Trouble in Mind (Mance Lipscomb album)
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Label | Reprise[1] | |||
| Producer | Chris Strachwitz, Mack McCormick | |||
| Mance Lipscomb chronology | ||||
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Trouble in Mind is the second album by the American musician Mance Lipscomb, released in 1961.[2][3] It was his only album for a major label.[4] Lipscomb promoted the album by playing various folk festivals.[5]
The songs were later released on various Arhoolie Records compilations.[6] Trouble in Mind was rereleased in 2003 with 13 additional tracks from the same recording sessions.[7]
Production[edit]
Recorded in Lipscomb's Texas home, the album was produced by Chris Strachwitz and Mack McCormick.[8] The pair had intended to record Lightnin' Hopkins, who was out of the state; Lipscomb was suggested, and they recorded him in Lipscomb's kitchen.[9] Lipscomb played many of the songs with a capo on the guitar neck.[10] Lipscomb did not appreciate having to record multiple versions of the songs, vowing that he was never again going to perform the title track.[11] The hopeful "Trouble in Mind" was a favorite of many mid-century acoustic blues musicians.[12][13]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [14] |
The Journal of American Folklore wrote that "this great Texas songster absorbed the hard blues and spirituals, the ballads and dance songs, and renders them in a rich, appealing understatement."[15]
No Depression wrote that "Lipscomb's picked, rhythmic style and grab-bag repertoire had a profound influence on pop artists."[8] AllMusic wrote that Trouble in Mind constitutes "Lipscomb and his acoustic guitar, affably picking and singing his way through an assortment of largely traditional material."[7] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings noted that "the separation of voice and guitar into different speakers is distracting," although it praised "Rocks and Gravel Makes a Solid Road".[14]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Captain, Captain" | |
| 2. | "Careless Love" | |
| 3. | "When Death Comes Creeping in Your Room (Run, Sinner, Run)" | |
| 4. | "Alabama Bound" | |
| 5. | "Buck Dance" | |
| 6. | "Night Time Is the Right Time" | |
| 7. | "Rocks and Gravel Makes a Solid Road" | |
| 8. | "Johnnie Take a One On Me" | |
| 9. | "Motherless Children" | |
| 10. | "Which-a-Way Do Red River Run" | |
| 11. | "Trouble in Mind" | |
| 12. | "Ballad of the Boll Weevil" |
References[edit]
- ^ Herzhaft, Gérard (January 1, 1997). "Encyclopedia of the Blues". University of Arkansas Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Ruggiero, Bob. "Houston Concerts Unearthed from Texas Bluesman Mance Lipscomb". Houston Press.
- ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). "Handbook of Texas Music". Texas A&M University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mance Lipscomb Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Summit Books. 1983. p. 330.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 425–426.
- ^ a b c "Mance Lipscomb - Trouble in Mind Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Mance Lipscomb – Trouble In Mind". No Depression. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Dingus, Anne (April 1998). "Mance Lipscomb". Texas Monthly.
- ^ Hamburger, David (August 25, 2007). "The acoustic guitar fingerstyle method". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ Hall, Michael (April 2002). "Mack McCormick Still Has the Blues". Features. Texas Monthly.
- ^ Wheat, John (1996). Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore. University of North Texas Press. p. 262.
- ^ Friedland, Ed (Apr 2015). "The Eight-Bar Blues". Bass Player. 26 (4): 52–53.
- ^ a b The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books Ltd. 2006. p. 397.
- ^ Wilgus, D.K. (Apr–Jun 1962). "Record Reviews". Journal of American Folklore. 75 (296): 185.
