Now I Got Worry

Now I Got Worry
Studio album by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Released	October 15, 1996
Genre	Punk blues, alternative rock, low-fi
Length	45:15
Label	Matador/Capitol Mute Au Go Go Toy's Factory
Producer	Jon Spencer, Jim Waters
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology
A Ass Pocket of Whiskey (1996) Now I Got Worry (1996) ACME (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Now I Got Worry is a 1996 studio album by the American punk blues band The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The album opens up with Spencer screaming. "Fuck Shit Up" is a cover of a Dub Narcotic song.^[4] The man depicted on the cover is Jon Spencer. "Wail" became a brief hit for the band and its music video was directed by "Weird Al" Yankovic.^[5]

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Skunk"	Spencer/Explosion	2:39
2.	"Identify"	Spencer/Explosion	3:08
3.	"Wail"	Spencer/Explosion	3:09
4.	"Fuck Shit Up"	Dub Narcotic	3:08
5.	"2Kindsa Love"	Spencer/Explosion	3:02
6.	"Love All of Me"	Spencer/Explosion	1:58
7.	"Chicken Dog" (featuring Rufus Thomas)	Explosion/Thomas	3:01
8.	"Rocketship"	Spencer/Explosion	3:14
9.	"Dynamite Lover"	Spencer/Explosion	2:58
10.	"Hot Shot"	Spencer/Explosion	2:09
11.	"Can't Stop"	Explosion/Mark Ramos Nishita	2:53
12.	"Firefly Child"	Spencer/Explosion	3:24
13.	"Eyeballin"	Spencer/Explosion	3:17
14.	"R.L. Got Soul"	Spencer/Explosion	4:05
15.	"Get Over Here"	Spencer/Explosion	2:09
16.	"Sticky"	Spencer/Explosion	2:54

Personnel

• Judah Bauer - guitar, voice
• Russell Simins - drums
• Jon Spencer - voice, guitar

Guests

• Mark Ramos Nishita - clavinet on "Chicken Dog", piano on "Can't Stop", organ on "Firefly Child"
• Rufus Thomas - voice on "Chicken Dog"
• Justin Berry - sax on "Firefly Child"
• Thermos Malling - bang on "2Kindsa Love" and "Sticky"

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The - Now I Got Worry at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
5. ""Weird Al" Yankovic: Video Facts". Weirdal.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
6. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

External links

• Now I Got Worry at Discogs (list of releases)