Natural Man (1968)

About this title: This collection of J.B. Lenoir's mid-'50s tenure at the label -- originally issued in the '70s -- duplicates two songs from the Parrot collection (a label which Chess later acquired), but the rest of it is more than worth the effort to seek out. The rocking "Don't Touch My Head," the topical "Eisenhower Blues" and the sexually ambiguous, chaotic and cool title track are but a few of the magical highlights aboard. Either this or the Parrot sides will do in a pinch, but after hearing this, you won't be able to imagine being without either one. [A Japanese version of Natural Man was also ... read more

Tracks:

1. Natural Man [Lenoir]
2. Don't Dog Your Woman [Lenoir]
3. Let Me Die with the One I Love [Atkins/Lenoir]
4. Carrie Lee [Lenoir]
5. Mama Talk to Your Daughter [Atkins/Lenoir]
6. If I Give My Love to You [Lenoir]
7. Five Years [Lenoir]
8. Don't Touch My Head [Lenoir]
9. I've Been Down So Long [Lenoir]
10. What Have I Done? [Atkins/Lenoir]
11. Eisenhower Blues [Lenoir]
12. Korea Blues [Lenoir]
13. Everybody Wants to Know [Lenoir]
14. I'm in Korea [Lenoir]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.