Midnight Son (album)

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Midnight Son
Studio album by
Son Seals
Released1976 (1976)
LabelAlligator Records
ProducerSon Seals, Bruce Iglauer, Richard McLeese
Son Seals chronology
The Son Seals Blues Band
(1973) 		Midnight Son
(1976) 		Live and Burning
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Midnight Son is the second studio album by Son Seals, released by Alligator Records in 1976.[6][7] It was produced by Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer, and Richard McLeese.

Critical reception[edit]

AllMusic wrote that "the addition of a brisk horn section enhanced [Seal's] staccato guitar attack and uncompromising vocals."[1]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "I Believe" – 4:15
  2. "No, No Baby" – 4:30
  3. "Four Full Seasons of Love" – 2:50
  4. "Telephone Angel" – 5:27
  5. "Don't Bother Me" – 3:52
  6. "On My Knees" – 4:59
  7. "Don't Fool with My Baby" – 3:04
  8. "Strung Out Woman" – 3:45
  9. "Going Back Home" – 7:04

Personnel[edit]

  • Son Seals - Guitar, Vocals
  • Steve Plair - Guitar
  • Harry Mitchum - Bass
  • Bert Robinson - Drums
  • Alberto Gianquinto - Keyboards
  • Bill McFarland - Trombone
  • Kenneth Cooper - Trumpet

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Midnight Son - Son Seals | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 323.
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 623.
  6. ^ "Son Seals | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Unterberger, Richie; Hicks, Samb (June 16, 1999). Music USA: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858284217 – via Google Books.

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