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Wicked Grin
2001 studio album by John P. Hammond
Wicked Grin is the twenty-eighth studio album from blues singer John P. Hammond. The album is a collection of songs written by Hammond's friend Tom Waits, who produced the project. It was released in March 2001 under Pointblank Records.
Quick Facts Wicked Grin, Studio album by John P. Hammond ...
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| Released | March 13, 2001 | |||
| Studio | Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California; Alpha & Omega Recording, San Rafael, California | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 55:40 | |||
| Label | Pointblank | |||
| Producer | Tom Waits | |||
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More information Aggregate scores, Source ...
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 88/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
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More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "2:19" | Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits | 4:42 |
| 2. | "Heartattack and Vine" | Tom Waits | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Clap Hands" | Tom Waits | 3:59 |
| 4. | "'Til the Money Runs Out" | Tom Waits | 4:02 |
| 5. | "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought Six" | Tom Waits | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Buzz Fledderjohn" | Tom Waits | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Get Behind the Mule" | Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits | 5:54 |
| 8. | "Shore Leave" | Tom Waits | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Fannin Street" | Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits, Huddie Ledbetter | 4:48 |
| 10. | "Jockey Full of Bourbon" | Tom Waits | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Big Black Mariah" | Tom Waits | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Murder in the Red Barn" | Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits | 5:56 |
| 13. | "I Know I've Been Changed" | Traditional | 2:19 |
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- John P. Hammond - vocals, guitar; acoustic slide guitar and harmonica" on "Buzz Fledderjohn"
- Tom Waits - guitar; plucked piano on "Buzz Fledderjohn"; piano on "Fannin Street"
- Larry Taylor - bass
- Augie Meyers - piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, Vox organ, accordion
- Stephen Hodges - drums, percussion
- Charlie Musselwhite - harmonica
Q listed Wicked Grin as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.[4]
More information Chart, Peak position ...
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 19 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] | 30 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 30 |
| US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[8] | 3 |
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- "Wicked Grin reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- "Wicked Grin- John Hammond". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.
- "John Hammond: Wicked Grin" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- "Italiancharts.com – John Hammond – Wicked Grin". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- "John Hammond Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- "John Hammond Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.