Luther Allison - The Motown Years 1972-1976 (1996)

Tracklist

01. Little Red Rooster
02. Raggedy And Dirty (Album Version)
03. Cut You A-Loose (Album Version)
04. Dust My Broom (Album Version)
05. Luther's Blues
06. Someday Pretty Baby (Album Version)
07. Easy Baby (Album Version)
08. Part Time Love (Album Version)
09. Now You Got It
10. K.T. (Album Version)
11. Let's Have A Little Talk (Album Version)
12. Driving Wheel (Album Version)
13. Into My Life (Album Version)
14. I Can Make It Thru The Day (But Oh Those Lonely Nights) (Album Version)
15. That's What Love Will Make You Do (Album Version)
16. Night Life (Album Version)
17. Last Night I Lost My Best Friend I Ever Had-" (Live (1972/Ann Arbor Blues Festival))

Allison's reign as Motown's only bluesman saw the guitarist offer competently executed, but basically unmemorable, blues with some soul and rock influences. This 17-track compilation includes selections from all three of the LPs he issued on the label (drawing most heavily from his second, Luther's Blues), and adds a previously unreleased live cut from the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues Festival. Pop influences can be heard in the occasional wah-wah guitar and brass-conscious production; Berry Gordy even co-wrote one of the tracks ("Someday Pretty Baby"), and Randy Brecker arranged the horns on Allison's final Motown full-length.

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