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Folk Singer is the second studio album and fourth album overall by Muddy Waters, released in January 1964 by Chess Records. The album features Waters on acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar. It is Waters's only all-acoustic album. Numerous reissues of Folk Singer include bonus tracks from two subsequent sessions, in April 1964 and October 1964. Folk Singer is an "unplugged" recording and differs from his earlier albums, which featured an electric blues sound. The title of the album was chosen by Chess Records because it was
| 1 | My Home Is in the Delta | ♡ | 3:58 | Muddy Waters |
| 2 | Long Distance Call | ♡ | 3:31 | Muddy Waters |
| 3 | My Captain | ♡ | 5:11 | Willie Dixon |
| 4 | Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | ♡ | 3:13 | Sonny Boy Williamson I |
| 5 | You’re Gonna Need My Help | ♡ | 3:10 | Muddy Waters |
| 6 | Cold Weather Blues | ♡ | 4:40 | Muddy Waters |
| 7 | Big Leg Woman | ♡ | 3:27 | Johnny Temple |
| 8 | Country Boy | ♡ | 3:27 | Muddy Waters |
| 9 | Feel Like Going Home | ♡ | 3:53 | Muddy Waters |
| 10 | The Same Thing | ♡ | 2:45 | Willie Dixon |
| 11 | You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had | ♡ | 3:01 | Muddy Waters |
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000313668
Credits
Bass — Willie Dixon Cover — Don Bronstein Drums — Clifton James Engineer — Ron Malo Guitar — Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters Vocals — Muddy Waters Producer — Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon Written-By — McKinley Morganfield
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