Lead Me On (Kelly Joe Phelps album)

Lead Me On
Studio album by
Kelly Joe Phelps
ReleasedMay 1994
RecordedDead Aunt Thelma's
GenreBlues, country blues
Length70:22
LabelBurnside
Kelly Joe Phelps chronology
Lead Me On
(1994) 		Roll Away the Stone
(1997)

Lead Me On is the debut album by American blues singer and guitarist Kelly Joe Phelps.[1][2] It is his first release on the Burnside label before moving to Rykodisc Records.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

AllMusic critic Roch Parisien wrote: "This is the real deal — Phelps performs with the full authority and authenticity of the Delta blues tradition without ever once sounding like a Folkways museum piece."[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps except as noted.

  1. "I've Been Converted" (Traditional) – 6:16
  2. "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues" (Skip James) – 5:24
  3. "Where Do I Go Now" – 5:33
  4. "Love Me Baby Blues" (Joe Calicott) – 4:41
  5. "Lead Me On" – 4:46
  6. "Jesus Make up My Dying Bed" (Traditional) – 5:17
  7. "Leavin' Blues" (Herman Johnson) – 5:54
  8. "Marking Stone Blues" – 4:58
  9. "The Black Crow Keeps Flying" – 4:17
  10. "I'd Be a Rich Man" – 4:44
  11. "Someone to Save Me" – 6:35
  12. "Motherless Children" (Traditional)– 7:24
  13. "Fare Thee Well" – 4:33

Personnel

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  • Kelly Joe Phelps - vocals, guitar, stomp box
  • Engineered by Mike Moore
  • Executive producer – Terry Carrier
  • Photos by James Rexroad, Project 47

References

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  1. ^ Hiltbrand, David (Jul 24, 1995). "Lead Me On by Kelly Joe Phelps". People. Vol. 44, no. 4. p. 18.
  2. ^ Stoute, Lenny (30 Nov 1995). "Slidin' gives guitar picker his own distinctive sound". Toronto Star. p. F6.
  3. ^ a b Parisien, Roch. "Lead Me On > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 519. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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