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Ted Hawkins - Watch Your Step (1982)

Track listing:
  1. Watch Your Step (acoustic vers 2:09
  2. Bring It Home Daddy 2:59
  3. If You Love Me 2:19
  4. Don't Lose Your Cool 2:44
  5. The Lost Ones 3:08
  6. Who Got My Natural Comb 2:40
  7. Peace & Happiness 2:26
  8. Sweet Baby 3:19
  9. Stop Your Crying 2:05
  10. Put In A Cross 1:33
  11. Sorry You're Sick 2:07
  12. Watch Your Step (band version) 2:29
  13. TWA 0:46
  14. I Gave Up All I Had 2:54
  15. Stay Close To Me 3:12

Notes

Guitarist/vocalist Ted Hawkins was an instant sensation when this session was originally released in 1982. At a time when slick, heavily produced urban contemporary material was establishing its domination on the R&B scene, Hawkins' hard-edged, rough, cutting voice, plus his crisp acoustic guitar accompaniment and country-blues roots, seemed both dated and extremely fresh. This 15-track CD includes four numbers with Hawkins backed by Phillip Walker and his band, and others ranging from the humorous "Who Got My Natural Comb?" to the poignant "If You Love Me" and two versions of the title track. He also teamed with his wife Elizabeth on "Don't Lose Your Cool" and "I Gave It All I Had" for moving duets.