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Sings the Blues

Clifton Chenier
Clifton Sings the Blues CD artwork
Clifton Sings the Blues 2004 CD edition
Clifton Sings the Blues CD artwork
Clifton Sings the Blues 1992 CD edition
Clifton Sings the Blues vinyl LP artwork
Clifton Sings the Blues 1987 vinyl LP edition
Recorded in 1969 and originally released in 1980 as King-Of-Zydeco on the Home Cooking imprint, Sings the Blues features Clifton Chenier and his band at the peak of their powers. Long hailed as the “King of Zydeco,” Clifton also sang the blues. Jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason once noted that Chenier was "... one of the most surprising musicians I have heard in some time, with a marvelously moving style of playing the accordion, blues accordion, that's right, blues accordion." This collection brings together two earlier albums and presents a mix of original and cover songs performed in Chenier’s zydeco-blues style. Songs of note include “Ain’t No Need of Crying (Every Day Is the Same),” “Rosemary,” “Blues After Hours,” Hungry Man Blues,” and his bluesy version of “In the Mood.”

Track Listing

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Ain't No Need of Cryin' (Every Day is the Same) Clifton Chenier 04:12
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Rosemary Clifton Chenier 03:25
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Brown Skinned Woman Clifton Chenier 04:55
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Done Got Over Clifton Chenier 02:58
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Gone a la Maison Clifton Chenier 03:26
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Be My Chauffeur Clifton Chenier 03:20
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My Little Angel Clifton Chenier 04:11
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Paper in My Shoe Clifton Chenier 04:44
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Blues After Hours Clifton Chenier 03:34
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Trouble in Mind Clifton Chenier 03:59
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In The Mood Clifton Chenier 02:55
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Worried Life Blues Clifton Chenier 03:27
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Grand Prix Clifton Chenier 03:11
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Hungry Man Blues Clifton Chenier 04:35
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Falksy Girl Clifton Chenier 03:58
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Easy, Easy Baby Clifton Chenier 03:11
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Tante Na Na Clifton Chenier 03:46
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Do Right Sometime Clifton Chenier 03:43
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Highway Blues Clifton Chenier 03:20