Description

First and only vinyl release from 1998, still sealed, very hard to find.

Some folks, including blues journalists and musicians, don’t care for the sound of Davis’s knife handle on guitar strings, while others hear his astringent tuning as something singular, suspenseful, and wondrous. Combining his sure-fingered guitar work with one of the most expressive voices in blues, this longtime Delta juke joint performer essays nine originals and interprets five cover songs in a compelling manner that points out the depth and solidity of his feeling. Most of the numbers, like “She’s Got the Devil in Her” and “Baby, I Love You So,” are Davis solo performances–his main concern is love gone wrong. Also present are three tunes showcasing the Mississippian with New York-based sidemen. R.L. Burnside, another estimable modern-day Sunflower State blues guitarist, contributes to the dark felicity of a rendition of John Lee Hooker’s “Boogie Chillen.” Produced by the late writer-historian Robert Palmer, this is an album perfect for the 4 a.m. of your soul. —Frank-John Hadley

Produced by blues historian and journalist Robert Palmer, Feel Like Doin’ Something Wrong captures the haunted, otherworldly blues of CeDell Davis. Using a knife for a guitar slide, Davis creates strange, unpredictable sounds and matches them with his gnarled voice. Even better, there’s hardly a bad song in the bunch, and his versions of “Murder My Baby,” “Boogie Chillen,” “Every Day Every Way” and “If You Like Fat Women” rank among the finest contemporary blues in the ’80s.  –Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracklist
A1. I Don’t Know Why 03:57
A2. Every Day Every Way 03:17
A3. She’s Got the Devil in Her 02:06
A4. Boogie Chillen No. 2 03:51
A5. Baby, I Love You So 03:57
A6. If You Like Fat Women 02:09
A7. Guitar Boogie 02:08
B1. Falling Rain Blues 04:16
B2. In the Evening 03:47
B3. Sit Down on My Knee 02:53
B4. Got to Be Moving On 03:25
B5. Reconsider Baby 04:17
B6. Murder My Baby 04:29
B7. Green Onions 01:17