''Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John'' is an album by American singer-songwriter

Peter Case Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His career is wide-ranging, from rock n' roll and blues, to folk rock and solo acoustic performance. Biography Early career Case was born in Buffalo, New York, B ...

, released in 2007. It was nominated for a

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History

The album was Case's first of new material in five years after six albums on the

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label. The songs were written in tribute to blues artist

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. Case wrote most of the songs in the middle of the night. "I’d wake up in the middle of the night and write. I woke up and a song would spill out… They just came out, fully formed. Other songs, like ‘Every 24 Hours,’ I wrote right before we went in the studio."

Critical reception

Writing for

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, music critic Mark Deming called ''Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John'' "a splendid album from a truly gifted artist." The album was nominated for a

in 2008.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Case unless otherwise noted. #"Every 24 Hours" – 4:33 #"Million Dollars Bail" – 3:43 #"Underneath the Stars" – 3:51 #"Just Hangin' On" – 2:14 #"Ain't Gonna Worry No More" – 6:14 #"Palookaville" – 3:19 #"Get Away Blues" (Traditional) – 2:50 #"The Open Road Song" – 3:17 #"Some Bright Mornin' Blues" – 3:44 #"I'm Gonna Change My Ways" – 3:25 #"That Soul Twist" – 3:58

Personnel

– vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano *Duane Jarvis – guitar and percussion "I'm Gonna Change My Ways" *

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– guitar and vocal "Every 24 Hours" *

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– pedal steel "That Soul Twist" *

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– vocal "Underneath the Stars" *Lysa Flores – vocal "Some Bright Mornin' Blues" Production notes * Ian Brennan – producer *Peter Case – artwork *Gabriel Shepard – engineer *Craig Parker Adams, Rocky Grisez – mixing *Gavin Lurssen – mastering *Mary Gunn – graphic design

References

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