Now I Got Worry

Now I Got Worry is the fifth studio album by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. It was released via Matador Records on October 15, 1996.^[1] "Fuck Shit Up" is a cover of a Dub Narcotic song.^[1] "Weird Al" Yankovic directed the music video for "Wail".^[2]

Now I Got Worry
Studio album by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Released	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)
Genre	Punk blues, alternative rock
Length	45:15
Label	Matador
Producer	Jon Spencer, Jim Waters
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology
A Ass Pocket of Whiskey (1996) Now I Got Worry (1996) Controversial Negro (1997)
Singles from Now I Got Worry
"2Kindsa Love" Released: 1996 "Wail" Released: 1997 "Rocketship" Released: 1997

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	5/5[4]
Chicago Tribune	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	5/10[8]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[9]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Spin	7/10[12]

Mark Deming of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Now I Got Worry may not be JSBX's best album, but it does capture their taut, blazing, live sound and their eccentric studio approach with a better balance than anything else in their catalog; if you want to get slapped upside the head while you boogie all night long, this is the album for you."^[3]

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Skunk"	Spencer, Explosion	2:39
2.	"Identify"	Spencer, Explosion	1:08
3.	"Wail"	Spencer, Explosion	3:09
4.	"Fuck Shit Up"	Dub Narcotic	3:08
5.	"2Kindsa Love"	Spencer, Explosion	3:02
6.	"Love All of Me"	Spencer, Explosion	1:58
7.	"Chicken Dog"	Explosion, Thomas	3:01
8.	"Rocketship"	Spencer, Explosion	3:14
9.	"Dynamite Lover"	Spencer, Explosion	2:58
10.	"Hot Shot"	Spencer, Explosion	2:09
11.	"Can't Stop"	Explosion, Mark Ramos Nishita	2:53
12.	"Firefly Child"	Spencer, Explosion	3:24
13.	"Eyeballin"	Spencer, Explosion	3:17
14.	"R.L. Got Soul"	Spencer, Explosion	4:05
15.	"Get Over Here"	Spencer, Explosion	2:09
16.	"Sticky"	Spencer, Explosion	2:54

2010 reissue edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
17.	"Cool Vee"	4:10
18.	"Fish Sauce"	3:28
19.	"Yellow Eyes"	3:57
20.	"Turn Up Greene"	2:52
21.	"Buscemi"	1:42
22.	"Get with It"	1:34
23.	"Let's Smerf"	2:12
24.	"Down Low"	2:02
25.	"Chocolate Joe"	2:32
26.	"Judah Love Theme"	1:26
27.	"Dig My Shit"	1:38
28.	"Roosevelt Hotel Blues"	3:23
29.	"Radio Ad - Announcer #1"	1:09
30.	"Radio Ad - Ernie Eddie"	0:31
31.	"Radio Ad - Announcer #2"	0:50
32.	"Radio Ad - Street Sez-Me"	0:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Blues Explosion

• Judah Bauer – guitar, vocals
• Russell Simins – drums
• Jon Spencer – vocals, guitar

Guests

• Mark Ramos Nishita – clavinet (on "Chicken Dog"), piano (on "Can't Stop"), organ (on "Firefly Child")
• Rufus Thomas – vocals (on "Chicken Dog")
• Justin Berry – saxophone (on "Firefly Child")
• Thermos Malling – bang (on "2Kindsa Love" and "Sticky")

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14]	80
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	59
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	25
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	50
US Billboard 200[18]	121
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19]	4