Shake Your Money Maker (album): Difference between revisions

For the song, see Shake Your Moneymaker (song).

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Shake Your Money Maker is the debut album by the American blues-rock band The Black Crowes, released in January 1990 (see 1990 in music). It's the only album by the band to feature guitarist Jeff Cease. The album is named after a classic blues song written by Elmore James. The Black Crowes have played the song live many times over the years, but it is not included on this album.

Shake Your Money Maker peaked at #4 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart, and two of its singles, "Hard to Handle" and "She Talks to Angels", reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Jealous Again" and "Twice As Hard" were also charting singles, while "Seeing Things" and "Sister Luck" were minor singles.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson, except where noted.

1. "Twice As Hard" – 4:09
2. "Jealous Again" – 4:35
3. "Sister Luck" – 5:13
4. "Could I've Been So Blind" – 3:44
5. "Seeing Things" – 5:18
6. "Hard to Handle" (Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell, Otis Redding) – 3:08
7. "Thick n' Thin" – 2:44
8. "She Talks to Angels" – 5:29
9. "Struttin' Blues" – 4:09
10. "Stare It Cold" – 5:13
11. "Live Too Fast Blues/Mercy, Sweet Moan" – 1:17 (unlisted track)

Bonus tracks

11. "Don't Wake Me" – 3:33 (Bonus track on 1998 Sho' Nuff Box Set version)
12. "She Talks To Angels (Acoustic)" – 6:19 (Bonus track on 1998 Sho' Nuff Box Set version)

"Live Too Fast Blues/Mercy, Sweet Moan" follows the bonus tracks.

Personnel

• Chris Robinson – vocals
• Rich Robinson – guitar
• Jeff Cease – guitar
• Johnny Colt – bass guitar
• Steve Gorman – drums

Additional personnel

• Chuck Leavell – piano, organ
• Brendan O'Brien – "a potpourri of instruments"
• Laura Creamer – background vocals

Production

• George Drakoulias – producer
• David Bianco – remixing
• Brendan O'Brien - engineer
• Lee Manning – assistant engineer, mixing, mixing engineer
• Rick Rubin – executive producer (credited on the sleeve only after the album became successful)
• Kevin Shirley – mixing
• Michael Lavine – photography
• Ruth Leitman – photography, cover photo
• Greg Fulginiti and Leon Zervos – mastering
• Pete Angelus – personal manager
• Alan Forbes – artwork, art direction, design
• Tag George – assistant engineer

Charting singles

Billboard charts (North America)

Year	Title	Chart	Highest position
1990	Jealous Again	The Billboard Hot 100	75
1990	Hard to Handle	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
1990	Jealous Again	Mainstream Rock Tracks	5
1990	Twice as Hard	Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
1991	Hard to Handle	The Billboard Hot 100	26
1991	She Talks to Angels	The Billboard Hot 100	30
1991	Seeing Things	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
1991	She Talks to Angels	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1