Big Boss Man (Jimmy Reed album)

Big Boss Man
Studio album by Jimmy Reed
Released	1968
Recorded	1968
Studio	Chicago, IL
Genre	Blues
Length	31:18
Label	BluesWay BL/BLS 6015
Producer	Al Smith
Jimmy Reed chronology
Soulin' (1967) Big Boss Man (1968) Down in Virginia (1969)

Big Boss Man is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1968.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic reviewer Cub Koda stated: "Reed was in pretty sad shape by this time in his life and the monotonous approach to these songs (tunes constantly fade in and out as if only this much of the performance was salvageable) gives these recordings a real assembly line quality that's most unsettling".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions credited to Al Smith except where noted

1. "Give Up and Let Me Go" – 2:48
2. "I'm Leavin'" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:40
3. "Shame, Shame, Shame" (Jimmy Reed) – 2:41
4. "Run Here to Me Baby" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:45
5. "Life Is Funny" – 2:40
6. "Two in One Blue" (Al Smith, James Oden) – 2:42
7. "My Baby Told Me" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:40
8. "Five Years of Good Lovin'" – 2:50
9. "When Two People in Love" – 2:40
10. "I've Got to Keep on Rollin'" – 2:20
11. "When I Woke Up This Morning" – 2:25

Personnel

• Jimmy Reed – guitar, vocals, harmonica
• Wayne Bennett – lead guitar
• William "Lefty" Bates – rhythm guitar
• Eddie Taylor, Phil Upchurch – bass
• Jimmy Tillman – drums

References

1. Wirz' American Music: Bluesway Records discography accessed August 30, 2019
2. Wirz' American Music: Jimmy Reed Discography accessed August 30, 2019
3. Both Sides Now: Bluesway Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
4. Koda, Cub. Jimmy Reed: Big Boss Man/Down in Virginia – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2019.