Today! (Skip James album) - Composition

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Today! is the third studio album by Delta blues musician Skip James, released in 1966 by Vanguard Records.

Today!

Studio album by

Skip James

Released

1966

Recorded

January 9–10, 1966

Genre

Blues

Label

Vanguard

Skip James chronology

She Lyin'
(1965)

Today!
(1966)

Devil Got My Woman
(1968)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

AllMusic critic Ron Wynn wrote that "wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes with tasty piano make this essential."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Skip James except as noted.

Side One
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hard Time Killing Floor Blues"	3:24
2.	"Crow Jane"	3:00
3.	"Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues"	4:12
4.	"Special Rider Blues"	5:11
5.	"Drunken Spree"	2:49
6.	"Cherryball"	4:28

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"How Long"	Leroy Carr	2:58
8.	"All Night Long"		5:03
9.	"Cypress Grove"		4:20
10.	"Look Down the Road"		3:16
11.	"My Gal"		6:06
12.	"I'm So Glad"		1:54

Personnel

Skip James – vocals, guitar, piano
Russ Savakus – bass (on "How Long")

References

Ron, Wynn. "Today! > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 359.

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