PAUL BENJAMAN BAND – My Bad Side Wants a Good Time – (CD) – 4-panel eco-wallet
Horton Records 088 – Released 06.07.2024
Credit Paul Benjaman for carrying on that fabled Tulsa musical heritage, the ‘Tulsa Sound’, courtesy of a career that’s found him and his namesake outfit, the Paul Benjaman Band, releasing an ongoing series of highly acclaimed albums that continue to indelibly inscribe his imprint on that unique and signature sound. With his new album, the wryly titled My Bad Side Wants a Good Time, Paul and company further expound upon the groove-laden approach that remains so essential to Tulsa’s revered traditions, while mixing in dashes of grittier rock n’ roll muscle. The album was recorded in the restored environs of The Church Studio in Tulsa, the former home of Shelter Records once owned and operated by Leon Russell. A full listen will take you on a journey of diverse sounds once heard in the glory days of rock n roll and roots radio.
Recommended if you like: Gov’t Mule, Leon Russell, JJ Cale, ZZ Top
- Undercover Of Night
- Hot Dice
- My Bad Side Wants A Good Time
- Old Rock House
- Chasm Of Soul
- Local Honey
- Church Of Space And Time
- Outlaw Land
- Detroit Train
- La Serpentine
- How Bad I Want You
- Blues Skyline
Paul Benjaman – guitar / vocals
Jesse Aycock – guitar / lap steel / pedal steel / background vocals
John Fullbright – piano / keys / harmonica
Paddy Ryan – drums / percussion
Aaron Boehler – bass
Sarah Frick, Majeste Pearson, Alexandria Nichole Moore – background vocals
Ann Bell – vocals on Track 6
All songs written by Paul Benjaman (ASCAP – 100%)
Produced by Paul Benjaman & Jason Weinheimer
Recorded at The Church Studio in Tulsa, OK
Additional recording at Ripley Studio, Blue Alleluia Studio, and Mixed Signals Studios
Engineered by Jason Weinheimer & Paul Benjaman
Additional engineering at The Church Studio by Cade Roberts, Dan Heinrichs, Jared Tyler
Mixed by Jason Weinheimer at Fellowship Hall Sound
Track 6 mixed by Emi Macchi
Mastered by Bobby Giel at Welcome To 1979
Front cover by Paddy Ryan
Additional artwork, layout & design by Steve Hammons
Photos by Phil Clarkin