Tramp/Soul

by Lowell Fulson

Overview

Bluesman Lowell Fulson was leaning into a soulful mood on his mid-'60s sides for Kent Records, and this two-fer CD collects a pair of his strongest efforts for the label on one disc. Tramp, of course, featured the relaxed funk groove of the title track, which became a chart hit and one of Fulson's best-known (and most covered) songs, and the accompanying album is an easygoing but flavorful effort informed by the Southern soul hits of the day. Soul, for you irony fans out there, sounds like a more blues-based effort, though the full-bodied horn section that appears on several tracks suggests a middle ground between Memphis groove and New York muscle, and Fulson's voice (as well as his guitar work) is in great shape throughout. Beginners interested in Fulson's Kent material may be better-served with the compilation The Tramp Years, but fans who already have a taste for Fulson's work would doubtless enjoy the super-sized portion available on his disc. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	03/27/2001
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667133920
Rank:	95099

Tracks

1. Tramp
2. I'm Sinking
3. Get Your Game Up Tight
4. Back Door Key
5. Two Way Wishing
6. Lonely Day
7. Black Nights
8. Year of '29
9. No Hard Feelings
10. Hustler's Game
11. Goin' Home
12. Pico
13. Black Nights
14. Talkin' Woman
15. Shattered Dreams
16. Sittin' Here Thinkin'
17. Little Angel
18. Change Your Ways
19. Blues Around Midnight
20. Everytime It Rains
21. Just One More Time
22. Ask at Any Door in Town
23. Too Many Drivers
24. My Aching Back

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lowell Fulson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Fats Washington   Composer
Bill Lazerus   Composer
Jimmy McCracklin   Composer
Joe Josea   Composer
Folsom   Composer
Sam Hopkins   Composer
Lowell Fulson   Composer
Jules Taub   Composer
Maxwell Davis   Composer
Philip Barker   Package Design
Duncan Cowell   Post Production
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
Ferdinand Washington   Composer
Mack Davis   Composer
Andrew Hogg   Composer
B.B. King   Composer