Lead Me On (Kelly Joe Phelps album)


Lead Me On is the debut album of American blues singer and guitarist Kelly Joe Phelps. It is his first release on the Burnside label before moving to Rykodisc Records.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Roch Parisien wrote of the album "This is the real deal — Phelps performs with the full authority and authenticity of the Delta blues tradition without ever once sounding like a Folkways museum piece."

Track listing

All songs written by Kelly Joe Phelps except as noted.
  1. "I've Been Converted" – 6:16
  2. "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues" – 5:24
  3. "Where Do I Go Now" – 5:33
  4. "Love Me Baby Blues" – 4:41
  5. "Lead Me On" – 4:46
  6. "Jesus Make up My Dying Bed" – 5:17
  7. "Leavin' Blues" – 5:54
  8. "Marking Stone Blues" – 4:58
  9. "The Black Crow Keeps Flying" – 4:17
  10. "I'd Be a Rich Man" – 4:44
  11. "Someone to Save Me" – 6:35
  12. "Motherless Children" – 7:24
  13. "Fare Thee Well" – 4:33

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