The New Jimmy Reed Album

The New Jimmy Reed Album is an album by blues musician Jimmy Reed released by the BluesWay label in 1967.^[1][2][3]

The New Jimmy Reed Album
Studio album by Jimmy Reed
Released	1967
Recorded	November 4 & 8, 1966
Studio	Chicago, IL
Genre	Blues
Length	31:18
Label	BluesWay BL/BLS 6004
Producer	Al Smith
Jimmy Reed chronology
Jimmy Reed at Soul City (1964) The New Jimmy Reed Album (1967) Soulin' (1968)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated the album was: "bogged down by a production that tries to move Reed into the blues-rock era. Consequently, the album is primarily of interest to completists, since even hardcore Reed fans may find the production disconcerting".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions credited to Jimmy Reed except where noted

1. "Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 2:43
2. "I Wanna Know" (Johnnie Mae Smith) – 2:48
3. "Got Nowhere to Go" (Jimmy Reed, Al Smith) – 2:30
4. "Two Ways to Skin a Cat" (Al Smith) – 2:35
5. "Heartaches and Trouble" – 2:15
6. "Baby What You Want Me to Do" – 2:20
7. "Honey I'll Make Two" (Johnnie Mae Smith) – 2:18
8. "You Don't Have to Go" – 3:14
9. "Don't Play Me Cheap" (Al Smith) – 2:20
10. "Two Sides to Every Story" (Al Smith) – 2:30
11. "I'm Just Trying to Cop a Plea" (Mary Lee Reed) – 2:30
12. "Two Heads Better Than One" (Al Smith) – 3:15

Personnel

• Jimmy Reed – guitar, vocals, harmonica
• William "Lefty" Bates – guitar
• Jimmy Gresham – bass
• Al Duncan – drums