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Hawkins was a true early Rock & Roll Pioneer. He wrote and recorded "I Put A Spell On You" way back in 1957, the same year I was born. He was the first theatrical shock rocker, so far ahead of his time that many radio stations didn't play him and many early rock venues didn't give him a shot, figuring he'd scare the white folks to death with his voodoo stage act. An act is all it really was. He played it for laughs and Lord, was he funny! I got my first taste of him in 1970 on an
| 1 | Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? | ♡ | 2:54 | Bill Austin / Louis Jordan | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 2 | I Feel Alright | ♡ | 4:33 | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 3 | I Put a Spell on You (dance version) | ♡ | 3:43 | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 4 | I Hear You Knockin’ | ♡ | 3:13 | Dave Bartholomew / Pearl King | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 5 | Heart Attack and Vine | ♡ | 4:27 | Tom Waits | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 6 | Ignant and Shit | ♡ | 6:14 | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 7 | Swamp Gas | ♡ | 4:43 | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins / Rik Shannon / Mike Keneally | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 8 | Voodoo Priestess | ♡ | 4:59 | Robert Duffey | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 9 | Ice Cream Man | ♡ | 3:28 | Tom Waits | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 10 | I Want Your Body | ♡ | 4:11 | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 11 | Ol’ Man River | ♡ | 6:12 | Jerome Kern / Oscar Hammerstein II | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| 12 | Stroking | ♡ | 5:26 | Clarence Carter | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
Links
- Folder:
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000263735
Credits
Engineer — Eben Calderon, Steve Batte Mixed By — Steve Batte Mastered By — Bill Inglot, Ken Perry Producer — Robert Duffey
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