Let It Flow
Studio album by
Elvin Bishop
ReleasedMay 1974
Recorded1974
StudioCapricorn Sound Studios, Macon, Georgia
Genre
LabelCapricorn CPN 0134
ProducerJohnny Sandlin
Elvin Bishop chronology
Rock My Soul
(1972) 		Let It Flow
(1974) 		Juke Joint Jump
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Let It Flow is a solo album by rock musician Elvin Bishop, released in 1974.[5][6] The album was recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, Georgia, several years after he left The Butterfield Blues Band. Guest musicians include Charlie Daniels, Dickey Betts, Toy Caldwell, Vassar Clements, and Sly Stone.

The album peaked at No. 100 on the Billboard 200.[7]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "Bishop was able to emphasize the country/blues aspects of his persona and his music in the move from Marin County, California, to Macon, Georgia."[1] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "almost too laid-back for its own good."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Elvin Bishop except where noted.

  1. "Sunshine Special" – 3:40
  2. "Ground Hog" – 3:30
  3. "Honey Babe" – 3:20
  4. "Stealin' Watermelons" – 4:02
  5. "Travelin' Shoes" – 7:10
  6. "Let It Flow" – 3:52
  7. "Hey Good Lookin'" (Hank Williams) – 3:43
  8. "Fishin'" – 4:26
  9. "Can't Go Back" – 3:27
  10. "I Can't Hold Myself in Line" (Merle Haggard) – 2:39
  11. "Bourbon Street" – 2:16

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b "Let It Flow - Elvin Bishop | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 620.
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 108.
  4. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 60.
  5. ^ "Elvin Bishop | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 86.
  7. ^ "Elvin Bishop". Billboard.
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