Johnny Guitar Watson - Johnny "Guitar" Watson and the Family Clone

Title: Johnny "Guitar" Watson and the Family Clone Artist: Johnny Guitar Watson Release Date: 1981 Re-Released On: 1/17/2006 Label: Shout! Factory, Castle Music Ltd., Collectables Records, Sequel (UK) UPCs: 5050159182022, 826663976380, 5023224078025, 090431582220 Genre: Blues Styles: Soul, Funk, Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Texas Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Regional Blues Moods: Bravado, Confident, Rollicking, Swaggering, Boisterous, Energetic, Hedonistic, Humorous, Irreverent, Party/Celebratory, Street-Smart, Playful, Rambunctious, Rowdy, Sleazy, Sexual Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Clone Information
2. Family Clone
3. Forget the Joneses
4. Ain't Movin'
5. Come and Dance with Me
6. Rio Dreamin'
7. What Is Love
8. Voodoo What You Do

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD Shout! Factory 97638 2003 CD Castle Music Ltd. 820 2003 CD Sequel (UK) 780 1996 CD Collectables Records 5822

Johnny "Guitar" Watson and the Family Clone [Bonus Tracks]

This intriguing and bizarre album was originally released in 1981, and features Johnny "Guitar" Watson playing all the instruments and singing all the vocal parts. The end result has a surprisingly contemporary 21st century feel, and sounds a bit like Shuggie Otis' similarly lost-solo sessions from a decade earlier, mixing hard blues, jazz, soul and touches of funk into a fascinating hybrid that is remarkably fluid and light on its feet. The whole album is of a piece, but some obvious highlights include "Family Clone," "Ain't Movin'," "Voodoo What You Do," and some mind-blowing vocoder guitar on "Come Dance with Me." Not quite a great lost classic, but it comes pretty darn close. [Also released with bonus tracks.] ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Joe Smith Coordination Johnny "Guitar" Watson Guitar, Vocals, Arranger, Producer Lois Wilson Liner Notes Shernette Daly Artwork