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Slow Down
Studio album by
Keb' Mo'
ReleasedAugust 25, 1998
RecordedAt House Of Blues, Los Angeles; Rumbo Recorders & Westlake Audio studios
GenreBlues
Length55:00
LabelEpic
ProducerKeb' Mo', John Lewis Parker
Keb' Mo' chronology
Just like You
(1996) 		Slow Down
(1998) 		The Door
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
George Graham (WVIA-FM)(Review)[1]
AllMusic [2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]

Slow Down is the fourth studio album by the blues performer Keb' Mo' released in August 1998. In 1999, Slow Down won Keb' Mo' his second Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. The album includes the song "Rainmaker" which shares its title with the album Rainmaker, made by Keb' Mo' under his birth name "Kevin Moore".

Track listing

Songs by Kevin Moore aka (Keb' Mo')
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Muddy Water"Kevin Moore, Georgina Graper4:21
2."I Was Wrong"Moore, Anders Osborne4:21
3."Everything I Need"Moore, Charles Edward Streetman3:56
4."Henry"Moore, John Lewis Parker5:20
5."Soon As I Get Paid"Moore, Parker4:38
6."A Better Man"Moore, Osborne5:16
7."I Don't Know"Moore, Graper4:12
8."A Letter to Tracy"Moore, Parker4:09
9."Slow Down"Moore, Parker4:52
10."Rainmaker"Moore, Patrick Shepard4:15
11."Love in Vain"Robert Johnson3:05
12."God Trying to Get Your Attention"Moore, Colin Linden4:09
13."I'm Telling You Now"Moore, Bruce E. Fisher2:35

Personnel

Keb' Mo' uses Gibson & Epiphone Guitars, D'Addario Strings, National Resophonic Guitars, Moonshine Slides and Larry Pogreba Custom Guitars

Charts

Chart performance for Slow Down
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 89
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 35
US Billboard 200[8] 109

References

  1. ^ "George Graham Reviews Keb' Mo's "Slow Down"". Georgegraham.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 191.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Keb' Mo' – Slow Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Keb' Mo' – Slow Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Keb' Mo' – Slow Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Keb Mo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2022.


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