Serious (album)
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Serious is an album by American
blues
guitarist Luther Allison
, released in 1987 on the Blind Pig label.
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Blues
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guitarist Luther Allison
Luther Allison
Luther Allison was an American blues guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas and moved with his family, at age twelve, to Chicago in 1951. He taught himself guitar and began listening to blues extensively. Three years later he began hanging outside blues nightclubs with the hopes of being...
, released in 1987 on the Blind Pig label.
Track listing
All songs by Luther Allison unless otherwise noted.- "Backtrack" – 2:51
- "Life is a Bitch" – 3:39
- "Reaching Out" (Allison, Carras) – 4:55
- "Parking Lot" – 2:39
- "Serious" – 5:06
- "Just Memories" (Allison, Carras) – 6:00
- "Should I Wait?" – 3:17
- "Show Me a Reason" – 7:12
- "Let's Try it Again" – 6:47
- "We're on the Road" – 3:48
Personnel
- Luther Allison – vocals, guitar, slide guitar
- Samy Ateba – percussion
- Michael Carras – keyboards
- Jacques Higelin – piano
- Frank "Fast Frank" Rabasté – guitar, background vocals
- Mario Satterfield – fretless bass
- Jimi Schutte – drums, background vocals
- Jean-Pierre Solves – saxophone
- Jean Louis Chautemps – saxophone
- Alain Hatot – saxophone
- Freddy Hovsepian – trumpet
- Tony Russo – trumpet