| Artist |
Long John Baldry |
| Album Title: |
It Ain't Easy |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: General Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
00/00/1971 |
| Reissue Date |
08/29/2005 |
| Label |
Warner Bros. Records |
| Catalog No |
8122784642 |
| Bar Code No |
6 81227 84642 8 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Intro: Conditional Discharge (3:16)
(Ian Armit/Long John Baldry) |
| 2.
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Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock & Roll (3:25)
(Jeff Thomas) |
| 3.
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Black Girl (2:51)
(Lead Belly) |
| 4.
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It Ain't Easy (4:54)
(Ron Davis) |
| 5.
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Morning Morning (2:37)
(Tuli Kupferberg) |
| 6.
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I'm Ready (4:14)
(Willie Dixon) |
| 7.
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Let's Burn Down the Cornfield (4:16)
(Randy Newman) |
| 8.
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Mr Rubin (4:06)
(Lesley Duncan) |
| 9.
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Rock Me When He's Gone (4:08)
(Elton John) |
| 10.
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Flying (7:00)
(Ronnie Lane/Ron Wood/Rod Stewart) |
| 11.
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Going Down Slow (bonus track) (3:11)
(James B. Oden) |
| 12.
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Blues (Corn Bread, Meat And Molasses) (bonus track) (3:00)
(Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee) |
| 13.
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Love In Vain (bonus track) (4:22)
(Robert Johnson) |
| 14.
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Midnight Hour Blues (bonus track) (4:09)
(Leroy Carr) |
| 15.
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Black Girl (alt version) (3:35)
(Lead Belly) |
| 16.
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It Ain't Easy (alt version) (5:10)
(Ron Davies) |
| 17.
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I'm Ready (alt version) (4:17)
(Willie Dixon) |
| 18.
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Radio Spot (bonus track) (0:29)
(Long John Baldry) |
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| Date Acquired |
03/03/2011 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
MovieMars.com (Amazon) |
| Purchase Price |
9.93 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Side 1 (tracks 1-5) produced by Rod Stewart Side 2 (tracks 6-10) produced by Elton John Tracks 11-18 bonus tracks
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Analyzed: Long John Baldry / It Ain't Easy
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -1.53 dB -18.82 dB 3:16 01-Intro: Conditional Discharge
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.56 dB 3:26 02-Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock & Roll
DR8 -0.51 dB -12.10 dB 2:52 03-Black Girl
DR9 -0.35 dB -12.32 dB 4:54 04-It Ain't Easy
DR9 -0.61 dB -11.17 dB 2:37 05-Morning Morning
DR9 -0.13 dB -11.39 dB 4:15 06-I'm Ready
DR9 -0.92 dB -13.23 dB 4:17 07-Let's Burn Down the Cornfield
DR10 -0.13 dB -14.71 dB 4:07 08-Mr. Rubin
DR9 -0.35 dB -11.76 dB 4:09 09-Rock Me When He's Gone
DR8 -0.84 dB -12.05 dB 7:01 10-Flying
DR13 -1.46 dB -18.77 dB 3:11 11-Going Down Slow
DR12 -2.59 dB -17.18 dB 3:00 12-Blues (Cornbread, Meat and Molasses)
DR11 -1.50 dB -14.07 dB 4:22 13-Love in Vain
DR14 -2.45 dB -19.25 dB 4:10 14-Midnight Hour Blues
DR12 -0.61 dB -15.09 dB 3:35 15-Black Girl (alternate version)
DR9 -0.42 dB -12.31 dB 5:10 16-It Ain't Easy (alternate version)
DR8 -1.61 dB -12.18 dB 4:18 17-I'm Ready (alternate version)
DR12 -8.06 dB -23.11 dB 0:30 18-Radio Spot
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 762 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Lindsay Planer
It Ain't Easy features a British blues-rock lineup befitting the man behind the Long John Baldry moniker. This album returns Baldry to a decidedly edgier and hipper audience, with a literal cast of all-stars on some of the more adventurous material he had covered to date. This is no doubt due, at least in part, to the involvement of rock superstars Rod Stewart and Elton John. In fact, John confesses to have taken the last name in his stage moniker from Baldry's first name. Among their contributions to the project, Stewart and John divided the production tasks with each taking a side of the original album. Immediately, Baldry sheds the MOR blue-eyed soul-pop image. The backing band on Stewart's side includes fellow Face and future Rolling Stone, Ron Wood, on electric guitar, and acoustic guitarist Sam Mitchell, who appeared on many of Stewart's early-'70s solo albums. His contributions to this side are numerous, including an especially potent solo on Leadbelly's "Black Girl." This authentic duet featuring Maggie Bell on co-lead vocals is a definite return to the Mississippi Delta for the song which is also known as the bluegrass standard "In the Pines." Other highlights from Stewart's sector include the humorous and self-biographical leadoff track "Conditional Discharge," which is paired with the full-tilt boogie of "Don't Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll." Arguably the oddest cover version on this album is also among the best; "Morning Morning," from head Fug Tuli Kupferberg, is given new and surprisingly fresh life by Baldry. Highlights from Elton John's side include Randy Newman's "Let's Burn Down the Cornfield," which would have fit perfectly on John's Tumbleweed Connection album. Additionally, "Rock Me When He's Gone" was actually recorded by John, although his version remained unissued until the 1992 odds-and-sods compilation Rare Masters. [The U.K. release of this album contains bonus material.]
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