''Give Me Time'' is an album of
home recording
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s by the American blues musician
Magic Sam
Samuel Gene Maghett (February 14, 1937 – December 1, 1969), known as Magic Sam, was an American Chicago blues musician. He was born in Grenada County, Mississippi, and learned to play the blues from listening to records by Muddy Waters and ...
, recorded at his house in Chicago in 1968, that was released by the
Delmark label in 1991.
Reception
AllMusic
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reviewer Lindsay Planer wrote:
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings
''The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings'' is an encyclopedia of blues music albums released on CD.
Content
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'' said "He confines his guitar work to chords and riffs but doesn't stint when a song requires his full voice. Sound quality is acceptable but by the nature this is a record supplementary to the requirements for all but the dedicated collector".
Track listing
All compositions by Magic Sam except where noted
# "Give Me Time" – 3:28
# "You Belong to Me" – 3:49
# "That's Why I'm Crying" – 3:25
# "You're So Fine" – 2:55
# "Come into My Arms" – 1:55
# "
I Can't Quit You Baby
"I Can't Quit You Baby" is blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Chicago blues artist Otis Rush in 1956.
It is a slow twelve-bar blues ensemble piece, with lyrics about the consequences of an adulterous relationship which is ...
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Willie Dixon
William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...
) – 3:54
# "
Sweet Little Angel
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" (Unknown) – 3:14
# "That's All I Need" – 1:50
# "What Have I Done Wrong?" – 4:37
# "Baby, You Torture My Soul" – 3:44
# "
I'm So Glad
"I'm So Glad" is a Delta blues-style song originally recorded by American musician Skip James in 1931. Blues historian Gerard Herzhaft notes "This spiritual probably dates back to the beginning of the blues".
Blues writer Stephen Calt describes ...
" (
Skip James
Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9, 1902October 3, 1969) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. AllMusic stated: "Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James' early recordings ...
) – 2:18
# "Shake a Hand" – 2:56
Personnel
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Magic Sam
Samuel Gene Maghett (February 14, 1937 – December 1, 1969), known as Magic Sam, was an American Chicago blues musician. He was born in Grenada County, Mississippi, and learned to play the blues from listening to records by Muddy Waters and ...
− guitar, vocals
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Eddie Boyd
Edward Riley Boyd (November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994)Dahl, Bill. Eddie Boyd: Biography AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2016. was an American blues pianist, singer and songwriter, best known for his recordings in the early 1950s, including the ...
– vocals (track 5)
References
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Delmark Records albums
1991 albums
Magic Sam albums
Albums produced by Bob Koester