Copeland Special
Studio album by
Johnny Copeland
Released1981 (1981)
RecordedBlank Tapes
37 West 20th Street
New York City
GenreBlues
LabelRounder, Demon, Black & Blue
ProducerDan Doyle
Johnny Copeland chronology
Copeland Special
(1981)		 Texas Twister
(1984)

Copeland Special is an album by the American musician Johnny Copeland.[1][2] It was in 1981 on Rounder Records in the United States, Demon Records in the United Kingdom, and Black & Blue Records in France. It was recorded and mixed at Blank Tapes, 37 West 20th Street, NYC, and produced by Dan Doyle. The album won a W. C. Handy Award.[3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Robert ChristgauA−[6]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[7]

Robert Christgau wrote that the "conviction [is] more palpable here than on any new blues to come my way since Johnny Shines's 1977 Too Wet to Plow."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Claim Jumper"
  2. "I Wish I Was Single"
  3. "Everybody Wants A Piece Of Me"
  4. "Copeland Special"
  5. "It´s My Own Tears"
  6. "Third Party"
  7. "Big Time"
  8. "Down On Bended Knee"
  9. "Done Got Over It"
  10. "St. Louis Blues"

Personnel

  • Johnny Copeland – guitar, vocals
  • John Leibman – guitar
  • Don Whitcomb – bass
  • Mansfield Hitchman – drums (except on tracks 1, 3, 5, 7)
  • Candy McDonald – drums on tracks 1, 3, 5
  • Julian Vaughan – drums on track 7
  • Anthony Browne – organ on tracks 2, 5
  • Ken Vangel – piano arrangements
  • Brookly Slim – harmonica on track 4
  • George Adams – tenor & soprano saxophone
  • Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
  • Byard Lancaster – alto & tenor saxophone
  • Joe Rigby – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Ohashi, Garrett List – trombone
  • John Pratt, Yusef Yancey – trumpet

References

  1. ↑ Palmer, Robert (4 Sep 1981). "Johnny Copeland, a Blues Find from Texas, at Tramps". The New York Times. p. C5.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Jim (18 Sep 1981). "Texas Blues from Copeland". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
  3. ↑ Tinder, Cliff (June 1983). "A Good-Lookin' Texas Sound". Record. 2 (8): 21.
  4. ↑ Govenar, Alan B. (2008). Texas Blues: The Rise of a Contemporary Sound. Texas A&M University Press. p. 308.
  5. ↑ "Copeland Special Review by Bill Dahl". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Johnny Copeland". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Hull, Tom (May 10, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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