Long As I Have You

John Hammond, Little Charlie & The Nightcats | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 1998)
• Original Release Date: April 21, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: PointBlank Records/ Virgin Records America
• ASIN: B00000603P
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Don't Start Me Talkin'

2. As Long As I Have You

3. I Feel Sorry

4. Stranded

5. Lookin' For Trouble

6. I Got Lucky

7. Sad To Be Alone

8. Goin' Away Baby

9. So Many Roads, So Many Trains

10. I'm Gonna Find My Baby

11. Crying At Daylight

12. Everything's Gonna Be Alright

13. Untrue Blues

14. Tell Me Mama

15. Homeless Blues

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Freshens up Some Blues Classics, March 28, 2003

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loce_the_wizard "loce_the_wizard" (Lilburn, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Long As I Have You (Audio CD)

John Hammond delivers a well-rounded set of his interpretations of a who's who of classic blues masters on "Long As I Have You." He neither strays too far from the originals nor tries to exceed his own range----which is considerable----so the tunes here sound both fresh and natural.

In something of a departure, Mr. Hammond handles only the vocals on the first dozen tracks, and Little Charlie and the Mudcats adeptly handle all the instruments with zest and taste, striking the right tone without sounding harsh and strident, which is a flaw in too many modern blues bands.

For the final three tracks, which are all stripped-down bare bones blues, Mr. Hammond adds guitar and harmonica to his vocals with only a washboard to flesh out the sound.

I'm glad that we have Mr. Hammond hard at work delivering his common-sense, well-honed take on the blues. Though this session does not invite frequent, repeated listenings, it's worth having.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If You Like The Blues...., October 12, 2004

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J. Agin "nightfly_54" (Bayside, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Long As I Have You (Audio CD)

If you like the Blues ..This is the Blues at its Best..John Hammond takes on Just vocals for the first 12 Tracks.The band
Little Charlie and the NightCats who Hammond has worked with before takes on all instruments and they play with great integrity and fine solo's throughout.Hammond fronts the band with his incredible vocals his voice has aged well like all the great blues men and he sounds more convincing and soulful than ever.The selections are not the old war horses,which is good, but chooses more esoteric selections by the great blues writers.The last 3 tracks are just Hammond and his Guitar and Harmonica and a Washboard player are the Blues as you would expect from this artist.
Hammond self produced the album ..the sound is slightly dull but the mix is just fine and all in all ..well done..

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good, November 3, 1999

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political idiot (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long As I Have You (Audio CD)

I have never been a big fan of John Hammond Jr. I have always heard and read how great he is, but CD after CD purchase I always hear him forcing the vocal inflections to the point of sillyness like current pop blues diva Jonny Lang. However, this is actually a decent release from JH. Maybe ageing of the vocal chords has something to do with it. On almost all of the tracks, JH opts to let Little Charlie & The Nightcats back him while dealing only with the vocals...and it works! I can now say I am a John Hammond fan.