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Bringin' It All Back Home
Bringin' It All Back Home
Studio album by Johnny Copeland
Released	1985
Genre	Texas blues, African folk music
Length	35:17
Label	Rounder
Producer	Dan Doyle
Johnny Copeland chronology

Bringin' It All Back Home is an album by the American musician Johnny Copeland.^[2]^[3] It was released in 1985.^[4] Copeland supported the album with a North American tour.^[5]

Production

Copeland recorded the album in March 1984 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where he collaborated with African musicians.^[6]^[7] It was produced by his manager, Dan Doyle.^[8] Bringin' It All Back Home is considered the first time an American blues musician recorded an album in Africa.^[9] Copeland decided to record there after his 1982 tour of the continent; many of the album's songs were inspired by the trek.^[10]^[11] Copeland included African percussion and the kora on many of the tracks.^[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[13]
Robert Christgau	B+^[14]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[15]
MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide	^[4]

Robert Christgau wrote that the band "finds a groove somewhere between an airborne Congolese rumba and a Gulf Coast shuffle with some tricky dance figures thrown in."^[14] The Chicago Tribune noted that "African rhythms and instruments wind their way in and out of Copeland's more familiar Texas blues, sometimes seeming exotic, other times seeming perfectly normal."^[16] The New York Times stated that Copeland "sings with a strong, persuasive urgency," and concluded that he "comfortably extended his reach by working with an African rhythm section."^[17]

The Globe and Mail determined that "the singer-guitarist's music at its best moves, and the accompanying horn and rhythm sections here prove a cumbersome weight on the motion."^[18] The Toronto Star deemed the album "compelling listening, an almost off-handed synthesis of African roots music and raw, elemental blues."^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Johnny Copeland except where noted

*Bringin' It All Back Home* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kasavubu"		5:20
2.	"The Jungle"		3:29
3.	"Ngote"	T.P. Polyrhythmo	8:15
4.	"Djeli, Djeli Blues"	Djeli Mousa	1:09
5.	"Djeli, Djeli Blues" (Continued)	Mousa	2:12
6.	"Abidjan"		3:37
7.	"Bozalimalamu"		3:14
8.	"Same Thing"		3:53
9.	"Conakry"		4:08
Total length:			35:17

Personnel

Musicians

Johnny Copeland – guitar, vocals
Michael Merritt – bass
Jimmy Wormworth – drums
Jimmy Hyacinthe, Joel Perry, and Malina – guitars
Halial, Jean-Claude Kungnon, and Souliman Moamed – percussion
Koffi Assalé – alto saxophone
Bert McGowan – tenor saxophone
Emmet King – trombone
Ben Bierman – trumpet
Ken Vangel – piano
Djeli Mousa – kora (tracks 4 and 5)

Technical

Dan Doyle – producer, liner notes
Émile Valognes and Pamphile de Souza – recording engineers
Dominique Samarcq – mixing engineer
George Peckham – mastering engineer
Ken Vangel – arrangement
Steve Billington – design
Albert Loudes – photography
Souleymane Coulibaly – technical assistance

References

^ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books Ltd. 2006. p. 134.
^ "Johnny Copeland Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
^ Dicaire, David (October 1, 1999). Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Legendary Artists of the Early 20th Century. McFarland. ISBN 9780786406067.
^ ^a ^b MusicHound Blues: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 92.
^ Haight, Kathy (March 21, 1986). "Copeland Found Piece of Soul in West Africa". Charlotte Observer. p. 1E.
^ Herzhaft, Gérard (September 17, 1997). Encyclopedia of the Blues-2nd (p). University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781610751391.
^ Snowden, Don (2 Feb 1986). "Copeland Takes Blues 'Home' to Africa". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 74.
^ Snowden, Don (1986). "From Out of the Blues". The Reggae & African Beat. Vol. 5, no. 2. pp. 26–29.
^ Komara, Edward M. (September 17, 2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J. Taylor & Francis US. ISBN 9780415927000.
^ ^a ^b Quill, Greg (25 Apr 1986). "Bringin' It All Back Home, Johnny Copeland". Toronto Star. p. D20.
^ Joyce, Mike (17 Apr 1987). "Texas Blues & the Horns of Africa". The Washington Post. p. B7.
^ Snider, Eric (12 Aug 1988). "Lean, Lone-Star Blues". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 22.
^ "Johnny Copeland Bringin' It All Back Home". AllMusic.
^ ^a ^b "Johnny Copeland". Robert Christgau.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 543.
^ Brogan, Daniel (24 Jan 1986). "Johnny Copeland, Bringin' It All Back Home". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 50.
^ Holden, Stephen (30 Jan 1987). "Johnny Copeland". The New York Times. p. C21.
^ Miller, Mark (24 Apr 1986). "Bringin' It All Back Home Johnny Copeland". The Globe and Mail. p. D5.