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. He never got to see its release as he was killed in an automobile accident 4 days after finishing it. It was released on the

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label in 2000. It contains the single "I Must Have Lost My Mind".

Background

The material covered include, "House Where Nobody Lives" which was originally by

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. It also has "I Must Have Lost My Mind" which has a similarity to an

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type of feeling. Other songs on the release include the love song, "Rock Me in Your Arms" and "Blues Conviction". Baker had a hand in composing material for the album. He wrote half of the songs on the album. Bakers vocals were reminiscent of the Memphis soul, Stax sound. Baker listened to the final mixes for the album on Thursday, March 2, 2000. On Sunday, March 5, while making his way back to Los Angeles, he was killed in a motor vehicle on Highway 101. Bakers death was reported in the issue of April 3, 2000 ''

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, a release date had not been set. A single containing two songs from the album was released in 2002 on Grapevine GSX 5004. It was released on 12", 33⅓ RPM format. The songs on the A side were "I Must Have Lost My Mind (Radio Edit)" (3:50) and "I Must Have Lost My Mind (Extended Version)" (5:32). The B side contained "Rock Me In Your Arms" (3:35). The groove on “Wood Rat” has to be heard to be believed. No click track, no edits, one take. The credited producer on the single was Andy Kaulkin.

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was the engineer and the post production and edits were by Paul Mooney.

Track listing

Adapted from Discogs. # "Suffer And Stay" – 4:20 # "Blues Conviction" – 5:12 # "Contentment" – 4:36 # "Rock Me In Your Arms" – 3:38 # "House Where Nobody Lives" – 4:03 # "Fallin' Down On My Face With The Blues" – 4:42 # "'Till The Day I Die" – 3:02 # "Must Have Lost My Mind" – 3:53 # "Wood Rat" – 3:52 # "Regular Man" – 3:12

Personnel

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King Ernest - Blues Got Soul CD
/ref> * Background vocals: Deston Berry, Rick Holmstrom, Kincaid Smith * Bass: Laurence Baulden * Drums: Steve Mugalian * Guitar: Rick Holmstrom * Keyboards: Andy Kaulkin * Saxophone: Michael Benedict, Efren Santana, Jeff Big Dad Turmes * Trumpet: Kincaid Smith * Vocals: King Ernest Production * Producer - Andy Kaulkin * Engineer -

* Photography - Billy Turner

Singles

References

Reviews

Blues Society: King Ernest - Blues Got Soul Review

All About Jazz: King Ernest: Blues Got Soul by Ed Kopp

Pop Matters: King Ernest, Blues Got Soul by Barbara Flaska

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