Hidden Charms (Willie Dixon album)

The album was produced by T Bone Burnett. The band was made up of Cash McCall and Burnett on guitars, Sugar Blue on harmonica, Red Callender on bass, Lafayette Leake on piano, and Earl Palmer on drums. "Study War No More" was cowritten by Dixon's grandson.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Orlando Sentinel
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Globe and Mail wrote that "the band is excellent - rootsy and tough but not overpowering - and, while Dixon's hardly a mesmerizing singer, his gruff grandfatherly voice has a plaintive soulfullness that suits his more recent songs." The Kingston Whig-Standard wrote that "Leake's unique playing is alone worth the price of the album."

The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "a solid if unspectacular outing." Paste deemed it "a collection of overlooked Dixon gems."

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Willie Dixon; except where indicated

"Blues You Can't Lose" 5:44
"I Don't Trust Myself" 4:23
"Jungle Swing" (Willie Dixon, Leonard Caston) 5:27
"Don't Mess With The Messer" 7:10
"Study War No More" (Willie Dixon, Alex Dixon) 4:33
"I Love The Life I Live (I Live The Life I Love)" 3:11
"I Cry For You" 4:40
"Good Advice" (Willie Dixon, J.B. Lenoir) 5:13
"I Do The Job" 6:22

Personnel

Willie Dixon - vocals
Cash McCall - electric guitar, National Steel resonator guitar, harmony vocals, associate producer
T Bone Burnett - dobro
Red Callender - bass guitar
Lafayette Leake - piano
Earl Palmer - drums
Sugar Blue - harmonica

Technical

Rik Pekkonen - recording, mixing
Larry Hirsch - additional engineer
Nancy Meyer - project coordinator
Marc Norberg - front cover portrait

References

"Willie Dixon and the Blues--One of the Last From the Past". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1988.
^ "Hidden Charms - Willie Dixon - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
Steve Shorter (2015). Roots to Rock: Part 2 - Blues. Booktango. ISBN 978-1468954456. Dixon was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and won a Grammy Award in 1989 for his album, Hidden Charms
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 202–203.
^ Fields, Curt (11 Dec 1988). "WILLIE DIXON". Orlando Sentinel: 6.
"Dixon hasn't stopped singing the blues". Calgary Herald: C5. 22 Dec 1988.
Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 37.
Moon, Tom (20 Nov 1988). "Willie Dixon Hidden Charms". The Philadelphia Inquirer: H12.
Dafoe, Chris (15 Dec 1988). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE POP Hidden Charms Willie Dixon". The Globe and Mail: C13.
Burliuk, Greg (24 Dec 1988). "Short Cuts". The Kingston Whig-Standard: 1.
"Forgotten Giants: Willie Dixon - The Poet Laureate of Chess Records". pastemagazine.com. September 25, 2018.

v t e Willie Dixon
Albums	Willie's Blues (1959) I Am the Blues (1970) Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane (1984) Hidden Charms (1988)
Songs written	"Evil" (1954) "Hoochie Coochie Man" (1954) "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (1954) "I'm Ready" (1954) "Diddy Wah Diddy" (1955) "My Babe" (1955) "I Can't Quit You Baby" (1956) "Pretty Thing" (1956) "The Seventh Son" (1956) "Fishin' in My Pond" (1957) "Back Door Man" (1960) "Spoonful" (1960) "I Can't Hold Out" (1960) "Wang Dang Doodle" (1960) "I Ain't Superstitious" (1961) "Little Red Rooster" (1961) "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (1962) "You Need Love" (1962) "You Shook Me" (1962) "Bring It On Home" (1963) "Help Me" (1963) "Whole Lotta Love" (1969) "Spider in My Stew" (1974)
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