Let Me In (Johnny Winter album)

Let Me In is an album by guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. It was released in 1991 on vinyl and CD by Pointblank Records.[1]

Let Me In
Johnny Winter, wearing a broad-brimmed hat
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 1991
StudioStreeterville (Chicago)
GenreBlues
Length49:18 (CD): 45.15 (LP)
LabelPointblank
Producer
Johnny Winter chronology
The Winter of '88
(1988)
Let Me In
(1991)
Hey, Where's Your Brother?
(1992)

Let Me In was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Chicago Tribune    [4]

On AllMusic, Thom Owens said, "Though the set focuses on blues material, Winters [sic] can never leave his rock roots behind — the sheer volume and pile-driving energy of his performances ensures that."[3]

In the Chicago Tribune, Dan Kening wrote, "The original "White Tornado" returns with a strong outing that both reinforces his reputation as a world-class blues guitarist and indicates a growing maturity.... Winter shows he has at long last learned to balance technical flash with emotional substance."[4]

In the Chicago Reader, David Whiteis wrote, "Johnny Winter's Let Me In is a new contribution from a bluesman well on his way to elder-statesman status.... At this point Winter's guitar is beyond criticism — he's toned down his excesses, but he's still got that machine-gun multinote style, playing straight-ahead blues in manic linear patterns — he doesn't build a solo so much as blast straight through it."[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Illustrated Man" (Fred James, Mary-Ann Brandon) – 3:37
  2. "Barefootin'" (Robert Parker) – 4:06
  3. "Life Is Hard" (Fred James) – 6:17
  4. "Hey You" (Mike Himelstein) – 2:42
  5. "Blue Mood" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:01
  6. "Sugaree" (Marty Robbins) – 2:57
  7. "Medicine Man" (Robbie Fisher, Henley Douglas) – 4:22
  8. "You're Humbuggin' Me" (Rocket Morgan, J.D. Miller) – 2:43
  9. "If You Got a Good Woman" (Johnny Winter) – 4:23
  10. "Got to Find My Baby" (John Heartsman) – 2:40
  11. "Shame Shame Shame" (Jimmy Reed) – 4:16
  12. "Let Me In" (Johnny Winter) – 4:11
  13. "You Lie Too Much" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:03*
  • "You Lie Too Much" was omitted from the vinyl issue.

Personnel

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Musicians
  • Johnny Winter – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Jeff Ganz – electric bass, fretless bass, upright bass
  • Tom Compton – drums
  • Dr. John – piano on "Barefootin'", "Life Is Hard", "Sugaree", "You Lie Too Much"
  • Ken Saydak – piano on "If You Got a Good Woman"
  • Billy Branch – harmonica on "Hey You", "If You Got a Good Woman", "Shame Shame Shame"
  • Dennis, Margaret, Johnny and Brian Drugan, Dave Brickson, John Gabrysiak, Dick Shurman – ensemble vocals on "Hey You"
Production
  • Dick Shurman, Johnny Winter – producers
  • David Axelbaum – engineer
  • Dave Brickson – assistant engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mark Weiss – photography
  • Bill Smith – design
  • Recorded and mixed at Streeterville Recording Studios, Chicago

References

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  1. ^ Let Me In at Discogs. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "34th Grammy Awards – 1992", Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Owens, Thom. Let Me In at AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Kening, Dan (September 5, 1991). Let Me In, Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Whiteis, David (July 23, 1992). Let Me In, Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 28, 2014.