Iceman is the tenth studio album by Albert Collins, released in 1991 by Virgin Records under the sub-label Pointblank.[3] It was his last studio album before his death from lung cancer, in 1993.

Iceman
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1991
RecordedMemphis Sound Productions, Memphis, Tennessee, United States and The Manor Studio, Shipton-on-Cherwell, England.
GenreBlues
Length43:28
LabelVirgin, Pointblank
ProducerJim Gaines, Albert Collins
Albert Collins chronology
Jazzvisions: Jump the Blues Away
(1989)
Iceman
(1991)
Live '92/'93
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]
Q Magazine[3]

The album received mixed reviews, with Lloyd Bradley in Q Magazine writing that "the songs are more interesting than what [Collins] does with them (..) as he operates more like a sideman than the star of the show".[3]

Track listing

edit

All songs written by Albert Collins.[4]

No.TitleLength
1."Mr. Collins, Mr. Collins"5:11
2."Iceman"5:04
3."Don't Mistake Kindness for Weakness"6:12
4."Travellin' South"3:06
5."Put the Shoe on the Other Foot"5:30
6."I'm Beginning to Wonder"4:12
7."Head Rag"3:54
8."The Hawk"2:38
9."Blues for Gabe"3:43
10."Mr. Collins, Mr. Collins (Reprise)"3:54

[1]

Personnel

edit

[5]

Musicians

edit

Technical

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Iceman - Albert Collins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. ^ a b c Bradley, Lloyd (5 March 1991). "Iceman review". Q Magazine. 55: 67.
  4. ^ Iceman (CD). Albert Collins. Memphis: Virgin Records. 1991. VPBCD-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Iceman at Discogs