Natural Boogie | ||||
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Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | Sound Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 40:18 | |||
Label | Alligator | |||
Producer | Bruce Iglauer | |||
Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
Natural Boogie is the second studio album released by Hound Dog Taylor and his band the HouseRockers. Released on Alligator Records (AL 4704) in 1974, it was the follow-up to their 1971 debut album Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers.
Natural Boogie was recorded at Sound Studios in Chicago, and produced by Hound Dog Taylor and Bruce Iglauer.[4] It was Taylor's second album, and the last to be released during his lifetime, although at the time of his death a live album, Beware of the Dog, was already planned.[3]
Cub Coda's review on AllMusic describes Natural Boogie as having a fatter sound than its predecessor, and a wider range of emotions and music. The website gives the album a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5.[1] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings describes it as "a less incendiary performance than the first Alligator album but by no means lacking in bonhomie."[3] In The Amazing Secret History of Elmore James, author Steve Franz writes that the album's balance of material makes it arguably Taylor's best album.[5]
Except where otherwise noted, tracks composed by Hound Dog Taylor