[2018-05-18] Screamin' Jay Hawkins "Are You One of Jay's Kids? Complete Bizarre Sessions 1990-1994" 2CD set (Edsel UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Apr 06, 2018 12:56 am

Description
The legend that was Screamin' Jay Hawkins needs little introduction. He is probably most famous for writing and recording the original version of "I Put A Spell On You", covered with great success by Nina Simone, Alan Price, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Annie Lennox, Bryan Ferry, Arthur Brown, Bette Midler and many more. This release contains the three fabulous albums he made for the Bizarre label between 1990 and 1994 (and released by Demon in Europe): "Black Music For White People", "Stone Crazy" and "Somethin' Funny Goin' On". Also included are ten previously unreleased recordings from the original album sessions. The booklet features the full story of how the albums came about. In 1993 Jay's version of Tom Waits' "Heartattack And Vine" (on CD 1) was used for a Levi's ad - the single release reached number 42 in the UK charts, before Tom Waits managed to have both the ad and single withdrawn! "I Am The Cool" (on CD 2) is the soundtrack to the current Thomas Cook ad in the UK.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
2. I Feel Alright
3. I Put A Spell On You (Dance Version)
4. I Hear You Knockin'
5. Heartattack And Vine
6. Ignant And Shit
7. Swamp Gas
8. Voodoo Priestess
9. Ice Cream Man
10. I Want Your Body
11. Ol' Man River
12. Strokin'
13. My Best Friend's Girl
14. Another Pain
15. Strange
16. I Don't Know
17. Who's Been Talkin'
18. I Believe
19. Stone Crazy
20. Last Saturday Night

[CD2]
1. Call The Plumber
2. I Wanna Know
3. Sherilyn Fenn
4. Late Night Hawkins
5. On The Job
6. I Am The Queen
7. Somethin' Funny Goin' On
8. I Am The Cool
9. Whistling Past The Graveyard
10. Rock The House
11. Amy Fisher, Part 1
12. Scream The Blues
13. Brujo
14. You Make Me Sick
15. Amy Fisher, Part 2
16. Give It A Break
17. When You Walked Out The Door
18. Fourteen Wives
19. Amy Fisher, Part 3
20. Upsettin' Me
21. Make You Mine
22. Just For You
23. Shut Your Mouth When You Sneeze
24. Clam Bake

Amazon USA
Available for pre-order soon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BZ368BW/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BZ368BW/?tag=imwan-21

alantig · 20 Sep 2006

For those interested, musician extraordinaire Mike Keneally was involved with a lot of these recordings.

http://www.keneally.com/archive/discogr ... wkins.html

[2018-05-18] Screamin' Jay Hawkins "Are You One of Jay's Kids? Complete Bizarre Sessions 1990-1994" 2CD set (Edsel UK)

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