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John Hammond - Got Love If You Want It Audio CD

A fair review of the John Hammond "Got Love If You Want It" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all John Hammond reviews here, or go back to the John Hammond tabs.

John Hammond Band: John Hammond
Title: Got Love If You Want It
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Release Date: 1992-04-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I've Got Love If You Want It 2: Driftin' Blues 3: Dreamy Eyed Girl 4: Mattie Mae 5: You Don't Love Me 6: Nadine 7: No One Can Forgive Me But My Baby 8: You're So Fine 9: No Place to Go 10: Preachin' Blues

Solid blues
Sure sounds like it. This album has some standout tracks, including Hammond's version of "You Don't Love Me," which most of us probably know better through the Allman Brother's version on the Fillmore East album, and "No One Can Forgive Me But My Baby," which I understand Tom Waits wrote for Hammond. Bummer this is out of print, because this is solid, classic stuff. .


His best
I certainly agree with the editorial reviews. This is one of my favorite blues CDs and one of Hammonds best efforts. I would highly recommend this!.


guaranteed to melt a woman's heart
He has a voice, guaranteed to melt a woman's heart which is suited to the songs he chooses. John Hammond continues to perform blues with a passion for the music. He has a reputation as a skilled performer among fans and musicians alike.

Standout songs on this cd are Driftin' Blues, Nadine and No one Can Forgive Me but My Baby. Hammond gets an assist from John Lee Hooker on Driftin Blues. Their rendition is worth the price of the cd alone. Also helping Hammond out on this cd are Little Charlie and The Nightcats musicians Rick Estrin on Harmonica and Charlie Baty on guitar. They are slick veteran musicians who add to this sleek production.

This is a worthy record for a blues collection, especially those fond of acoustic blues. Those wanting to "keep the blues alive " should support a performer who has over the years done so much to foster an appreciation of the blues throughout the country.


A fantastic mix of acoustic and electric artistry.
It has a great mix of solo acoustic songs paired with songs where John is backed by Little Charlie and the Nightcats as well as a great duet with John Lee Hooker. Got Love If You Want It is a spectacular album to introduce people to the vetran troubador of country blues-John Hammond. The two highlights for me are "No One Can Forgive Me But My Baby", written especially for John by Tom Waits, and John's cover of the Son House (or Robert Johnson) classic, "Preachin' Blues". The former is a perfect example of Hammond's pounding, rhythmic, solo acoustic playing paired with his great harp work; while the latter is an exercise in raw emotion and National Steel guitar slide licks and powerful singing (Hammond often closes his shows with this number-a showstopper).

This is a perfect blend of the Chicago sound blended with pre-war Delta sounds-a hands down winner!.


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