The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw

The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw
Studio album by The Butterfield Blues Band
Released	December 1967
Genre	Blues, Blue-eyed soul
Length	44:29
Label	Elektra
Producer	John Court
The Butterfield Blues Band chronology
East-West (1966) The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw (1967) In My Own Dream (1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	(favorable) ,[1]
Allmusic	[2]

The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw is a 1967 album by The Butterfield Blues Band. Its name refers to Elvin Bishop, whose role shifted to lead guitarist after Mike Bloomfield departed to form Electric Flag. The album marked a slight shift in the band's sound towards R&B and features a horn section.

Track listing

1. "One More Heartache" (Smokey Robinson, The Miracles) – 3:20
2. "Driftin' and Driftin'" (Charles Brown, Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams) – 9:09
3. "I Pity the Fool" (Deadric Malone) – 6:00
4. "Born Under a Bad Sign" (William Bell, Booker T. Jones) – 4:10
5. "Run Out of Time" (Paul Butterfield, Gene Dinwiddie) – 2:59
6. "Double Trouble" (Otis Rush) – 5:38
7. "Drivin' Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 5:34
8. "Droppin' Out" (Paul Butterfield, Tucker Zimmerman) – 2:16
9. "Tollin' Bells" (Traditional, arranged Butterfield Blues Band) – 5:23

Personnel

• Paul Butterfield – vocals, harmonica
• Elvin Bishop – guitar
• Mark Naftalin – keyboards
• Bugsy Maugh – bass, vocal on "Driving Wheel"
• Phil Wilson – drums
• Gene Dinwiddie – tenor saxophone
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Keith Johnson – trumpet

Charts

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1968	Pop Albums	52

References

1. "Records". Rolling Stone (5). 10 February 1968.
2. Nastos, Michael G.. The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw at AllMusic