John Dawson Winter III

1974 studio album by Johnny Winter
John Dawson Winter III
Studio album by
Johnny Winter
ReleasedNovember 25, 1974
Length37:49
LabelColumbia
ProducerShelly Yakus
Johnny Winter chronology
Saints & Sinners
(1974)
John Dawson Winter III
(1974)
Captured Live!
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

John Dawson Winter III is the seventh studio album by Johnny Winter, released in 1974. It again follows Winter's pattern of mixing original songs with cover versions, including covering an Allen Toussaint song for the second album running.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Johnny Winter; except where indicated

  1. "Rock & Roll People" (John Lennon) - 2:44
  2. "Golden Olden Days of Rock & Roll" (Vic Thomas) - 3:02
  3. "Self-Destructive Blues" - 3:27
  4. "Raised on Rock" (Mark James) - 4:42
  5. "Stranger" - 3:54
  6. "Mind Over Matter" (Allen Toussaint) - 4:14
  7. "Roll with Me" (Rick Derringer) - 3:04
  8. "Love Song to Me" - 2:05
  9. "Pick Up on My Mojo" - 3:21
  10. "Lay Down Your Sorrows" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 4:09
  11. "Sweet Papa John" - 3:07

Personnel

  • Johnny Winter - guitar, harmonica, vocals
  • Edgar Winter - keyboards, saxophone, vocals
  • Rick Derringer - guitar
  • Randy Jo Hobbs - bass
  • Richard Hughes - drums
  • Kenny Ascher - keyboards
  • Michael Brecker - saxophone
  • Randy Brecker - trumpet
  • Lewis del Gatto - saxophone
  • Paul Prestopino - steel guitar
  • David Taylor - trombone
  • Mark Kreider - backing vocals on "Raised on Rock"

References

  1. ^ "John Dawson Winter III - Johnny Winter : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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Studio albums
1968
The Progressive Blues Experiment
1969
Johnny Winter
Second Winter
1970
Johnny Winter And
1973
Still Alive and Well
1974
Saints & Sinners
John Dawson Winter III
1977
Nothin' but the Blues
1978
White, Hot and Blue
1980
Raisin' Cain
1984
Guitar Slinger
1985
Serious Business
1986
Third Degree
1988
The Winter of '88
1991
Let Me In
1992
Hey, Where's Your Brother?
2004
I'm a Bluesman
2011
Roots
2014
Step Back
Live albums
1971
Live Johnny Winter And
1976
Captured Live!
Together (w/ Edgar Winter)
1998
Live in NYC '97
2007
Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down
2009
The Woodstock Experience (w/ various artists)
2010
Live at the Fillmore East 10/3/70
2011
Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legends Vol. 3
2015
Live from Japan
Compilations
2009
The Johnny Winter Anthology
2013
The Essential Johnny Winter
2014
True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story
2015
Remembrance Vol. 1
Singles
1964
"Road Runner"
"Gangster of Love"
1967 (as The Traits)
"Parchman Farm"
"Tramp"
"Harlem Shuffle"
1968
"Rollin' and Tumblin'"
"Forty-Four"
1969
"I'll Drown in My Tears"
"Johnny B. Goode"
1970
"Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo"
1971
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
"Good Morning Little School Girl"
1973
"Silver Train"
1974
"Boney Moroney"
1976
"Soul Man"
"Let the Good Times Roll"
Other songs
1968
"Help Me"
"Tribute to Muddy"
1969
"Tobacco Road"
"Slippin' and Slidin'"
"Highway 61 Revisited"
1971
"Rock and Roll Medley" (incl "Great Balls of Fire"/"Long Tall Sally"/"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On")
1973
"Rock Me Baby"
"Luciile"
"From a Buick 6"
"Let It Bleed"
1974
"Stray Cat Blues"
"Riot in Cell Block #9"
1976
"It's All Over Now"
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
"Baby Whatcha Want Me to Do"
1978
"Messin' with the Kid"
1980
"Like a Rolling Stone"
"Bon Ton Roulet"
1986
"Shake Your Moneymaker"
1988
"Ain't That Just Like a Woman"
1998
"Just a Little Bit"
"Hide Away"
"Got My Mojo Working"
"The Sky Is Crying"
2007
"Come On in My Kitchen"
2008
"Crossroads"
"Red House"
2011
"Honky Tonk"
"Dust My Broom"
"Maybellene"
"Further On up the Road"
"Bright Lights, Big City"
"Short Fat Fannie"
"Come Back Baby"
2014
"Unchain My Heart"
"Can't Hold Out (Talk to Me Baby)"
"Killing Floor"
"Who Do You Love"
"Death Letter"
"My Babe"
"Blue Monday"
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