Drippin' Wet

Drippin' Wet
Drippin' Wet
Live album by Wet Willie
Released	March 1973
Recorded	31 December 1972
Venue	The Warehouse
Genre	Southern rock, blues rock
Length	44:13
Label	Capricorn Records
Producer	Johnny Sandlin & Stevie Smith
Wet Willie chronology

Drippin' Wet is a live album by the Southern rock band Wet Willie, released in March 1973 through Capricorn Records. It was recorded on New Year's Eve 1972 in "The Warehouse" in New Orleans when opening for The Allman Brothers Band. Bassist Jack Hall said that this was the album that "finally captured the raw power and energy of our live shows" and the one they're "contacted about the most".^[1]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"That's All Right"	Arthur Crudup		7:00
2.	"She Caught The Katy (And Left Me A Mule To Ride)"	Taj Mahal, Yank Rachael		3:00
3.	"No Good Woman Blues"	Milton Larkin, Sr.		3:23
4.	"Red Hot Chicken"	Hall, Hall, Ross, Anthony, Larsen and Hirsch	Wet Willie II	10:27
5.	"Airport"	John Anthony	Wet Willie II	3:21
6.	"I'd Rather Be Blind"	Leon Russell		3:30
7.	"Macon Hambone Blues"	Hall, Hall, Hirsch, Anthony, and Ross		9:40
8.	"Shout Bamalama"	Otis Redding	Wet Willie II	3:52
Total length:				44:13

Personnel edit

Wet Willie edit

Jimmy Hall - vocals, harmonica, saxophone
Ricky Hirsch – guitar
Wick Larsen - guitar
John David Anthony – keyboards
Jack Hall – bass
Lewis Ross – drums

Production edit

Producer: Johnny Sandlin & Stevie Smith
Mixing: Aaron Baron, Larry Dahlstrom and Stevie Smith
Artwork: Carl Ramsey
Photography: Herb Cossover

Release and reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

In a retrospective review by Bruce Eder, AllMusic rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating that Drippin' Wet is "a surging, forceful concert recording of white Southern soul and blues-rock at its best", showcasing Wet Willie's "hard and muscular" playing, "rich and expressive" singing, and a seamless transition between "guitar-centered blues-rock" and "funkier, sax-driven sound", making it a compelling and must-listen live album for fans of the band.^[2]

Charts edit

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape^[3]	189

References edit

^ Breznika, Klemen (25 February 2023). "Wet Willie - Interview - "Keep On Smilin'"". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Eder, Bruce. "Drippin' Wet > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
^ "Billboard 200 Chart: May 19, 1973". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

External links edit

Drippin' Wet at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Breznika, Klemen (25 February 2023). "Wet Willie - Interview - "Keep On Smilin'"". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[AMG-2] Eder, Bruce. "Drippin' Wet > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 13, 2023.

[3] "Billboard 200 Chart: May 19, 1973". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]