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Ain't Enough Comin' In
Ain't Enough Comin' In
Studio album by Otis Rush
Released	1994
Genre	Blues, Chicago blues
Label	This Way Up/Mercury
Producer	John Porter
Otis Rush chronology

Ain't Enough Comin' In is an album by the American musician Otis Rush, released in 1994.^[2]^[3] It was Rush's first studio album in more than 15 years.^[1] Ain't Enough Comin' In was regarded as a successful comeback album.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album".^[7] The title track won a W.C. Handy Award for "Song of the Year".^[8] Rush supported the album with a UK tour.^[9]

Production

Recorded in Los Angeles, the album was produced by John Porter.^[1] Ian McLagan played organ on the album; Billy Payne played piano.^[10]^[11] The song "Homework" was first recorded by Rush in 1962, for Duke Records.^[10] "A Fool for You" is a cover of the Ray Charles song.^[12]

The album employed many of the same musicians as Buddy Guy's Feels Like Rain.^[13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[14]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[15]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide	^[11]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[10]
USA Today	^[16]

Entertainment Weekly declared that "singing and playing with Rush’s smoldering authority and depth ought to be illegal—or at least declared dangerous."^[17] The Chicago Tribune appreciated that "there are no duet distractions on a well-constructed program that's dominated by sizzling covers of vintage Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Louis Jordan songs."^[1] The New York Times called the album "excellent," writing that "Rush is one of the finest living exponents of Chicago blues."^[18]

Rolling Stone opined that, "while Ain't Enough Comin' In would need a bit more frenzy on the frets to be the ultimate Otis Rush album, it's one of the best blues discs of the decade."^[5] Stereo Review called Ain't Enough Comin' In "a strong album by a master talent," writing that "particularly satisfying is the title track, with its savvy allusion to the bass line that drove Michael Jackson's 'Billy Jean'."^[19] USA Today deemed it "a solid step toward righting an often fumbled career."^[16]

AllMusic wrote that "everything that makes Otis a unique master of his form is here to savor, from his passionate vocals to the shimmering finger vibrato he applies to the liquid tones of his Fender Stratocaster."^[14] MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide thought that it "has the best sound of any Rush album."^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Burn Down the Bridge"	Allen Alvoid Jones Jr. & Carl Lewis Wells	4:29
2.	"That Will Never Do"	Little Milton	3:24
3.	"Somebody Have Mercy"
4.	"A Fool for You"
5.	"Homework"
6.	"My Jug and I"
7.	"She's a Good 'Un"
8.	"It's My Own Fault"
9.	"Ain't Enough Comin' In"
10.	"If I Had Any Sense, I'd Go Back Home"
11.	"Ain't That Good News"
12.	"As the Years Go Passing By"

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dahl, Bill. "Right Place, Right Time?". Chicago Tribune.
^ "Otis Rush Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
^ "In Memoriam: Blues Pioneer Otis Rush". DownBeat. October 1, 2018.
^ "Otis Rush obituary". The Guardian. October 3, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Milward, John (Aug 25, 1994). "Recordings—Ain't Enough Comin' In by Otis Rush". Rolling Stone. No. 689. p. 89.
^ Dahl, Bill (17 Nov 1995). "Blues notes". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
^ "Otis Rush". Grammy Awards. November 23, 2020.
^ Nager, Larry (May 5, 1995). "Buddy Guy dominates Handy Awards once again". The Commercial Appeal. p. A16.
^ Gallivan, Joseph (14 Apr 1994). "Otis Rush". Pop Music. The Independent.
^ ^a ^b ^c Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 563.
^ ^a ^b ^c MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 495.
^ Krewen, Nick (28 Apr 1994). "Otis Rush Ain't Enough Comin' In". Ego. The Hamilton Spectator. p. 4.
^ Obrecht, Jas (Nov 1993). "Right place, right time: Otis Rush". Guitar Player. Vol. 27, no. 11. p. 35.
^ ^a ^b "Ain't Enough Comin' In". AllMusic.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 193.
^ ^a ^b Shriver, Jerry (13 Apr 1994). "'Ain't Enough Comin' In' puts out plenty of soul". USA Today. p. 7D.
^ "Ain't Enough Comin' In". Entertainment Weekly.
^ Watrous, Peter (20 May 1994). "Sounds Around Town". The New York Times. p. C19.
^ "Ain't Enough Comin' In by Otis Rush". Stereo Review. Vol. 59, no. 5. May 1994. p. 87.