Real Mother for Ya

Johnny "Guitar" Watson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B0000008UF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,860 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Real Mother for Ya

2. Nothing Left to Be Desired

3. Your Love Is My Love

4. The Real Deal

5. Tarzan

6. I Wanna Thank You

7. Lover Jones

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1994 Collectables release. Catalog COL-CD-5492. There is a small punch hole through the booklet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Soul Classic, June 11, 2002

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WILLIE A YOUNG II "willow" (Houston, TX.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Real Mother for Ya (Audio CD)

Though he never recieved the accolades and praise, let alone the chart success he truly deserved, the late Johnny "Guitar" Watson was a musical genius, writer, producer, arranger and guitarist without peer. The title track of this brilliant LP is probably his finest moment ("Superman Lover" comes close though) and is one of those songs that you simply MUST turn up loud when it comes on the radio. His backing band is especially tight, laying down a funky groove on bass, drums and funky clavinet that will dig into your sub-concious and yet it retains an airy, jazzy feel throughout. Watsons' vocal delivery is a fine melding of early rap, blues singing and spoken-word that transforms timeless lyrics (..'rent's goin' up higher, got the parents lyin'(I'll pay you tomorrow) ' they makin' milk outta powder, got the babies cryin''(poor babies, they don't know what that stuff is!)into pure poetry. My other fave on this LP is the breezy jazz feel of "Thank You", another terrific uptempo number with a catchy chorus, jaunty horns and Watson's double tracked vocals on the choruses. While Black radio always supported his work and he maintained a huge following in R&B circles, for some reason his work was largely ignored by other 'mainstream' programmers and listeners. Too bad for them, because this is some of the best soul music ever recorded and would have slaughtered the competition on the charts had it been given the proper exposure. Just listen for yourself.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius, February 17, 2000

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A customer "mistermaxxx" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Real Mother for Ya (Audio CD)

hearing the genius of this Man was a real treat.his guitar playing is classic.this album is funky&has some tight slow jams.as writer,arranger,Producer,&Instrumentalist this Brother could do it all.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very Fun CD!, March 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Real Mother for Ya (Audio CD)

This CD is for anyone who likes funk music, good lyrics, and good guitar. This is a very fun CD and is a blast to listen too. It has everything from good groovin funk to slower love songs. A friend of mine introduced me to Johnny Guitar and I'm very glad he did.