Never Been Rocked Enough
Studio album by
Delbert McClinton
Released1992
GenreRoots rock
Length40:17
LabelCurb[1]
ProducerDelbert McClinton, Jim Horn, Don Was, Bonnie Raitt
Delbert McClinton chronology
Best of Delbert McClinton
(1991) 		Never Been Rocked Enough
(1992) 		Feelin' Alright
(1993)

Never Been Rocked Enough is a studio album by the American musician Delbert McClinton.[2][3] It was released in 1992 by Curb Records.[4] The first single was "Every Time I Roll the Dice".[5] McClinton supported the album with a North American tour.[6]

Production

The album was produced by McClinton, Jim Horn, Don Was, and Bonnie Raitt; the two recording sessions took about a week and a half.[7][8] Tom Petty and Melissa Etheridge provided backing vocals.[9] "Have a Little Faith in Me" is a cover of the John Hiatt song.[10] McClinton considered Never Been Rocked Enough to be his most radio-friendly album.[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Calgary HeraldA−[13]
Windsor StarB[14]

The Calgary Herald concluded that "this isn't so much a sentimentalization of McClinton's brand of bar music, as its apotheosis."[13] The Boston Globe determined that the album "captures his rough-edged, yet somehow polished, roadhouse sound."[15]

The Windsor Star panned "the slick session musicians like the World's Most Dangerous Band."[14] The Ottawa Citizen stated that "the album doesn't blow you away with volume or flash, but wins you over with its roots rockin' integrity and deep-brewed flavors of the southern U.S."[16]

In a review for AllMusic, Roch Parisien wrote: "The results cover the whole checkerboard while remaining vintage McClinton: his harp wails on 'Everytime I Roll the Dice'; 'Can I Change My Mind' flirts with Motown soul; 'Blues as Blues Can Get' defines the confessional blues ballad."[12]

Chart performance

In the US, Never Been Rocked Enough peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200 in July 18, 1992.[17]

Track listing

Never Been Rocked Enough track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Every Time I Roll the Dice"
4:28
2."I Used to Worry" (featuring Francine Reed)Tony Arata2:53
3."Miss You Fever"
4:06
4."Why Me?"
3:17
5."Have a Little Faith in Me"John Hiatt4:12
6."Never Been Rocked Enough"
  • McClinton
  • Seals
3:33
7."Blues as Blues Can Get"
4:05
8."Can I Change My Mind"
  • Barry Despenza
  • Carl Wolfolk
3:30
9."Cease and Desist"McClinton2:56
10."Stir It Up"Bob Marley3:32
11."Good Man, Good Woman" (featuring Bonnie Raitt)
3:34
Total length:40:17

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Never Been Rocked Enough
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 2
US Billboard 200[17] 118

References

  1. ^ Burliuk, Greg (25 June 1992). "American Originals Are Still Expanding Their Horizons". Entertainment. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.
  2. ^ McLeese, Don (Aug 20, 1992). "Country & Western". Rolling Stone (637): 53.
  3. ^ Kienzle, Rich (Sep 1992). "Never Been Rocked Enough by Delbert McClinton". Country Music (157): 6.
  4. ^ Abbott, Jim (8 May 1992). "In the Bin". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
  5. ^ Falon, Janet Ruth (13 Mar 1992). "Heading for New Success". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 36.
  6. ^ Bream, Jon (17 July 1992). "Nightlife". Star Tribune. p. 10E.
  7. ^ "Never Been Rocked Enough by Delbert McClinton". Billboard. 104 (19): 53. May 9, 1992.
  8. ^ Washburn, Jim (24 Sep 1992). "Delbert McClinton Still Reveling in R & B Career". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
  9. ^ Catlin, Roger (11 July 1992). "On a hot night, nothing like Delbert's blues". Hartford Courant. p. D2.
  10. ^ McLeese, Don (5 May 1992). "Back Home". Austin American-Statesman. p. D6.
  11. ^ Allan, Marc D. (28 Aug 1992). "Delbert McClinton finally coming into his own". The Indianapolis Star. p. D4.
  12. ^ a b Parisien, Roch. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  13. ^ a b Tremblay, Mark (7 June 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  14. ^ a b Jones, Owen (27 June 1992). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. F2.
  15. ^ Morse, Steve (14 May 1992). "Delbert McClinton Never Been Rocked Enough". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.
  16. ^ Parisien, Roch (23 Aug 1992). "McClinton no longer the 'kiss of death'". Ottawa Citizen. p. C7.
  17. ^ a b "Delbert McClinton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Delbert McClinton – Never Been Rocked Enough". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

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