It Still Ain't Easy is the fourteenth studio album by the British-Canadian blues singer Long John Baldry, released in 1991. It marks the 20th anniversary of his US breakthrough album It Ain't Easy in 1971. Much of the material from It Still Ain't Easy was regularly performed in concert.
Track listing
"It Still Ain't Easy" (Tom Lavin, David Raven) - 4:04 "Midnight In New Orleans" (Len O'Connor, Matthew Horner) - 3:23 "One Step Ahead" (Al Walker) - 4:12 "I Never Loved Nobody" (Len O'Connor, Matthew Horner, Michael Timothy Jackson) - 4:24 "Get It While The Gettin's Good" (Daryl Burgess) - 4:08 "What've I Been Drinking" (Jack Lavin) - 2:54 "Insane Asylum" (Willie Dixon) - 5:18 "You Wanna Dance" (David Brewer) - 4:00 "Shake That Thang" (Al Walker) - 3:44 "Like You Promised" (Laurie Coyle, Sue Elton, Neil Shilkin, Charles Bell, Corrine Hawkes) - 4:29 "Busker" (Tom Lavin, David Raven) - 3:13 "Can't Keep From Crying" (Traditional) - 2:07 "No More" (Traditional) - 3:16 "Soft and Furry" (Eddie Jefferson, Johnny Griffin) - 2:59
Personnel Long John Baldry - Vocals and 12 string guitar Darryl Bennett - Drums Bill Runge - Bass, soprano saxophone Teddy Borowiecki - Piano, Keyboards Mike Kalanj - Hammond B3 David Raven - Slide guitar Tom Lavin - Lead & rhythm guitar, tambourine, background vocals Butch Coulter - Harmonica Kathi McDonald - Vocals Papa John King - Acoustic guitar Amos Garrett - Guitar Gaye Delorme - Slide guitar Tony Coleman - Drums Russell Jackson - Bass Willie MacCalder - Piano Lucky Peterson - Lead guitar Bobby King - Background vocals Terry Evans - Background vocals Colin James - Lead guitar Al Walker - Rhythm guitar Laurie Coyle - Guitars Corrine Hawkes - Backup vocals Kevin O'Brien - Backup vocals Neil Shilkin - Bass and drum programming Charles Bell Bass and drum programming Rene Worst - Bass Pat Coleman - Guitar Pat Caird - Saxophone Recorded and mixed at Blue Wave Studios, 34 West 8th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5Y 1M7 (604) 873-3388 Chief engineer: Perry Barrett Second engineer: Marcel Duperreault Assistant engineer: Guy Winger Arrangements by Tom Lavin, except 'Like You Promised, arr. by Neil Shilkin and Laurie Coyle Colin James appears courtesy of Virgin Records Bobby King & Terry Evans appear courtesy of Rounder Records Lucky Peterson appears courtesy of Alligator Records Tony Coleman & Russell Jackson appear courtesy of Antone's Records Gaye Delorme appears courtesy of Sony Music Design & artwork: Clive Blewchamp Typesetting: Cam Westren Photography: D. Lippingwell Long John Baldry says: "thanks to everyone who helped me pull this one off; they all know who they are! The generous assistance of FACTOR and VideoFACT is also acknowledged." Produced by Tom Lavin for Stony Plain Records
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