Lead Me On (Kelly Joe Phelps album)

Lead Me On
Studio album by Kelly Joe Phelps
Released	May 1994
Recorded	Dead Aunt Thelma's
Genre	Blues, country blues
Length	70:22
Label	Burnside
Kelly Joe Phelps chronology
Lead Me On (1994) Roll Away the Stone (1997)

Lead Me On is the debut album by American blues singer and guitarist Kelly Joe Phelps.[1][2] It is his first release on the Burnside label before moving to Rykodisc Records.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[4]

AllMusic critic Roch Parisien wrote: "This is the real deal — Phelps performs with the full authority and authenticity of the Delta blues tradition without ever once sounding like a Folkways museum piece."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps except as noted.

1. "I've Been Converted" (Traditional) – 6:16
2. "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues" (Skip James) – 5:24
3. "Where Do I Go Now" – 5:33
4. "Love Me Baby Blues" (Joe Calicott) – 4:41
5. "Lead Me On" – 4:46
6. "Jesus Make up My Dying Bed" (Traditional) – 5:17
7. "Leavin' Blues" (Herman Johnson) – 5:54
8. "Marking Stone Blues" – 4:58
9. "The Black Crow Keeps Flying" – 4:17
10. "I'd Be a Rich Man" – 4:44
11. "Someone to Save Me" – 6:35
12. "Motherless Children" (Traditional)– 7:24
13. "Fare Thee Well" – 4:33

Personnel

• Kelly Joe Phelps – vocals, guitar, stomp box
• Engineered by Mike Moore
• Executive producer – Terry Carrier
• Photos by James Rexroad, Project 47

References

1. Hiltbrand, David (Jul 24, 1995). "Lead Me On by Kelly Joe Phelps". People. Vol. 44, no. 4. p. 18.
2. Stoute, Lenny (30 Nov 1995). "Slidin' gives guitar picker his own distinctive sound". Toronto Star. p. F6.
3. Parisien, Roch. "Lead Me On > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 519. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

External links

• Discography at Kelly Joe Phelps official web site.