Jimmy Reed – I Ain’t From Chicago
(BluesWay Records 1973 BLS6054 Quadrophonic)
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some discolouration along top edge and import punch hole in top right corner
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with a wide variety of audiences. Reed’s songs such as “Honest I Do” (1957), “Baby What You Want Me to Do” (1960), “Big Boss Man” (1961), and “Bright Lights, Big City” (1961) appeared on both Billboard magazine’s R&B and Hot 100 singles charts.
I Ain’t from Chicago is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1973.
Track listing
All compositions credited to Jimmy Reed except where noted
- “World’s Got a Problem” (Al Smith) − 3:10
- “I Don’t Know (Part 1)” (Al Smith, Jimmy Reed, Mary Lee Reed) − 2:30
- “I Don’t Know (Part 2)” (Smith, Reed, Reed) − 1:55
- “Got to Be a Reason” − 2:55
- “Take Out Some Insurance” − 2:31
- “I Don’t Believe in Nothing” (D. Sanders) − 3:00
- “If You Want It Done Right” (Johnnie Mae Dunson) − 2:57
- “Life Won’t Last Me Long” (Dunson) − 2:30
- “Turn Me On” (Sanders) − 3:30
- “Got Me Worried” (Sanders) − 3:30
- “I Ain’t from Chicago” (Reed, Smith) − 3:15
Personnel
- Jimmy Reed – guitar, vocals, harmonica
- Unidentified musicians – guitar, bass, drums



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