Harlem Street Singer (Bluesville Series) + I'm Jimmy Reed (Bluesville Series) - CD Bundle

Reverend Gary Davis & Jimmy Reed

Harlem Street Singer (Bluesville Series) + I'm Jimmy Reed (Bluesville Series) - CD Bundle

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Release Date: November 15, 2024

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Harlem Street Description:
Harlem Street Singer is Reverend Gary Davis’ 1960 album, originally released on Prestige Records’ Bluesville imprint. The album features a combination of Davis-penned tracks, including “Death Don’t Have No Mercy,” and standards such as “Samson and Delilah.” All Music declared that the album is “essential listening for fans of country blues or gospel.” This reissue has been remastered from the original tapes.

I'm Jimmy Reed Description:
A compilation of singles released from 1953 and 1958, I’m Jimmy Reed is Jimmy Reed’s debut full length album. Initially released in 1958 on Vee-Jay Records, this album features “Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby,” which hit #8 on the Billboard R&B chart. This reissue was remastered from the original tapes. Record Collector Magazine hails the album as “Arguably the first great blues album” and “testament to the thrilling talent of one of the form’s most influential figures.

Harlem Street Singer Track List:

1. Samson And Delilah
2. Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
3. I Belong To The Band
4. Pure Religion
5. Great Chance Since I Been Born
6. Death Don't Have No Mercy

7. Twelve Gates To The City
8. Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River
9. Tryin' To Get Home
10. Lo, I Be With You Always
11. I Am The Light Of This World
12. Lord, I Feel Just Like Goin' On

I'm Jimmy Reed Track List:

1. Honest I Do
2. Go On To School
3. My First Plea
4. Boogie In The Dark
5. You Got Me Crying
6. Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby
7. You Got Me Dizzy
8. Little Rain
9. Can’t Stand To See You Go
10. Roll & Rhumba
11. You’re Something Else
12. You Don’t Have To Go

• Released as part of the Bluesville Records and Acoustic Sounds reissue series
• (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab

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