Black Merda is the self-titled debut album by the Detroit rock band Black Merda. It was released in 1970 by Chess Records. The original album was long out of print before being reissued on CD by TuffCity Records in 1996. All of the album’s tracks are also collected on the 2005 Black Merda compilation The Folks from Mother's Mixer.

Black Merda
Studio album by Black Merda
Released	1970
Recorded	Winter 1970 in Chicago
Genre	Acid rock psychedelic soul funk rock blues rock
Length	35:50
Label	Chess
Producer	Swan
Black Merda chronology
Black Merda (1970) Long Burn the Fire (1972)
Alternative cover
1996 reissue from TuffCity Records

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Prophet" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey) – 2:52
2. "Think of Me" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey, C. Hawkins, T. Hite) – 2:31
3. "Cynthy-Ruth" (V. Veasey) – 3:03
4. "Over and Over" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey, C. Hawkins, T. Hite) – 5:29
5. "Ashamed" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey) – 3:50
6. "Reality" (V. Veasey) – 1:59
7. "Windsong" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey, C. Hawkins, T. Hite) – 4:12
8. "Good Luck" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey) – 3:45
9. "That’s the Way It Goes" (V. Veasey) – 3:15
10. "I Don’t Want to Die" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey, C. Hawkins, T. Hite) – 3:51
11. "Set Me Free" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey) – 0:28

Personnel

• Anthony Hawkins – guitar, vocals
• VC L. Veasey – bass guitar, vocals
• Charles Hawkins – guitar, vocals
• Tyrone Hite – drums, vocals

References