Johnnie Johnson - Blue Hand Johnnie [1987]

tracklist

01 - Johnnie's Boogie
02 - See See Rider
03 - O.J. Blues
04 - Black Nights
05 - Talkin' Woman
06 - Honky Tonk Part I
07 - Slow Train.mp3
08 - Baby What You Want Me To Do
09 - Way South
10 - Johnnie B. Goode
11 - Back In The U.S.A
12 - Son's Dream

Review 

Johnnie Johnson's rolling, barrelling licks are as enticing as ever on this reissued Evidence CD, but there are some other things that are not so grand. These include barely tolerable vocalists Barbara Carr and Stacy Johnson, whose enthusiasm is commendable, but whose vocals often get in the way. Johnson's covers of Fats Washington's "O.J. Blues" and "Black Nights" are great, as are his versions of "Honky Tonk" and "See See Rider."
 
But he falters on "Baby, What You Want Me To," in part because he does not convey either the original's loping stride or laconic quality, and also because it is not the kind of peppy arrangement and backbeat suited to his style. A decent effort that might have been a superior one with a couple of added touches.