Electric Mud | ||||
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Released | October 1968 | |||
Recorded | May 1968 | |||
Studio | Ter Mar, Chicago | |||
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Length | 36:42 | |||
Label | Cadet/Chess | |||
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Electric Mud is the fifth studio album by Muddy Waters, with members of Rotary Connection playing as his backing band. Released in 1968, it presents Muddy Waters as a psychedelic musician. Producer Marshall Chess suggested that Muddy Waters record it in an attempt to appeal to a rock audience.
The album peaked at number 127 on Billboard 200 album chart. It was controversial for its fusion of electric blues with psychedelic elements.