After the Rain is the sixth studio album by Muddy Waters. It is the follow-up to the previous year's Electric Mud, and shares many of the same musicians. Unlike Electric Mud, After the Rain contained mostly Waters's own compositions; the songs, while still distorted, are less overtly psychedelic.[2]
| After the Rain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 12, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | January 1969 | |||
| Genre | Electric blues[1] | |||
| Length | 39:11 | |||
| Label | Cadet LPS 320 | |||
| Producer | Marshall Chess, Charles Stepney & Gene Barge | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Releases
editOn September 13, 2011, Get On Down Records digitally remastered and reissued the album on compact disc and vinyl. On November 22, 2011, After the Rain and Electric Mud were combined and reissued on a single disc by BGO Records.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Am the Blues" | Willie Dixon | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Ramblin' Mind" | McKinley Morganfield | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Rollin' and Tumblin'" | McKinley Morganfield | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Bottom of the Sea" | McKinley Morganfield | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Honey Bee" | McKinley Morganfield | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Blues and Trouble" | McKinley Morganfield | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Hurtin' Soul" | Charles Williams | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Screamin' and Cryin'" | McKinley Morganfield | 4:59 |
| Total length: | 39:11 | ||
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Muddy Waters – vocals, lead guitar tracks 3, 5, 6 & 8
- Phil Upchurch – guitar
- Morris Jennings – drums
- Otis Spann – piano
- Louis Satterfield – bass
- Pete Cosey – guitar
- Charles Stepney – organ
- Paul Oscher – harmonica
Production
edit- Stu Black – Engineer
- T.T. Swan – Re-mix production
- Marshall Chess – Production
- Charles Stepney – Production
- Gene Barge – Production
References
edit- ^ a b "Overview for After the Rain". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ Shannon, Tim (December 2006). "Muddy Waters: His most hated, misunderstood album". Perfect Sound Forever. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009.