''Living in the Danger Zone'' is a studio album by the blues musician

Son Seals Frank "Son" Seals (August 14, 1942 – December 20, 2004) was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. In 2009, Seals was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Career Seals was born in Osceola, Arkansas, where his father, Jim "Son" Sea ...

, released via Alligator Records in 1991.

Production

The album was produced by Seals and

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. It was made using Seals regulars and studio musicians, and marked a reconciliation between Seals and Iglauer.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that the album "emphasizes uptempo funky blues, with the occasional classic Chicago shuffle and mid-tempo, minor-key tune for variety." ''

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'' called the album "impressive," writing that Seals "powerfully recites a litany of sorrows against a backdrop of jackhammer drums, organ and occasional horns, playing blistering guitar lines to express what the lyrics can't." ''

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'' wrote that "Seals tears into ... the losing-streak lament 'I Can't Lose the Blues' and 'Tell It to Another Fool', a bitter declaration of independence from heartache, with convincing autobiographical zeal, singing with gruff exuberance and unleashing steely outbursts of impassioned, stabbing guitar."

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wrote that "the self-pitying ballad closer 'My Life' is the worst thing Seals has ever put on tape for Alligator."

Track listing

#"Frigidaire Woman" – 5:07 #"I Can't Lose The Blues" – 4:28 #"Woman In Black" – 3:10 #"Tell It To Another Fool" – 4:17 #"Ain't That Some Shame" – 3:38 #"Arkansas Woman" – 4:29 #"The Danger Zone" – 5:04 #"Last Four Nickels" – 4:17 #"My Time Now" – 6:05 #"Bad Axe" – 3:12 #"My Life" – 8:07

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums Son Seals albums Albums produced by Bruce Iglauer Alligator Records albums