1 "B" Movie Boxcar Blues(3:49)
2 Isn't That So?(3:56)
3 Corrina(3:30)
4 Take It Easy(4:55)
5. Spoonful(3:12)
6 It Ain't Watcha Eat But the Way How You Chew It(2:45)
7 Sick and Tired(4:20)
8 Maybe Someday Baby(3:12)
9 Big River(2:51)
10 Lovinest Man(3:19)
second wind - album credits
Marty McCallVocals (Background)
Cary PritkinAssistant Engineer
Billy SandersGuitar (Electric)
Johnny SandlinGuitar (Electric), Producer, Remixing
Louis StephensOrgan, Clavinet, Orchestration
Harver ThompsonSax (Tenor)
Harvey ThompsonSax (Tenor)
Steve TillischAssistant Engineer
Alex KashAssistant Engineer, Remix Assistant
Marie KaylanArt Direction
Suha GurDigital Remastering
David AlexanderPhotography
Earl KlaskyDesign, Cover Design
Tori HammondProduction Coordination
Sherlie MatthewsVocals (Background)
Bonnie BramlettVocals (Background)
Clydie KingVocals (Background)
Mickey ThomasVocals (Background)
Bobbye HallPercussion, Conga
Barry BeckettPiano, Piano (Electric)
Harrison CallowayTrumpet, Arranger, Horn Arrangements
Ronnie EadesSax (Baritone)
Tom FlyeEngineer, Remixing
Dennis GoodTrombone
Robert HarwellSax (Tenor)
Roger HawkinsDrums
David HoodBass (Electric)
John Leslie HugGuitar (Acoustic), ?, Guitar (Electric), Guitar
Jimmy JohnsonGuitar (Electric)
Kalifornia Kurt KinzelEngineer
Delbert McClintonHarmonica, Vocals, ?, Main Performer
The venerable Delbert McClinton is a legend among Texas roots music aficionados, not only for his amazing longevity, but for his ability to combine country, blues, soul, and rock & roll as if there were no distinctions between any of them in the best time-honored Texas tradition. A formidable harmonica player long before he recorded as a singer, McClinton's career began in the late '50s, yet it took him nearly two decades to evolve into a bona fide solo artist. A critics' darling and favorite of his peers, McClinton never really became a household name, but his resurgence in the '90s helped him earn more widespread respect from both the public at large and the Grammy committee.
After his ABC deal collapsed, Delbert McClinton signed with
Phil Walden's Capricorn Records in 1978. Second Wind was his debut for the label and was produced by the legendary
Johnny Sandlin (of
the Allman Brothers'
Fillmore East and
Brothers and Sisters fame), with backing by the entire Muscle Shoals stable — horns and rhythm section, and
Sandlin on lead guitar, and
Clydie King and
Bonnie Bramlett leading a quartet of female backing vocalists. The recipe was right for a burning session of Southern-fried soul, R&B, and funky rock & roll. The material was solid. First there was "'B' Movie" (aka the notorious "'B' Movie Boxcar Blues" from the Blues Brothers movie in 1980) from the
Delbert and Glen project that derailed a few years earlier. McClinton's own "Take It Easy," "It Ain't Whatcha Eat but the Way That Ya Chew It," "Maybe Someday Baby," and "Lovinest Man" were also on the set; each one a soulful funky groover, with "Take It Easy" being a straight-up Memphis-styled soul tune. The new arrangement of
Taj Mahal/
Jesse Ed Davis's take on "Corrina" shuffled and simmered the pot with a burgeoning intensity.
The Allmans themselves, immediately following "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" during their live set, could have executed this spooky, jazzed-up read of
Willie Dixon's "Spoonful." The horn chart in
Chris Kenner and
Dave Bartholomew's "Sick and Tired" is so greasy it nearly slides off the platter. Add McClinton's harmonica to the break, and it's groove-a-licious dirty gumbo. In addition, McClinton's rhythmic delivery on
Johnny Cash's "Big River" completely reinvents the tune before the set gets carried out with McClinton's
Allen Toussaint-inspired "Lovinest Man," on which
Barry Beckett's electric piano shines. Second Wind is a smoldering slow burn of an album and sounds as fresh in the 21st century as when it was recorded. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
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