Third Degree

Third Degree
Studio album by Johnny Winter
Released	1986
Recorded	Streetville Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Blues
Length	43:53
Label	Alligator
Producer	Johnny Winter and Dick Shurman
Johnny Winter chronology
Serious Business (1985) Third Degree (1986) The Winter of '88 (1988)

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Third Degree is a 1986 album by Johnny Winter and the final of the trilogy he made for Alligator Records. For the occasion Winter temporarily reunited with Tommy Shannon and Uncle Red Turner, who used to be his first backing band. Another notable guest on the record is Doctor John, who performed on "Love, Life and Money" and "Tin Pan Alley". Winter also included a couple of solo acoustic numbers, practicing for months with a National Steel Guitar.

Track listing

1. "Mojo Boogie" (J.B. Lenoir) — 4:53
2. "Love, Life and Money" (Willie Dixon, Henry Glover) — 5:20
3. "Evil on My Mind" (Johnny Winter) — 2:20
4. "See See Baby" (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson) — 3:09
5. "Tin Pan Alley" (Jerry Jones) — 5:52
6. "I'm Good" (Collins, Lee) — 3:50
7. "Third Degree" (Eddie Boyd, Willie Dixon) — 6:03
8. "Shake Your Moneymaker" (Elmore James) — 2:37
9. "Bad Girl Blues" (Johnny Winter) — 4:34
10. "Broke and Lonely" (Johnny Winter) — 4:51

Personnel

• Johnny Winter — electric guitar, National steel guitar, vocals
• Ken Saydak — piano
• Doctor John — piano on 2 and 5
• Johnny B. Gayden - bass
• Tommy Shannon — bass on 4, 8 and 10
• Uncle Red Turner — drums on 4, 8 and 10
• Casey Jones — drums

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