Hey, Where's Your Brother?

1992 studio album by Johnny Winter

Studio album by

Johnny Winter

Released

1992

Genre

Blues rock,^[1] blues

Length

54:41

Label

Point Blank

Producer

Johnny Winter, Dick Shurman

Johnny Winter chronology

Let Me In
(1991)

Hey, Where's Your Brother?
(1992)

Live in NYC '97
(1998)

Hey, Where's Your Brother? is an album by the American musician Johnny Winter.^[2]^[3] It was released in 1992 by Point Blank Records.^[4] Edgar Winter played on three of the album's songs.^[5] The brothers supported the album by jointly playing several shows.^[6] The first single was "Johnny Guitar".^[7]

Production

Recorded in Chicago, the album was produced in part by Dick Shurman.^[8] Winter used few guitar overdubs; he decided to add his brother after deciding that his standard trio sound needed a boost.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
Calgary Herald	A^[11]
Chicago Tribune	^[8]
The Gazette	C^[7]
The Indianapolis Star	^[12]

The Calgary Herald wrote that "Johnny and Edgar ... leave no doubt that this is the way blues is supposed to be played—with all the dirt and dust everyday existence cakes on your soul cleansed by purifying blues chords that caress the spirit and take it to a better place."^[11] The Indianapolis Star deemed "You Must Have a Twin" "a reheated version of 'Maybelline' [that] works because Winter injects the right amount of indignity in his voice."^[12] The Lexington Herald-Leader noted that the songs "run the gamut from slow grinds to sambas, but each song is propelled by a spirited vocal, an inventive rhythm section and a blazing guitar solo by Winter."^[13]

Track listing

"Johnny Guitar" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) — 3:26
"She Likes to Boogie Real Low" (Frankie Lee Sims) — 3:14
"White Line Blues" (Johnny Winter) — 4:44
"Please Come Home for Christmas" (Charles Brown, Gene Redd) — 4:36
"Hard Way" (Ellas McDaniel, Grover McDaniel, T-Bone Walker) — 3:58
"You Must Have a Twin" (Winter) — 2:44
"You Keep Sayin' That You're Leaving" (Winter) — 5:22
"Treat Me Like You Wanta" (Winter) — 3:43
"Sick and Tired" (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Chris Kenner) — 3:37
"Blues This Bad" (Jon Paris) — 3:36
"No More Doggin'" (Rosco Gordon, John Lee Hooker, Jules Taub) — 3:33
"Check Out Her Mama'" (Fred James) — 4:01
"I Got My Brand on You'" (Willie Dixon) — 5:27
"One Step Forward (Two Steps Back)" (Paris) — 2:28

Personnel

Billy Branch — harmonica (tracks 6, 8, 13, 14)
Tom Compton — drums, percussion
Jeff Ganz — electric bass, upright bass, fretless bass, electric guitar
Edgar Winter — organ (tracks 4 and 7), alto sax (track 4), baritone and tenor saxes (track 9), vocals (track 4)
Johnny Winter — electric and acoustic guitars, vocals

Other credits

David Axelbaum — engineer, mixing
David Brickson — mixing assistant
Greg Calbi — mastering
William Claxton — photography
Dick Shurman — producer, supervisor
Mike Siebold — mixing assistant

References

^ Snider, Eric (15 Jan 1993). "Critics' Calls". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 3.
^ Miller, Michael (December 4, 1992). "LAST-MINUTE REVIEWS HELP RELIEVE GUILT". The State. Columbia. p. 10D.
^ Seigal, Buddy (6 Nov 1992). "Winter's Virtuosity Knows No Seasons". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
^ Catlin, Roger (12 Nov 1992). "Johnny Winter and Edgar Winter play together...". Calendar. Hartford Courant. p. 3.
^ Howell, Peter (28 Nov 1992). "New and Noted". Toronto Star. p. K14.
^ Zibart, Eve (4 Dec 1992). "Winter Soul-stice". The Washington Post. p. N22.
^ ^a ^b Makridis, Aris (17 Jan 1993). "Music". The Gazette. p. D11.
^ ^a ^b Kening, Dan (10 Dec 1992). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
^ Ferman, Dave (January 24, 1993). "Blues legend plays what feels good". A&E. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 1.
^ Parisien, Roch. Hey, Where's Your Brother at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Phillips, Shari (29 Nov 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
^ ^a ^b Hawn, John (7 Dec 1992). "Johnny Winter 'Hey, Where's Your Brother?'". The Indianapolis Star. p. B3.
^ Hubbard, Rob (February 5, 1993). "Johnny Winter Hey, Where's Your Brother?". Weekender. Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 6.