Tobacco Road

by Lou Rawls

Tobacco Road cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:13
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Tobacco Road' frames Lou Rawls's relaxed baritone within a blend of vocal jazz, rhythm and blues, and soul-jazz accompaniment. The album illustrates his movement toward a mature crossover style aimed at both jazz and soul audiences.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, melodic, vocal, orchestral, bluesy, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Tobacco Road (4:01)
  2. Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (2:10)
  3. Rockin' Chair (1:57)
  4. Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) (3:02)
  5. Ol' Man River (3:49)
  6. Blues For A Four String Guitar (3:30)
  7. St. Louis Blues (2:28)
  8. Georgia On My Mind (3:19)
  9. Sentimental Journey (3:19)
  10. Summertime (3:34)

Credits

  • Lou Rawls - primary artist
  • John D. Loudermilk - written-by
  • Huddie Ledbetter - written-by
  • Hoagy Carmichael - written-by
  • Harold Arlen - written-by
  • Ted Koehler - written-by
  • Jerome Kern - written-by
  • Oscar Hammerstein II - written-by

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