From the Heart of a Woman is a blues album by Koko Taylor, released in 1981 by Alligator Records.
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote: "A highlight is Miss Taylor's gritty but swinging version of the Dinah Washington evergreen 'Blow Top Blues', which contrasts nicely with several performances in a more typically hard-edged Chicago vein."
Track listing "Something Strange Is Going On" (McQueen, Edwin Williams) – 4:01 "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Billy Foster, Ellington Jordan) – 4:57 "Keep Your Hands Off Him" (Priscilla Bowman, Jay McShann) – 3:49 "Thanks, But No Thanks" (Edwin Williams) – 4:14 "If You Got a Heartache" (Deadric Malone, Joe Scott) – 3:42 "Never Trust a Man" (Edwin Williams) – 3:18 "Sure Had a Wonderful Time Last Night" (Louis Jordan) – 3:05 "Blow Top Blues" (Leonard Feather) – 4:15 "If Walls Could Talk" (Bobby Miller) – 3:30 "It Took a Long Time" (Koko Taylor) – 3:58
Personnel Koko Taylor – vocals Vino Louden – bandleader, lead guitar Criss Johnson – guitar Sammy Lawhorn – guitar Cornelius Boyson – bass Bill Heid – keyboards Vince Chappelle – drums Doug Bartenfeld – keyboards, guitar Billy Branch – harmonica A.C. Reed – tenor saxophone
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