I'd Rather Suck My Thumb
Studio album by Mel Brown
Released	1970
Recorded	July–October, 1969
Genre	Blues
Length	42:51
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Ed Michel
Mel Brown chronology
Blues for We (1969) I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (1970) Mel Brown's Fifth (1969)

I'd Rather Suck My Thumb is the fourth album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

All compositions by Mel Brown except as indicated

1. "I'd Rather Suck My Thumb" – 5:33
2. "Scorpio" – 6:30
3. "Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings" – 11:10
4. "You Got Me Hummin'" – 4:15
5. "Do Your Thing" (Charles Wright)^[3] – 5:36
6. "Troubles" – 5:20
7. "Dixie" (Dan Emmett) – 4:27

• Recorded in Los Angeles, California on March 21, 1968

• Mel Brown – guitar, vocals
• Matthew Kelly – harmonica
• Clifford Coulter – organ, electric piano
• Johnny Carswell – organ
• Bob West – electric bass
• Gregg Ferber – drums