Big Sugar is the debut album by Canadian rock band Big Sugar, released 1992 on Hypnotic Records.
Critical reception AllMusic wrote that "Gordie Johnson himself pens the discs two highlights: both 'Groundhog Day' and 'Goodbye Train' feature funky, lurching rhythms and muscular guitar work that offer just the right blend of originality and familiarity."
Track listing "Sleep in Late" (Dave Wall, Andrew Whiteman) "Come Back Baby" (B.B. Arnold) "Motherless Children" (traditional) "So Many Roads" (Marshall Paul) "Bemsha Swing" (Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk) "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) "Groundhog Day" (Gordie Johnson) "Just About Sunrise" (Johnson) "Goodbye Train" (Johnson) "Nowhere to Go" (Colin Linden) "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Monk, Cootie Williams) "Devil Got My Woman" (Skip James)
Personnel Big Sugar Gordie Johnson: Guitars, vocals Terry Wilkins: Bass, vocals Al Cross: Drums
Additional Personnel Patrick Ballentyne, Andrew Whiteman: Acoustic guitars, vocals Nick Gotham, Gene Hardy, Johnny Johnson: Saxophone Jim Bish: Flute Ken Whiteley: Mandolin Greg Beresford: Percussion Kate Fenner, David Wall: Additional vocals Beresford, Fenner, Hardy, Wall and Whiteman all appear "Courtesy of the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir" (according to liner notes)
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