Losing Game

Losing Game is an album by blues musician Lonnie Johnson recorded in 1961 and released on the Bluesville label.[1][2][3]

Losing Game
Studio album by Lonnie Johnson
Released	1961
Recorded	December 28, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Blues
Length	35:33
Label	Bluesville BVLP 1024
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Lonnie Johnson chronology
Blues & Ballads (1960) Losing Game (1961) Idle Hours (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "this 1960 set is a typically gorgeous solo outing that ranges from torchy standards of the Tin Pan Alley species to bluesier pursuits of his own creation".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Lonnie Johnson except where noted

1. "New Orleans Blues" – 2:24
2. "My Little Kitten Susie" – 2:38
3. "Evil Woman" – 2:30
4. "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" (María Grever, Stanley Adams) – 2:29
5. "Moanin' Blues" – 3:59
6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:27
7. "Lines in My Face" – 2:50
8. "Losing Game" – 1:52
9. "New Year's Blues" – 2:17
10. "Slow and Easy" – 4:18
11. "Four Walls and Me" – 3:45
12. "You Won't Let Me Go" (Buddy Johnson) – 3:04

Personnel

Performance

• Lonnie Johnson – guitar, piano, vocals

Production

• Esmond Edwards – supervision
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed October 30, 2018
2. Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed October 30, 2018
3. Wirz' American Music: Lonnie Johnson discography accessed October 30, 2018
4. Dahl, Bill. Lonnie Johnson: Losing Game – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2018.