Album Info

The Genuine Texas Groover: Complete Atlantic Recordings

Rock - 2004

Though brief, Doug Sahm’s tenure at Atlantic was a peak in the storied musician’s career. Wielding equal fervor for jazz,... more

Tracklist

1

(Is Anybody Going To) San Antone [Single Version]

3:09 min
2

It's Gonna Be Easy

3:31 min
3

Your Friends

5:23 min
4

Poison Love

4:21 min
5

Wallflower

2:39 min
6

Dealer's Blues

2:59 min
7

Faded Love

3:56 min
8

Blues Stay Away from Me

4:47 min
9

Papa Ain't Salty

4:30 min
10

Me and Paul

3:34 min
11

Don't Turn Around

3:28 min
12

I Get Off

2:39 min
13

Goodbye San Francisco, Hello Amsterdam

2:57 min
14

Never No Mo' Blues

3:23 min
15

Sometimes

2:39 min
16

Miller's Cave

2:54 min
17

On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain

2:41 min
18

Hey, Good Lookin'

3:21 min
19

Please Mr. Sand Man

4:07 min
20

Chicken and the Bop

3:05 min
21

Columbus Stockade

2:30 min
22

The Blues Walked On In

3:58 min
23

San Francisco FM Blues

3:30 min
24

Someday

3:21 min
25

Blue Horizon

4:25 min
26

Tennessee Blues

5:34 min
27

Ain't That Loving You

4:57 min
28

Texas Tornado (Single Version)

2:56 min
29

Juan Mendoza

2:59 min
30

Chicano

2:18 min
31

I'll Be There

2:38 min
32

Hard Way

2:12 min
33

Nitty Gritty

3:06 min
34

From a Jack to a King

3:57 min
35

Leave Me Alone With the Blues

2:50 min
36

I'm Just Tired of Getting Burned (Alternate Version)

2:25 min
37

Blue Horizon (Bonus Track)

4:30 min
38

Nitty Gritty (Backing Track)

3:17 min
39

Sometimes You've Got to Stop Chasing Rainbows

2:46 min
40

Bobby's Blues

5:12 min
41

Your Friends

8:58 min
42

Papa Ain't Salty

6:00 min

About The Genuine Texas Groover: Complete Atlantic Recordings

Though brief, Doug Sahm’s tenure at Atlantic was a peak in the storied musician’s career. Wielding equal fervor for jazz, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll, Sahm reconstituted Atlantic’s recorded legacy while reemphasizing the individualistic, iconoclastic nature of American music culture. Sahm invited everyone to the party: Dr. John, Bob Dylan, David “Fathead” Newman, and David Bromberg, in addition to his trusty cast of San Antonio stalwarts. The proceedings are at once monumental and totally freewheeling. Doug tosses off wonderful renditions of Bob Dylan’s “Wallflower,” Bob Wills’ “Faded Love” and Willie Nelson’s “Me and Paul,” and also slips in several classic originals, including “Texas Tornado,” “Juan Mendoza” and “Nitty Gritty.” 1973’s Doug Sahm & Band (contained on the first half of this program) is more of a traveling family jam, while 1974’s Texas Tornado is a downhome South Texas affair, but the albums easily blend together. The spontaneous nature of recording created a wealth of outtakes, the best of which is Doug’s back-porch rendering of the 1950s country hit “From a Jack to a King.”