Where It All Began

by Bo Diddley

Where It All Began cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Chess
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:52
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded as an effort to contemporize his distinct rhythmic foundation, 'Where It All Began' integrates heavy funk instrumentation into an established rock blueprint. The project utilizes surging brass sections and electric experimentation to appeal to shifting tastes while retaining the artist's idiosyncratic driving beat. The raw, hedonistic energy present on the session highlights a seamless adaptation to the heavier sonic textures of the decade.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, hedonism, drugs, bluesy, funky, vocal, groove-laden

Tracklist

  1. I've Had It Hard (3:25)
  2. Woman (3:10)
  3. Look At Grandma (3:35)
  4. A Good Thing (2:40)
  5. Bad Trip (5:55)
  6. Hey, Jerome (3:11)
  7. Infatuation (3:46)
  8. Take It All Off (3:24)
  9. Bo Diddley-itis (5:42)

Credits

  • Bo Diddley - primary artist, vocals, guitar
  • Susan Mitchell - artwork [liner art]
  • Cornelia Redmond - backing vocals, written-by, lead vocals
  • Gloria Scott - backing vocals
  • Harriette Reynolds - backing vocals
  • Vera Hamilton - backing vocals
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Doug Johnson - cover, artwork

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