Johnny Winter (album)

Johnny Winter
Studio album by
Johnny Winter
ReleasedApril 15, 1969 (1969-04-15)
RecordedNashville, February–March, 1969
GenreBlues rock
Length33:35
LabelColumbia
ProducerJohnny Winter
Johnny Winter chronology
The Progressive Blues Experiment
(1969) 		Johnny Winter
(1969) 		Second Winter
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone(negative) [2]
Pop Matters(Favorable)[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[5]

Johnny Winter is Johnny Winter's second studio album. Columbia Records released the album in 1969, after signing Winter to the label for a reported $600,000. As with his first album, The Progressive Blues Experiment, Winter mixes some original compositions with songs originally recorded by blues artists. The album reached number 24 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[6]

  1. ^ Koda, Cub. "Johnny Winter – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  2. ^ Welding, Pete (August 9, 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Su, Peter. "Johnny Winter: self-titled". Popmatters.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  4. ^ g, manos (December 3, 2013). "Review: CD Johnny Winter – Johnny Winter Album". sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 722. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ^ "Johnny Winter: Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.