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Let Me In
Let Me In
Studio album by Johnny Winter
Released	June 8, 1991
Studio	Streeterville (Chicago)
Genre	Blues
Length	49:18 (CD): 45.15 (LP)
Label	Pointblank
Producer	Dick Shurman; Johnny Winter;
Johnny Winter chronology

Let Me In is an album by guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. It was released in 1991 on vinyl and CD by Pointblank Records.^[1]

Let Me In was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Chicago Tribune	^[4]

On AllMusic, Thom Owens said, "Though the set focuses on blues material, Winters [sic] can never leave his rock roots behind — the sheer volume and pile-driving energy of his performances ensures that."^[3]

In the Chicago Tribune, Dan Kening wrote, "The original "White Tornado" returns with a strong outing that both reinforces his reputation as a world-class blues guitarist and indicates a growing maturity.... Winter shows he has at long last learned to balance technical flash with emotional substance."^[4]

In the Chicago Reader, David Whiteis wrote, "Johnny Winter's Let Me In is a new contribution from a bluesman well on his way to elder-statesman status.... At this point Winter's guitar is beyond criticism — he's toned down his excesses, but he's still got that machine-gun multinote style, playing straight-ahead blues in manic linear patterns — he doesn't build a solo so much as blast straight through it."^[5]

Track listing

"Illustrated Man" (Fred James, Mary-Ann Brandon) – 3:37
"Barefootin'" (Robert Parker) – 4:06
"Life Is Hard" (Fred James) – 6:17
"Hey You" (Mike Himelstein) – 2:42
"Blue Mood" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:01
"Sugaree" (Marty Robbins) – 2:57
"Medicine Man" (Robbie Fisher, Henley Douglas) – 4:22
"You're Humbuggin' Me" (Rocket Morgan, J.D. Miller) – 2:43
"If You Got a Good Woman" (Johnny Winter) – 4:23
"Got to Find My Baby" (John Heartsman) – 2:40
"Shame Shame Shame" (Jimmy Reed) – 4:16
"Let Me In" (Johnny Winter) – 4:11
"You Lie Too Much" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:03*

"You Lie Too Much" was omitted from the vinyl issue.

Personnel

Musicians

Johnny Winter – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Jeff Ganz – electric bass, fretless bass, upright bass
Tom Compton – drums
Dr. John – piano on "Barefootin'", "Life Is Hard", "Sugaree", "You Lie Too Much"
Ken Saydak – piano on "If You Got a Good Woman"
Billy Branch – harmonica on "Hey You", "If You Got a Good Woman", "Shame Shame Shame"
Dennis, Margaret, Johnny and Brian Drugan, Dave Brickson, John Gabrysiak, Dick Shurman – ensemble vocals on "Hey You"

Production

Dick Shurman, Johnny Winter – producers
David Axelbaum – engineer
Dave Brickson – assistant engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Mark Weiss – photography
Bill Smith – design
Recorded and mixed at Streeterville Recording Studios, Chicago

References

^ Let Me In at Discogs. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^ "34th Grammy Awards – 1992", Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Owens, Thom. Let Me In at AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Kening, Dan (September 5, 1991). Let Me In, Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
^ Whiteis, David (July 23, 1992). Let Me In, Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 28, 2014.