Ice Pickin'

Ice Pickin'
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedBy Freddie Breitberg
StudioCurtom Studios (Chicago, Illinois)
GenreBlues
Length36:48
LabelAlligator ALCD 4713[1]
ProducerBruce Iglauer, Richard McLeese & Dick Shurman
Albert Collins chronology
Alive & Cool
(1972)
Ice Pickin'
(1978)
Albert Collins and Barrelhouse live
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings + “Crown”[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Ice Pickin' is a studio album by Albert Collins, released in 1978.[7][8] It was Collins's breakthrough album.[4] Ice Pickin' was nominated for a 1979 Grammy Award.[9]

  1. ^ Komara, Edward (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Psychology Press. p. 220.
  2. ^ "AllMusic Review by Thom Owens". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. pp. 479–480.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 152–153.
  6. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  7. ^ "Artist Biography by Richard Skelly". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Albert Collins; Award-Winning Blues Guitarist, Recording Artist". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. ^ "GRAMMY Award Results for Albert Collins". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 28 March 2021.