Devil Got My Woman is the fourth studio album by American blues singer Skip James, released in 1968. It was his last record before his death in 1969. The title track is featured in the 2001 film Ghost World.

Devil Got My Woman
Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedMarch 22–24, 1967
GenreBlues
Length49:05
LabelVanguard[1]
Skip James chronology
Today!
(1966)
Devil Got My Woman
(1968)
I'm So Glad
(1978)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings    [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [1]

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow wrote: "One can easily hear the influence that Skip James' music had on the then flourishing folk music movement, and he still sang his country blues with great intensity."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Skip James except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Good Road Camp Blues" 3:47
2."Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues" 3:20
3."Devil Got My Woman" 5:10
4."Look at the People Standing at the Judgment" 2:58
5."Worried Blues" 5:55
6."22-20 Blues"James, Robert Johnson3:50
7."Mistreating Child Blues" 3:54
8."Sickbed Blues" 4:05
9."Catfish Blues" 4:35
10."Lorenzo Blues" 4:17
11."Careless Love"W. C. Handy, Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams3:59
12."Illinois Blues" 3:15

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 359.
  2. ^ a b Scott, Yanow. "Devil Got My Woman > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.