| Son of Skip James | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2007 | |||
| Studio | Sounds Great Production | |||
| Genre | Blues[1] | |||
| Length | 43:35 | |||
| Label | Verve Forecast | |||
| Producer | Dion[1] | |||
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Son of Skip James is the thirtieth album by American singer/songwriter Dion. It was released on November 6, 2007, on the Verve Forecast Records label.[1] The album stayed on the Billboard Blues Albums chart for twelve weeks, peaking at No. 4 on November 24, 2007.[2]
The album serves as a follow-up to Dion's 2006 Grammy-nominated blues album, Bronx in Blue.[3] The majority of tracks on Son of Skip James are cover versions of well-known blues songs, some of them classics.[1] The album's title references blues legend Skip James, a friend of Dion's. Dion described the use of James's name for the album as "a kind of mission statement for the project".[4]
- ^ a b c d "Son of Skip James - Dion | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Dion Son Of Skip James Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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