- Jubilee offer: spend £10 or more on any product sold by Amazon.co.uk on or before June 6 and you can buy The Diamond Jubilee A Classical Celebration Album for just £2.50 Here's how (terms and conditions apply)
Amazon.co.uk allows you to pay for your items in your local currency. Restrictions apply. Learn More. |
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Track Listings
| 1. Can't Let Go |
| 2. Stop Watching Your Enemies |
| 3. Hey Baby |
| 4. Tired Of That |
| 5. It's A Dirty Job |
| 6. Jump For Joy |
| 7. Time Will Tell |
| 8. The Eyes Don't Lie |
| 9. Fishing Trip |
| 10. I Don't Want No Leftovers |
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Famed Chicago blues queen Koko Taylor has yet to make a bad album, really. "Jump For Joy" is probably the least of her eight Alligator records...the production is too slick and there are too many mediocre songs, but even second-rate Koko is worth a listen, and there is some really good stuff to be found here. Taylor's own "Stop Watching Your Enemies" is one of her best self-penned songs, and her rendition of Paul Gayten's soulful slowie "Time Will Tell" is equally fine.
Both of those songs are included on Taylor's Alligator compilation "Deluxe Edition", though, so their inclusion isn't enough to make this album a must-have. There are a couple more really good songs here, like the swinging "The Eyes Don't Lie" and the gritty "I Don't Want No Leftovers", but much of this material is a little too generic. There is nothing bad on this disc, not at all...it just isn't all that great, either.
A duet between Koko Taylor and Lonnie Brooks ought to be something to savour, but the corny "It's A Dirty Job" is a wasted opportunity. Maybe my expectations are too high, but I have all of Taylor's albums, and almost all of them are so good that you kinda get spoiled!
"Jump For Joy" is a solid record, it just isn't as remarkable as, say, "Force Of Nature" or "I Got What It Takes" or "The Earthshaker".
Fans will certainly want to pick it up, but casual listeners ought to start elsewhere.
Both of those songs are included on Taylor's Alligator compilation "Deluxe Edition", though, so their inclusion isn't enough to make this album a must-have. There are a couple more really good songs here, like the swinging "The Eyes Don't Lie" and the gritty "I Don't Want No Leftovers", but much of this material is a little too generic. There is nothing bad on this disc, not at all...it just isn't all that great, either.
A duet between Koko Taylor and Lonnie Brooks ought to be something to savour, but the corny "It's A Dirty Job" is a wasted opportunity. Maybe my expectations are too high, but I have all of Taylor's albums, and almost all of them are so good that you kinda get spoiled!
"Jump For Joy" is a solid record, it just isn't as remarkable as, say, "Force Of Nature" or "I Got What It Takes" or "The Earthshaker".
Fans will certainly want to pick it up, but casual listeners ought to start elsewhere.
Format:Audio CD
Aah, but I do love her! She's my beloved black fairy-godmother and my First Lady of the Blues!
This CD has a very good selection of tracks - no duds at all - and is a very good sample of the great woman's work. Her magnificent voice, in all its warmest, richest, most emotional glory, is evident throughout, and she is accompanied by a first-rate band.
An ex-girlfriend had this on cassette and many a great evening was spent drinking red wine and grooving to Mama Koko! I've subsequently purchased it on CD - I may have parted from Eve but I could NEVER be parted from Koko!
If you've yet to discover this marvellous, warm-hearted woman, with a great blues voice, then this CD would be a perfect introduction. You won't regret it.
Love and kisses to you, ol' girl!
This CD has a very good selection of tracks - no duds at all - and is a very good sample of the great woman's work. Her magnificent voice, in all its warmest, richest, most emotional glory, is evident throughout, and she is accompanied by a first-rate band.
An ex-girlfriend had this on cassette and many a great evening was spent drinking red wine and grooving to Mama Koko! I've subsequently purchased it on CD - I may have parted from Eve but I could NEVER be parted from Koko!
If you've yet to discover this marvellous, warm-hearted woman, with a great blues voice, then this CD would be a perfect introduction. You won't regret it.
Love and kisses to you, ol' girl!
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
5 reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Good enough, but not one of her best
20 Jun 2005
Format:Audio CD
Famed Chicago blues queen Koko Taylor has yet to make a bad album, really. "Jump For Joy" is probably the least of her eight Alligator records...the production is too slick and there are too many mediocre songs, but even second-rate Koko is worth a listen, and there is some really good stuff to be found here. Taylor's own "Stop Watching Your Enemies" is one of her best self-penned songs, and her rendition of Paul Gayten's soulful slowie "Time Will Tell" is equally fine.
Both of those songs are included on Taylor's Alligator compilation "Deluxe Edition", though, so their inclusion isn't enough to make this album a must-have. There are a couple more really good songs here, like the swinging "The Eyes Don't Lie" and the gritty "I Don't Want No Leftovers", but much of this material is a little too generic. There is nothing bad on this disc, not at all...it just isn't all that great, either.
A duet between Koko Taylor and Lonnie Brooks ought to be something to savour, but the corny "It's A Dirty Job" is a wasted opportunity. Maybe my expectations are too high, but I have all of Taylor's albums, and almost all of them are so good that you kinda get spoiled!
"Jump For Joy" is a solid record, it just isn't as remarkable as, say, "Force Of Nature" or "I Got What It Takes" or "The Earthshaker".
Fans will certainly want to pick it up, but casual listeners ought to start elsewhere.
Both of those songs are included on Taylor's Alligator compilation "Deluxe Edition", though, so their inclusion isn't enough to make this album a must-have. There are a couple more really good songs here, like the swinging "The Eyes Don't Lie" and the gritty "I Don't Want No Leftovers", but much of this material is a little too generic. There is nothing bad on this disc, not at all...it just isn't all that great, either.
A duet between Koko Taylor and Lonnie Brooks ought to be something to savour, but the corny "It's A Dirty Job" is a wasted opportunity. Maybe my expectations are too high, but I have all of Taylor's albums, and almost all of them are so good that you kinda get spoiled!
"Jump For Joy" is a solid record, it just isn't as remarkable as, say, "Force Of Nature" or "I Got What It Takes" or "The Earthshaker".
Fans will certainly want to pick it up, but casual listeners ought to start elsewhere.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Jump For Joy
16 Jan 2007
Format:Audio CD
This has become my favorite Koko Taylor CD. You truly do want to jump for joy when you listen to it.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Only Time will Tell
19 Nov 2004
Format:Audio CD
Only Time will tell and can't let go are some really good songs. But those songs shouldn't be the reason you buy this album. Buy this album because Koko can sing and she sings what happens everyday. Koko sings the truth and I encourage you to buy this album.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
