Livin' The Blues (album)
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Livin' The Blues is an album recorded by The Shaun Murphy Band
The Shaun Murphy Band
The Shaun Murphy Band was founded in early 2009 by veteran blues and soul singer Shaun Murphy. Within a matter of a few weeks after release of the band's first album, Livin' The Blues, the album jumped to position 10 on the Roots Report Top 50 Blues Weekly Chart...

, released in September 2009. It was the first release by Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy (singer)
Shaun Murphy is an American R&B singer songwriter, best known for her powerhouse singing style. Her recording career started in 1971 with Motown Records and continues to this day.-Biography:...

 after leaving Little Feat
Little Feat
Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles....

 in February 2009.

The album was recorded at The Colemine Studios and produced by Randy Coleman.

Track listing

  1. "Ocean of Tears" (Wyche, McRea) - 4:16
  2. "Someone Else Is Steppin' In" (Denise Lasalle) - 4:29
  3. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
    It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
    "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" is a song written by Bob Dylan that was originally released on his seminal album Highway 61 Revisited, and also included on the compilation album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits 2 that was released in Europe. An alternate version of the song appears on...

    " (Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

    ) - 5:25
  4. "Livin' The Blues" (J. Cotton, A. Russell, D. Jones, C. Anderson) - 3:10
  5. "That's a Pretty Good Love" (Bryant Lucas, Fred Mendelsohn) - 3:53
  6. "Come to Mama" (Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle) - 5:04
  7. "Love to Burn" (Dobie Gray, Ricky Rector, Bud Reneau) - 2:58
  8. "I Still Believe in the Blues" (Joel Evans) - 3:57
  9. "You're Taking Up Another Man's Place" (Isaac Hayes
    Isaac Hayes
    Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...

    , David Porter
    David Porter (musician)
    David Porter is an American soul musician. Porter is best known as the songwriting and production partner of Isaac Hayes at Stax Records during the 1960s...

    ) - 6:49
  10. "Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down" (Mike Farris) - 4:13
  11. "Hound Dog
    Hound Dog (song)
    "Hound Dog" is a twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1952. Other early versions illustrate the differences among blues, country, and rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The 1956 remake by Elvis Presley is the best-known...

    " (Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller) - 3:15
  12. "Rock and Roll Everynight" (Bill Payne
    Bill Payne
    Bill Payne is a founding member of American rock band Little Feat. He is considered by many other piano rock musicians, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues music artists...

    , Bill Wray, Paul Barrere
    Paul Barrere
    Paul Barrere is a current member of the band Little Feat, having joined the band in 1974...

    , Shaun Murphy, Fred Tackett
    Fred Tackett
    Fred Tackett, an American native of Arkansas, is an accomplished songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known for his longevity as a member of the band Little Feat....

    ) - 4:31
  13. "It Feels Like Rain" (John Hiatt
    John Hiatt
    John Hiatt is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards - although he has never won- and has been awarded a variety of other...

    ) - 6:33

Shaun Murphy Band personnel

  • Shaun Murphy
    Shaun Murphy
    Shaun Murphy may refer to:*Shaun Murphy , English snooker player*Shaun Murphy , retired Australian soccer player*Shaun Murphy , aka Stoney, American singer-See also:...

    - lead vocals
  • Randy Coleman - bass guitar, vocals
  • Kenne Cramer - guitar, vocals
  • Larry Van Loon - keyboards, vocals
  • Mike Caputy - drums

Additional musicians

  • Piero Mariani - percussion on "Ocean Of Tears", "That's A Pretty Good Love", "Come To Mama", "Love To Burn" and "It Feels Like Rain"
  • Tim Gonzalez - harmonica on "Come To Mama"

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