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Demetria Taylor
Doin’ What I’m Supposed To Do
Delmark DE 875
Compact Disc

Demetria Taylor is proud to be the recipient of the KoKo Taylor “Queen of the Blues” Award (2022) given by the Jus’ Blues Foundation.
Demetria was born to sing the blues. The songs on this album are a balance of traditional blues and modern R & B, with some written by her family, some by fellow musicians Mike Wheeler and Larry Williams, one by the venerable Magic Sam, and two by Demetria herself. This second Delmark record is a strong follow up to her Delmark debut, “Bad Girl”, and also features the legendary Deitra Farr on one track. As Demetria says, and we believe her: “IT’S MY TIME.”

Demetria Taylor, vocals
Mike Wheeler, guitar
Billy Flynn, guitar on 1, 4
Carlos Showers, guitar (all, except 1 and 4)
Larry Williams, bass
Brian James, keyboards
Melvin Carlisle “Pookie Styx”, drums
Deitra Farr, vocals on 4

TRACKLIST

1 83 Highway 5:25
EDDIE TAYLOR, SR. (CONRAD MUSIC, BMI)

2 Baby Be Good 4:23
MIKE WHEELER/LARRY WILLIAMS (MLCBMUSIC, ASCAP)

3 Bad Girl Day 4:01
MIKE WHEELER/LARRY WILLIAMS (MLCBMUSIC, ASCAP)

4 Blues Early This Morning 3:08
VERA TAYLOR (E AND V PUBLISHING, BMI)

5 Welfare Blues 4:49
EDDIE TAYLOR, JR. (E AND V PUBLISHING, BMI)

6 Doin’ What I’m Supposed To Do 3:40
MIKE WHEELER/LARRY WILLIAMS (MLCBMUSIC, ASCAP)

7 Done 5:49
MIKE WHEELER/LARRY WILLIAMS (MLCBMUSIC, ASCAP)

8 I’m Gonna Tell It 4:27
MIKE WHEELER/LARRY WILLIAMS (MLCBMUSIC, ASCAP)

9 Nursing My Kitty Cat 4:45
DEMETRIA TAYLOR (E AND V PUBLISHING, BMI)

10 Stay Gone 3:59
MIKE WHEELER/LARRY WILLIAMS/BRIAN JAMES (MLCBMUSIC, ASCAP)

11 You Belong To Me 3:11
SAMUEL MAGHETT “MAGIC SAM” (CONRAD MUSIC/LERIC MUSIC, BMI)

12 Young Gun Taylor 3:26
DEMETRIA TAYLOR/BRIAN JAMES (E AND V PUBLISHING, ASCAP/ BRIAN VOLLREIDE, ASCAP)

ALBUM PRODUCTION AND SUPERVISION, Julia A. Miller & Elbio Barilari

RECORDING ENGINEER, Julia A. Miller

TRACKING ENGINEER ON OCT0BER 20, 2019, Steve Wagner

RECORDED AT Delmark Riverside Studio ON OCT0BER 20, 2019; MARCH 15, 2020; JULY 8, 2020; NOVEMBER 30, 2021; JANUARY 20, 2022

MIXED BY Julia A. Miller & Elbio Barilari

MASTERED AT Delmark Riverside Studio BY Julia A. Miller