Primitive Son

Primitive Son is the sixth album by Virginia-based blues rock artist Eli Cook. It was released in April 2014. The album leans more to the grunge/hard rock side of Cook's work, and features a slew of guest musicians such as Leslie West and Vinny Appice.^[4]

Primitive Son
Studio album by Eli Cook
Released	2014
Studio	Hampton Hacienda Lab, The Cat Room
Genre	Rock blues rock blues metal grunge
Length	1:00:03
Label	Cleopatra Records
Producer	Eli Cook Greg Hampton Brian Perera
Eli Cook chronology
Ace, Jack & King (2011) Primitive Son (2014) High-Dollar Gospel (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Critical Jazz	[1]
Dangerdog Music Reviews	[2]
Blues Rock Review	7.5/10[3]

Critical reception

The critical response has been positive. Emma Johnston from Louder stated that the album contained "Timeless stuff created by a scholar of the genre".^[5] Steve Yourglivch from Blues Matters noted, "There is a high standard of songwriting and musicianship throughout. The guests never overshadow Eli and his core band but add subtleties and nuances."^[6]

Personnel

• Eli Cook – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Producer
• Rob Richmond – Bass
• Wade Warfield – Drums, Percussion
• Leslie West – Featured Artist, Guitars
• Vinny Appice – Featured Artist, Drums
• Artimus Pyle – Featured Artist, Drums
• Sonny Landreth – Featured Artist, Slide Guitar
• Reese Wynans – Featured Artist, Hammond B3
• Pat Travers – Featured Artist, Guitars, Vocals
• Tinsley Ellis – Featured Artist, Guitar
• Rod Piazza – Featured Artist, Harmonica
• Eric Gales – Featured Artist, Guitar
• Harvey Mandel – Featured Artist, Guitar
• Jörgen Carlsson – Featured Artist, Bass
• Erin Lunsford – Vocals
• Anthony Focx – Mastering
• Brian Craddock – Drum Engineering, Guitar Engineer, Vocal Engineer
• Greg Hampton – Engineer, Mixing, Producer
• Damani Harrison – Vocal Engineer
• Chris Kress – Mixing
• Jared Kvitka – Drum Engineering
• Jeremy McKenzie – Engineer, Mixing
• Music Resource Center – Vocal Engineer
• Brian Perera – Executive Producer
• Aliyah Davis – Graphic Design
• M. De Vena – Cover Illustration

Track listing

All songs written by Eli Cook, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"War Horse"		4:48
2.	"Revelator"	Eli Cook/ Greg Hampton	3:17
3.	"Sweet Thang"		4:35
4.	"High In The Morning"		4:48
5.	"Won't Be Long"		3:38
6.	"Motor Queen"		3:48
7.	"Be Your Fool"		3:54
8.	"Swing A Little Harder"		4:35
9.	"Shake The Devil Down"		3:35
10.	"Tall and Twisted"		3:44
11.	"The Great Southern Love-Kill"		4:10
12.	"Amphetamine Saint"		5:00
13.	"Primitive Son"		4:53
14.	"Burying Ground"		5:08
Total length:			01:00:03