Screamin' Jay Hawkins - What That Is!

Screamin' Jay Hawkins - What That Is!
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Album Details

Title: What That Is!
Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Release Date: 1969
Re-Released On: 12/12/1995
Label: Polygram
UPC: 731452749024
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
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Members Wishing: 0
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

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YearTypeLabelCatalog #
1995CDPolygram527490

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Album Review

Screamin' Jay Hawkins never made an album that wasn't wildly uneven in performance quality, songs, production, arrangements, and musicianship. This one is no less erratic; sometimes Hawkins' inspired lunacy makes its mark, and other times it falls woefully short. But it's fun hearing him keep trying. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

Credits

NameCredits
Billy WatkinsVocals
Carl GottliebVocals
Christopher RossVocals
Deirdre LaporteVocals
Dunstan PereiraPhotography
Earl PalmerDrums
Eddie HohDrums
Ernest McLeanBanjo
Greg IronsArtwork
Hank CicaloEngineer
Herb EllisGuitar
Lyle RitzBass
Mike AnthonyGuitar, Banjo
Milan MelvinProducer
Plas JohnsonSaxophone
Sal ValentinoVocals
Screamin' Jay HawkinsVocals, Piano
Thea MarcusVocals
Tom ReidVocals