1969 studio album by Mike Bloomfield
It's Not Killing Me album byAmerican blues guitaristMike Bloomfield .[ 2] 1969 throughColumbia Records .[ 3] Paul Butterfield Blues Band ,The Electric Flag , and in theSuper Session Al Kooper , Bloomfield teamed up with former colleagues to record this largely self-written album.
The album peaked at No. 127 on theBillboard 200[ 4]
AllMusic criticized its "lack of a powerful vocalist" and the under-use of Bloomfield's guitar, going so far as to say "it makes about as much sense asLed Zeppelin havingJimmy Page sing lead whileRobert Plant played tambourine!"[ 5]
All tracks have words and music credited to Mike Bloomfield, except as indicated.
"If You See My Baby" – 3:07 "For Anyone You Meet" – 4:07 "Good Old Guy" – 3:21 "Far Too Many Nights" – 5:07 "It's Not Killing Me" – 3:14 "Next Time You See Me " (Ben Tucker) – 2:57 "Michael's Lament" – 4:22 "Why Must My Baby" – 2:38 "The Ones I Loved Are Gone" – 3:07 "Don't Think About It Baby" – 3:33 "Goofers" – 1:50 Michael Bloomfield – lead guitar, vocals, piano, acoustic guitar Bob Jones – drums, vocals Ronny Schreff – drums, mallets, percussion John Kahn – bassFred Olson – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar Ira Kamin – organ, piano, banjo Mark Naftalin – organ, pianoRoy Ruby – organ Michael Melford – guitar, mandolin, vocals Nick Gravenites – vocalsOrville "Red" Rhodes – steel guitarRon Stallings – tenor saxophone Mark Teel – baritone saxophone Gerald Oshita – baritone and tenor saxophoneNoel Jewkes – soprano and tenor saxophone John Wilmeth – trumpet Marcus Doubleday – trumpet Richard Santi – accordion The Ace of Cups – vocalsDiane Tribuno – vocals Technical Daily Planet – cover design Don Wilson – cover illustration Peter Amft (son ofRobert Amft ) – cover photograph Jim Marshall – rear cover photograph^ Dann, David (October 15, 2019)."Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues" . University of Texas Press – via Google Books. ^ Browne, David (November 13, 2019)."Book Review: 'Guitar King' Tackles the Life, Legacy and Tragedy of Michael Bloomfield" .Rolling Stone . ^a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 125.^ "Mike Bloomfield" .Billboard .^a b "It's Not Killing Me – Michael Bloomfield | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.^ Larkin, Colin (2006).The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 690. ^ Gancher, David (15 November 1969). "It's Not Killing Me".Rolling Stone ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 69.
