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Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Title: At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Label: Hoodoo Records

Cat No:263364
Format:CD

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• This essential compilation includes Jay Hawkins' most famous album plus 11 bonus tracks of alternate takes and other hits. ‘At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins’ (originally released on Okeh/Epic) is the enigmatic rock & roll pioneer’s breakthrough 1958 album and the songs included on that LP mark the best introduction into his unique career.

• Over the course of these 23 tracks, it becomes clear that Hawkins was incapable of limiting himself to one genre. Many of the songs are anchored by a blues and R&B foundation, while many others have a dramatic cabaret feel. Although Jay Hawkins is best known for “I Put a Spell on You”, he could also turn faux-operatic with a number like Cole Porter's "I Love Paris."

• ‘At Home with...’ is a carefully arranged yet gritty full-band rhythm and blues album (similar to the style of his contemporary Ray Charles), except that the singer add his own wild, manic style. Hawkins presented a hybrid approach that was tied to his unique personality and mannerisms; he was (and still is) a category unto himself.

• Total Time: 61:16 - 23 tracks incl. 11 bonus tracks - also includes 16-page booklet with rare photos, vintage artwork and extensive notes.

• Personnel : Screamin' Jay Hawkins, piano and vocals, plus: Mickey Baker (guitar) Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor (tenor sax) among others. Orchestra under the direction of Leroy Kirkland and O. B. Masingill. Recorded in December, 1956 and early 1957.

Track Listing for At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins
01 ORANGE COLORED SKY 2:54
02 HONG KONG 2:22
03 TEMPTATION 2:41
04 I LOVE PARIS 2:27
05 I PUT A SPELL ON YOU 2:29
06 SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT 1:53
07 YELLOW COAT 2:27
08 OL’ MAN RIVER 4:28
09 IF YOU ARE BUT A DREAM 2:55
10 TAKE ME BACK TO MY BOOTS AND SADDLE 2:44
11 DEEP PURPLE 2:37
12 YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU (I DIDN’T WANT TO DO IT) 2:05

BONUS TRACKS
13 LITTLE DEMON 2:27
14 ALLIGATOR WINE 3:07
15 FRENZY 2:15
16 PERSON TO PERSON 2:11
17 THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU 2:24
18 YOU AIN’T FOOLIN’ ME 2:29
19 DARLING PLEASE FORGIVE ME 2:51
20 LITTLE DEMON (Alternate Take) 3:03
21 I PUT A SPELL ON YOU (Alternate Take) 2:28
22 THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU (Alternate Take) 2:45
23 ALLIGATOR WINE (Alternate Take) 3:10

TOTAL TIME: 61:16

Reviews

Juke Blues - Dave Clarke

Well presented, good sound and some very interesting notes.

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins

At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins