On January 13, 2006, “SPV” label released “Soul of a Man”, album by Eric Burdon, dedicated to Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker and the city of New Orleans. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Tony Braunagel.
Personnel:
- Eric Burdon – vocals
- Carl Carlton- guitar, slide guitar
- Johnny Lee Schell- guitar, slide guitar, background vocals
- Jon Cleary- piano
- James Hutchinson- bass
- Reggie McBride – bass
- Les Lovett – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Nick Love – trombone
- John Sublett- saxophone
- Rod Piazza- harmonica
- Lenny Castro- percussion
- Tony Braunagel- drums
Track listing:
- Soul of a Man – Blind Willie Johnson
- Kingsize Jones – Jimmy Wood, J.J. Holliday
- Red Cross Store – Fred McDowell
- Como Se Llama Mama – Gregg Sutton, John Heron
- Forty Days and Forty Nights – Bernard Roth
- Feeling Blue – Eric Bibb, Fredrik Boström
- Never Give Up Blues – David Munyon
- GTO – Munyon
- Forty-Four – Roosevelt Sykes, Eurreal Wilford Montgomery
- Slow Moving Train – John Keller
- Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down – Charlotte Hoglund, Eric Bibb
- Devil Run – John Bundrick
- I Don’t Mind – John Bundrick
- Circuit Rider – Billy Watts, David Raven, Pete Anderson, Taras Prodaniuk