Copeland Special is an album by the American musician Johnny Copeland. It was in 1981 on Rounder Records in the United States, Demon Records in the United Kingdom, and Black & Blue Records in France. It was recorded and mixed at Blank Tapes, in New York City, and produced by Dan Doyle. The album won a W. C. Handy Award.
Critical reception
Robert Christgau wrote that the "conviction [is] more palpable here than on any new blues to come my way since Johnny Shines's 1977 Too Wet to Plow."
Track listing "Claim Jumper" "I Wish I Was Single" "Everybody Wants a Piece of Me" "Copeland Special" "It´s My Own Tears" "Third Party" "Big Time" "Down on Bended Knee" "Done Got Over It" "St. Louis Blues"
Personnel Johnny Copeland – guitar, vocals John Leibman – guitar Don Whitcomb – bass Mansfield Hitchman – drums (except on tracks 1, 3, 5, 7) Candy McDonald – drums on tracks 1, 3, 5 Julian Vaughan – drums on track 7 Anthony Browne – organ on tracks 2, 5 Ken Vangel – piano arrangements Brookly Slim – harmonica on track 4 George Adams – tenor & soprano saxophone Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone Byard Lancaster – alto & tenor saxophone Joe Rigby – baritone saxophone Bill Ohashi, Garrett List – trombone John Pratt, Yusef Yancey – trumpet
References
External links Discogs Official Johnny Copeland site