Shake Your Money Maker (album)
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| Studio album by The Black Crowes | |||||
| Released | January 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | 1989 | ||||
| Genre | Blues-rock, hard rock | ||||
| Length | 43:42 | ||||
| Label | Def American | ||||
| Producer | George Drakoulias | ||||
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Shake Your Money Maker is the debut album by the American Southern rock band The Black Crowes, released in January of 1990 (see 1990 in music). It is also a classic blues song written by Elmore James that the Crowes have played live many times over the years.
Shake Your Money Maker peaked at #4 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson, except where noted.
- "Twice as Hard" – 4:09
- "Jealous Again" – 4:35
- "Sister Luck" – 5:13
- "Could I've Been So Blind" – 3:44
- "Seeing Things" – 5:18
- "Hard to Handle" (Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell, Otis Redding) – 3:08
- "Thick n' Thin" – 2:44
- "She Talks to Angels" – 5:29
- "Struttin' Blues" – 4:09
- "Stare It Cold" – 5:13
- "Live Too Fast Blues/Mercy, Sweet Moan" – 1:17 (unlisted track)
[edit] Bonus tracks
- "Don't Wake Me" – 3:33 (Bonus track on 1998 Sho' Nuff Box Set version)
- "She Talks To Angels (Acoustic)" – 6:19 (Bonus track on 1998 Sho' Nuff Box Set version)
"Live Too Fast Blues/Mercy, Sweet Moan" follows the bonus tracks.
[edit] Personnel
- Chris Robinson – vocals
- Rich Robinson – guitar
- Jeff Cease – guitar
- Johnny Colt – bass guitar
- Steve Gorman – drums
[edit] Additional personnel
[edit] Production
- George Drakoulias – producer
- David Bianco – remixing
- Brendan O'Brien - engineer
- Lee Manning – assistant engineer, mixing, mixing engineer
- Rick Rubin – executive producer (credited on the sleeve only after the album became successful)
- Kevin Shirley – mixing
- Michael Lavine – photography
- Ruth Leitman – photography, cover photo
- Greg Fulginiti and Leon Zervos – mastering
- Pete Angelus – personal manager
- Alan Forbes – artwork, art direction, design
- Tag George – assistant engineer
[edit] Charting singles
Billboard charts (North America)
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| 1990 | Jealous Again | The Billboard Hot 100 | 75 |
| 1990 | Hard To Handle | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1990 | Jealous Again | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 |
| 1990 | Twice As Hard | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 11 |
| 1991 | Hard To Handle | The Billboard Hot 100 | 26 |
| 1991 | She Talks To Angels | The Billboard Hot 100 | 30 |
| 1991 | Seeing Things | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1991 | She Talks To Angels | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
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