Label: Anagram Music / Elemental Music
Reissued 7/28/2023, Originally released 1971
This was the 8th album by blues master Howlin' Wolf released by Chess Records in 1971. Often considered an attempt at offering the masses a psychedelic record, its sound ranges from acid-rock, to blues, to funk, and back again. The title song is Wolf's attempt at reaching the youth of the era in a beautiful spoken word ballad which can easily be summed up in two words: Be Yourself. Arranged and conducted by Cash McCall, this album presents Wolf in the company of legendary pianist Sonny Thompson.
Track listing:
- If I Were a Bird
- I Smell a Rat
- Miss James
- Message to the Young
- She's Lookin' Good
- Just As Long
- Romance Without Finance
- Turn Me on