Blues Interaction – Live in Japan 1986

Blues Interaction - Live In Japan 1986
Live album by
Otis Rush
Released1989 (1989)
RecordedDecember 1986, Tokyo, Japan
GenreBlues
Length63:53
LabelP-Vine

Blues Interaction – Live in Japan 1986 is an album by blues singer and guitarist Otis Rush, recorded live in Tokyo in December 1986. Recorded with Break Down, a local Japanese band, it features tunes originally popularized by Rush and other blues and R&B artists.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

In a review for AllMusic, Rev. Keith A. Gordon gave the album 2 1/2 out of five stars and considered Rush's compositions "Tops", "All Your Love" and "Double Trouble" as the album's highlights.[1] However, he concluded, "The inconsistency of Rush's performance and the mediocre skills of the backing band make Live in Japan 1986 a mixed bag appealing mostly to blues completists and Rush fanatics."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Otis Rush, except where noted.

  1. "Tops" – 7:22
  2. "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" – 5:48
  3. "Please, Please, Please" (James Brown, Johnny Terry) – 4:51
  4. "Killing Floor" (Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf) – 8:43
  5. "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – 5:36
  6. "Lonely Man" (Milton Campbell, Bob Lyons) – 2:50
  7. "Double Trouble" – 4:11
  8. "Right Place, Wrong Time" – 7:19
  9. "Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster) – 6:30
  10. "Gambler's Blues" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) – 10:03

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gordon, Rev. Keith A. "Otis Rush: Live in Japan 1986 – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2023.