The Gift

01/01/1988 | Hightone Records 

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All Music Guide Review

Although it didn't enjoy the major label hype that his current output does, Walker's HighTone encore just may be his finest album of all, filled with soulful vocal performances, bone-cutting guitar work, and tight backing from the Boss Talkers and the Memphis Horns. Honestly, you can't go wrong with any of Walker's remarkably consistent HighTone discs -- but give this one the slightest of edges over the rest. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • One Time Around
  • 3:25

  • 2
  • Thin Line
  • 4:15

  • 3
  • 747
  • 4:04

  • 4
  • The Gift
  • 4:37

  • 5
  • What About You
  • 5:17

  • 6
  • Shade Tree Mechanic
  • 4:15

  • 7
  • 1/4 to 3
  • 4:46

  • 8
  • Mama Didn't Raise No Fool
  • 4:33

  • 9
  • Everybody's Had the Blues
  • 3:56

  • 10
  • Main Goal
  • 3:43

    • Credits

    • Joe Louis Walker
    • Guitar, Percussion, Producer, Main Performer, Slide Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (Steel), Arranger

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