music.wikisort.org - Composition

Let Me In is an album by guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. It was released in 1991 on vinyl and CD by Pointblank Records.[1]

Let Me In
Studio album by Johnny Winter
Released	June 8, 1991
Studio	Streeterville (Chicago)
Genre	Blues
Length	49:18 (CD): 45.15 (LP)
Label	Pointblank
Producer	Dick Shurman Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter chronology
The Winter of '88 (1988) Let Me In (1991) Hey, Where's Your Brother? (1992)

Let Me In was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]

On AllMusic, Thom Owens said, "Though the set focuses on blues material, Winters [sic] can never leave his rock roots behind — the sheer volume and pile-driving energy of his performances ensures that."[3]

In the Chicago Tribune, Dan Kening wrote, "The original "White Tornado" returns with a strong outing that both reinforces his reputation as a world-class blues guitarist and indicates a growing maturity.... Winter shows he has at long last learned to balance technical flash with emotional substance."[4]

In the Chicago Reader, David Whiteis wrote, "Johnny Winter's Let Me In is a new contribution from a bluesman well on his way to elder-statesman status.... At this point Winter's guitar is beyond criticism — he's toned down his excesses, but he's still got that machine-gun multinote style, playing straight-ahead blues in manic linear patterns — he doesn't build a solo so much as blast straight through it."[5]

Track listing

1. "Illustrated Man" (Fred James, Mary-Ann Brandon) – 3:37
2. "Barefootin'" (Robert Parker) – 4:06
3. "Life Is Hard" (Fred James) – 6:17
4. "Hey You" (Mike Himelstein) – 2:42
5. "Blue Mood" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:01
6. "Sugaree" (Marty Robbins) – 2:57
7. "Medicine Man" (Robbie Fisher, Henley Douglas) – 4:22
8. "You're Humbuggin' Me" (Rocket Morgan, J.D. Miller) – 2:43
9. "If You Got a Good Woman" (Johnny Winter) – 4:23
10. "Got to Find My Baby" (John Heartsman) – 2:40
11. "Shame Shame Shame" (Jimmy Reed) – 4:16
12. "Let Me In" (Johnny Winter) – 4:11
13. "You Lie Too Much" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:03*

• "You Lie Too Much" was omitted from the vinyl issue.

Personnel

Musicians

• Johnny Winter – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Jeff Ganz – electric bass, fretless bass, upright bass
• Tom Compton – drums
• Dr. John – piano on "Barefootin'", "Life Is Hard", "Sugaree", "You Lie Too Much"
• Ken Saydak – piano on "If You Got a Good Woman"
• Billy Branch – harmonica on "Hey You", "If You Got a Good Woman", "Shame Shame Shame"
• Dennis, Margaret, Johnny and Brian Drugan, Dave Brickson, John Gabrysiak, Dick Shurman – ensemble vocals on "Hey You"

Production

• Dick Shurman, Johnny Winter – producers
• David Axelbaum – engineer
• Dave Brickson – assistant engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Mark Weiss – photography
• Bill Smith – design
• Recorded and mixed at Streeterville Recording Studios, Chicago

References

---