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Jessie Mae Hemphill - Feelin' Good (1987)

Track listing:
  1. Feelin' Good 3:56
  2. Go Back to Your Used to Be 3:40
  3. Streamline Train 5:37
  4. Baby, Please Don't Go 3:05
  5. Tell Me You Love Me 2:46
  6. Shake It, Baby 3:06
  7. Shame on You 3:37
  8. My Daddy's Blues 4:00
  9. Brokenhearted Blues 2:57
  10. Rolling and Tumbling 2:53
  11. Eagle Bird 5:54
  12. Cowgirl Blues 3:29
  13. Merry Christmas, Pretty Baby 3:54
  14. Lord, Help the Poor and Needy 2:46

Notes

Feelin' Good was the first album Jessie Mae Hemphill released in the United States and it differs from its predecessor She-Wolf in that it captures her at her rawest. Half of the record features her supported only by a rhythm guitar and drums, while the other half has Hemphill wailing away at her guitar and percussion simultaneously. The result is hypnotic, mesmerizing record that successfully updates Delta blues, making the covers sound as fresh as the originals.