A Bothered Mind

A Bothered Mind
A Bothered Mind
Studio album by R. L. Burnside
Released	August 17, 2004
Genre	Blues
Length	39:24
Label	Fat Possum
Producer	Martin Tino Gross, Matthew Johnson, Tom Shimura, Bruce Watson
R. L. Burnside chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Guardian	(favourable)^[3]

A Bothered Mind is the thirteenth and final studio album from American blues musician R. L. Burnside. It was the last release from the musician prior to his death in 2005.

Following a heart attack in 2001, Burnside ceased to drink alcohol at a doctor's request. Following this, he had difficulty playing music, stating he felt like he had to learn all over again.^[4] As such, much of A Bothered Mind used older recordings of Burnside playing the guitar. When asked in 2003 to share his thoughts on previous albums that Fat Possum had remixed and released on his behalf, he replied "At first I didn't like them too much, then I saw how much money they were making and I got to liking them pretty well".^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by R. L. Burnside, except where noted.^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Detroit Boogie, Pt 1"		0:38
2.	"See What My Buddy Done"		2:57
3.	"Shake 'Em On Down"		3:29
4.	"Goin' Down South" (featuring Lyrics Born)		3:11
5.	"My Name Is Robert Too" (featuring Kid Rock)	R. L. Burnside Robert James Ritchie	2:43
6.	"Someday Baby" (featuring Lyrics Born)		3:16
7.	"Go to Jail"		2:43
8.	"Bird Without a Feather"		3:09
9.	"Glory Be"		4:37
10.	"Goin' Away Baby"		3:17
11.	"Rollin' and Tumblin'"	Traditional	3:50
12.	"Stole My Check"		2:42
13.	"Detroit Boogie, Pt 2"		2:52
Total length:			39:24

Personnel

Musicians

R. L. Burnside - Composer, guitar, vocals
Jimmy Bones - Harmonica, harp, keyboards, piano
Kenny Brown - Guitar, slide guitar
Cedric Burnside - Drums
John Scott Evans - Saxophone
Martin Gross - Drums, Guitar, Mixing, Producing
Mike Hollis - Bass guitar
Kid Rock - Vocals
Lyrics Born - Vocals, various instruments
Kenny Olson - Guitar, bass guitar
Mike Smith - Guitar, bass guitar

Production

Matthew Johnson - Producer
Bruce Watson - Producer, mixing
Tom Shimura - Producer, arrangements
George Mitchell - Engineer
Mike E. Clark - Mixing
Scott Sumner - Mixing
Mark Yoshida - Mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
ARIA Top 100 Albums^[5]	7
US Billboard Blues Albums^[6]	6

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ "A Bothered Mind by R.L. Burnside". Apple Music. Apple. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ Merritt, Stephanie (October 10, 2004). "R L Burnside, A Bothered Mind". The Observer. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Grant, Richard (November 16, 2003). "Fat Possum label keeping Blues alive". The Observer. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ "Week Commencing: 13 September 2004" (PDF). Pandora. Australia: ARIA Net. September 20, 2004. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^ "R.L. Burnside A Bothered Mind Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[AllMusic-1] "A Bothered Mind - R.L. Burnside - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[2] "A Bothered Mind by R.L. Burnside". Apple Music. Apple. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[3] Merritt, Stephanie (October 10, 2004). "R L Burnside, A Bothered Mind". The Observer. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[Grant-4] Grant, Richard (November 16, 2003). "Fat Possum label keeping Blues alive". The Observer. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[5] "Week Commencing: 13 September 2004" (PDF). Pandora. Australia: ARIA Net. September 20, 2004. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[6] "R.L. Burnside A Bothered Mind Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

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