Wicked Grin

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Wicked Grin
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ProducerTom Waits
John P. Hammond chronology
Long As I Have You
(1998)
Wicked Grin
(2001)
Ready for Love
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]

Wicked Grin is the twenty-eighth

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."2:19"
Huddie Ledbetter
4:48
10."Jockey Full of Bourbon"Tom Waits3:32
11."Big Black Mariah"Tom Waits4:09
12."Murder in the Red Barn"Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits5:56
13."I Know I've Been Changed"Traditional2:19

Personnel

  • John P. Hammond - vocals, guitar; acoustic slide guitar and harmonica" on "Buzz Fledderjohn"
  • Tom Waits - guitar; plucked piano on "Buzz Fledderjohn"; piano on "Fannin Street"
  • Larry Taylor - bass
  • Augie Meyers - piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, Vox organ, accordion
  • Stephen Hodges - drums, percussion
  • Charlie Musselwhite - harmonica

Critical reception

Q listed Wicked Grin as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.[4]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Finnish Albums (
Suomen virallinen lista)[5]
19
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] 30
US
Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7]
30
US
Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[8]
3

References

  1. ^ "Wicked Grin reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  2. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 2012-11-10.
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  4. ^ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.
  5. Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland
    . Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Italiancharts.com – John Hammond – Wicked Grin". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "John Hammond Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "John Hammond Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.