Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Portrait of a Man

Title: Portrait of a Man Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins Release Date: 1972 Re-Released On: 1/10/2005 Label: Traditional Line (Import), Edsel Duration: 77:49 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 740155141424, 4250079713172, 4995879034224 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Early R&B, Rock & Roll Moods: Boisterous, Brash, Eccentric, Freewheeling, Fun, Gleeful, Irreverent, Manic, Bravado, Greasy, Humorous, Outrageous, Quirky, Raucous, Silly, Theatrical, Gritty, Rousing, Aggressive, Carefree, Playful, Whimsical, Exuberant Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Little Demon
2. I Put a Spell on You
3. Baptize Me in Wine
4. Not Anymore
5. I Hear Voices
6. Just Don't Care
7. Ashes
8. There's Something Wrong With You
9. Strange
10. The Whammy
11. All Night
12. Poor Folks
13. Your Kind of Love
14. Mountain Jive
15. Voodoo
16. You Put the Spell on Me
17. Portrait of a Man
18. Ol' Man River
19. Heart Attack and Vine
20. I Don't Know
21. Don't Deceive Me
22. Whistling Past the Graveyard
23. Armpit No
24. I Put a Spell on You
25. Scream the Blues

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Traditional Line (Import) 1317 1995 CD Edsel 414

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Portrait of a Man is a collection of rarities and obscurities from a man whose very career was filled with arcania. Of course, it contains the original version of "I Put a Spell on You," but what Screamin' Jay Hawkins collection doesn't? The main point of the disc is rarities that aren't anywhere else, whether it's a remake of "I Put a Spell on You" or his freak English hit "Heart Attack and Vine." There are more interesting things here than the average Screamin' album, which is both good ("Mountain Jive" ) and bad ("Armpit No. 6"). Either way, it's one of the handful of Hawkins compilations that aren't strict hits collections but are worth hearing. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Ginny Hawker Vocals Screamin' Jay Hawkins Vocals, Piano