If Heartaches Were Nickels (2004)

About this title: If the blues are to remain a vital presence on the world stage and continue to develop as an art form in this new century, it will not be because of the legions of generic guitar slingers who endlessly repeat the great riffs of the original masters and imitate one another endlessly in order to display the most clichéd stage show. Indeed it will because there are singers like native Chicagoan cum Mississippi Delta bluesman Charles Wilson. He has long been a fixture on the chitlin circuit and is familiar to African-American audiences across the States. Indeed, this is his 11th release on his ... read more

Tracks:

1. Cut You A-Loose [London]
2. Doctor Doctor [Haddix]
3. You Belong to Me [Maghett]
4. Ain't No Hoochie Coochie Man [Jones]
5. I Talk to Myself [Jones]
6. Hattie Mae's [Campbell/Jones]
7. Cadillac Assembly Line [Rice]
8. Losin' Boy [Giles]
9. Up at Carl's [Weathersby]
10. Next Time You See Me [Forest/Harvey]
11. If Heartaches Were Nickels [Haynes]
12. I Like Your Style [Williams/Smith]
13. Your Love Is Real [Ward/Gordy]
14. Lonely Man [Campbell/Lyons]
15. I Walked All Night Long [King]

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