References

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  1. ^ Sikowitz, Peter (27 January 1979). "Mayall Still Has a Case of the Blues". Arts and Entertainment. Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 4.
  2. ^ "John Mayall Biography by Thom Jurek". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Bottom Line John Mayall". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 456.
  6. ^ a b Kilgore, Michael (13 April 1979). "Record Reviews". The Tampa Tribune. p. 5D.