If you know anything about Screamin' Jay Hawkins at all, you'll know to play this record like you play Russian Roulette; one hand on the trigger and the other over your heart. In a production line world of yawn-a-minute clones, these handcrafted Screamin' specialties seek to break the mold. Showcasing his inspiration from the freshest sounds of the era, a self-taught, knockabout competence on the piano and saxophone and, with more than the touch of the bizarre, Jay is the master of shaping hits as unique as they are strange. Becoming a household name after the success of 'I Put a Spell on You', this remarkable collection of tracks seek to prove that with or without the fame, Jay conducted business as unusual. With the first half of the album written before his rise to popularity and the second shortly after, this pre and post 'Spell' selection proves him far from a one-off wonder and a truly a one of a kind talent, unchanged by the fame and doing it just as well long before it appeared.

Tracklist:

Not Anymore
Please Try to Understand
Baptize Me in Wine
This Is All
She Put the Whammee on Me
Well I Tried
You're All of My Life to Me
I Hear Voices
Talk About Me
Just Don't Care
The Whammy
Poor Folks
Your Kind of Love
All Night
Monkberry Moon Delight
Sweet Ginny

UPC: 730167342483
Label: Good Time
Release Date: 9.1.23
Format: CD

Screamin Hawkins Jay - Screamin' The Blues (Mod) (CD)