It's Not Killing Me
It's Not Killing Me | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded | Golden State Recording, San Francisco Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco Columbus Studios, San Francisco Columbia Records, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Blues rock, country rock | |||
Length | 36:43 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Nick Gravenites, Michael Melford[1] | |||
Mike Bloomfield chronology | ||||
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It's Not Killing Me is the debut solo
, Bloomfield teamed up with former colleagues to record this largely self-written album.The album peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard 200.[4]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
Rolling Stone | (negative)[7] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
AllMusic criticized its "lack of a powerful vocalist" and the under-use of Bloomfield's guitar, going so far as to say "it makes about as much sense as Led Zeppelin having Jimmy Page sing lead while Robert Plant played tambourine!"[5]
Track listing
All tracks have words and music credited to Mike Bloomfield, except as indicated.
Side one
- "If You See My Baby" – 3:07
- "For Anyone You Meet" – 4:07
- "Good Old Guy" – 3:21
- "Far Too Many Nights" – 5:07
- "It's Not Killing Me" – 3:14
Side two
- "Next Time You See Me" (Ben Tucker) – 2:57
- "Michael's Lament" – 4:22
- "Why Must My Baby" – 2:38
- "The Ones I Loved Are Gone" – 3:07
- "Don't Think About It Baby" – 3:33
- "Goofers" – 1:50
Personnel
- Michael Bloomfield – lead guitar, vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
- Bob Jones – drums, vocals
- Ronny Schreff – drums, mallets, percussion
- John Kahn – bass
- Fred Olson – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
- Ira Kamin – organ, piano, banjo
- Mark Naftalin – organ, piano
- Roy Ruby – organ
- Michael Melford – guitar, mandolin, vocals
- Nick Gravenites – vocals
- Orville "Red" Rhodes – steel guitar
- Ron Stallings – tenor saxophone
- Mark Teel – baritone saxophone
- Gerald Oshita – baritone and tenor saxophone
- Noel Jewkes – soprano and tenor saxophone
- John Wilmeth – trumpet
- Marcus Doubleday – trumpet
- Richard Santi – accordion
- The Ace of Cups – vocals
- Diane Tribuno – vocals
- Technical
- Daily Planet – cover design
- Don Wilson – cover illustration
- Peter Amft (son of Robert Amft) – cover photograph
- Jim Marshall – rear cover photograph
References
- ^ Dann, David (October 15, 2019). "Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues". University of Texas Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Browne, David (November 13, 2019). "Book Review: 'Guitar King' Tackles the Life, Legacy and Tragedy of Michael Bloomfield". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 125.
- ^ "Mike Bloomfield". Billboard.
- ^ a b "It's Not Killing Me – Michael Bloomfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 690.
- ^ Gancher, David (15 November 1969). "It's Not Killing Me". Rolling Stone (46). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 36.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 69.