The Son Seals Blues Band

1973 studio album by Son Seals

Studio album by

Son Seals

Released

1973

Studio

Sound Studios, Chicago

Label

Alligator Records

Producer

Son Seals, Bruce Iglauer

Son Seals chronology

The Son Seals Blues Band
(1973)

Midnight Son
(1976)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]

The Son Seals Blues Band is the debut album by Son Seals, released by Alligator Records in 1973.^[6]^[7] It was produced by Son Seals and Bruce Iglauer, and was reissued on CD in 1993.^[8]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a rough, gruff, no-nonsense affair typified by the decidedly unsentimental track 'Your Love Is like a Cancer'."^[1]

Track listing

"Mother-In-Law Blues" – 3:12
"Sitting At My Window" – 4:30
"Look Now, Baby" – 3:24
"Your Love Is Like a Cancer" – 4:30
"All Your Love" – 3:34
"Cotton Picking Blues" – 4:38
"Hot Sauce" – 3:04
"How Could She Leave Me" – 3:39
"Going Home Tomorrow" – 3:37
"Now That I'm Down" – 5:58

References

^ ^a ^b "The Son Seals Blues Band - Son Seals | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1285". www.robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 2005-11-14. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 323.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 623.
^ "Son Seals | Biography & History". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
^ "Chicago Blues Legend Son Seals Dies". downbeat.com. December 22, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "Alligator Records - Genuine Houserockin' Music Since 1971". Alligator.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.