Down in Virginia

Down in Virginia
Studio album by
Jimmy Reed
Released1969
Recorded1967–69
StudioChicago, IL
GenreBlues
Length28:29
LabelBluesWay
BL/BLS 6024
ProducerAl Smith
Jimmy Reed chronology
Big Boss Man
(1968) 		Down in Virginia
(1969) 		As Jimmy Is
(1970)

Down in Virginia is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1969.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

AllMusic reviewer Cub Koda stated: "Reed was in pretty sad shape by this time in his life and the monotonous approach to these songs (tunes constantly fade in and out as if only this much of the performance was salvageable) gives these recordings a real assembly line quality that's most unsettling".[4]

Bob Dylan paid homage to the album by integrating its title into a lyric in his tribute song "Goodbye Jimmy Reed" ("Can't you hear me calling from down in Virginia?").[5]

Track listing

All compositions credited to Al Smith except where noted

  1. "Sugar, Sugar Woman" (Al Smith, O. D. Robinson) – 2:35
  2. "Don't Light My Fire" – 2:35
  3. "Slow Walking Mama" (Al Smith, Louis Smith) – 2:40
  4. "Jump and Shout" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:30
  5. "Down In Virginia" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:35
  6. "Check Yourself" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:35
  7. "I Shot an Arrow to the Sky" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:37
  8. "Ghetto Woman Blues" – 2:25
  9. "Big Boss Lady" – 2:32
  10. "I Need You So" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:40
  11. "The Judge Should Know" (Al Smith, Louis Smith) – 2:45

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Wirz' American Music: Bluesway Records discography accessed August 30, 2019
  2. ^ Wirz' American Music: Jimmy Reed Discography accessed August 30, 2019
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Bluesway Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
  4. ^ a b Koda, Cub. Jimmy Reed: Big Boss Man/Down in Virginia – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Goodbye Jimmy Reed | The Official Bob Dylan Site". www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.