Never Been Rocked Enough

Never Been Rocked Enough is a studio album by the American musician Delbert McClinton.[2][3] It was released in 1992 by Curb Records.[4] The first single was "Every Time I Roll the Dice".[5] McClinton supported the album with a North American tour.[6]

Never Been Rocked Enough
Studio album by
Delbert McClinton
Released1992
GenreRoots rock
Length40:17
LabelCurb[1]
ProducerDelbert McClinton, Jim Horn, Don Was, Bonnie Raitt
Delbert McClinton chronology
Best of Delbert McClinton
(1991)		 Never Been Rocked Enough
(1992)		 Feelin' Alright
(1993)

Production

The album was produced by McClinton, Jim Horn, Don Was, and Bonnie Raitt; the two recording sessions took about a week and a half.[7][8] Tom Petty and Melissa Etheridge provided backing vocals.[9] "Have a Little Faith in Me" is a cover of the John Hiatt song.[10] McClinton considered Never Been Rocked Enough to be his most radio-friendly album.[11]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Calgary HeraldA−[13]
Windsor StarB[14]

The Calgary Herald concluded that "this isn't so much a sentimentalization of McClinton's brand of bar music, as its apotheosis."[13] The Boston Globe determined that the album "captures his rough-edged, yet somehow polished, roadhouse sound."[15]

The Windsor Star panned "the slick session musicians like the World's Most Dangerous Band."[14] The Ottawa Citizen stated that "the album doesn't blow you away with volume or flash, but wins you over with its roots rockin' integrity and deep-brewed flavors of the southern U.S."[16]

In a review for AllMusic, Roch Parisien wrote: "The results cover the whole checkerboard while remaining vintage McClinton: his harp wails on 'Everytime I Roll the Dice'; 'Can I Change My Mind' flirts with Motown soul; 'Blues as Blues Can Get' defines the confessional blues ballad."[12]

Chart performance

In the US, Never Been Rocked Enough peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200 in July 18, 1992.[17]

Track listing
Never Been Rocked Enough track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Every Time I Roll the Dice"
4:28
2."I Used to Worry" (featuring Francine Reed)Tony Arata2:53
3."Miss You Fever"
4:06
4."Why Me?"
3:17
5."Have a Little Faith in Me"John Hiatt4:12
6."Never Been Rocked Enough"
  • McClinton
  • Seals
3:33
7."Blues as Blues Can Get"
4:05
8."Can I Change My Mind"
  • Barry Despenza
  • Carl Wolfolk
3:30
9."Cease and Desist"McClinton2:56
10."Stir It Up"Bob Marley3:32
11."Good Man, Good Woman" (featuring Bonnie Raitt)
3:34
Total length:40:17

Personnel

Charts
Chart performance for Never Been Rocked Enough
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 2
US Billboard 200[17] 118

References
  1. Burliuk, Greg (25 June 1992). "American Originals Are Still Expanding Their Horizons". Entertainment. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.
  2. McLeese, Don (Aug 20, 1992). "Country & Western". Rolling Stone (637): 53.
  3. Kienzle, Rich (Sep 1992). "Never Been Rocked Enough by Delbert McClinton". Country Music (157): 6.
  4. Abbott, Jim (8 May 1992). "In the Bin". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 10.
  5. Falon, Janet Ruth (13 Mar 1992). "Heading for New Success". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 36.
  6. Bream, Jon (17 July 1992). "Nightlife". Star Tribune. p. 10E.
  7. "Never Been Rocked Enough by Delbert McClinton". Billboard. 104 (19): 53. May 9, 1992.
  8. Washburn, Jim (24 Sep 1992). "Delbert McClinton Still Reveling in R & B Career". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
  9. Catlin, Roger (11 July 1992). "On a hot night, nothing like Delbert's blues". Hartford Courant. p. D2.
  10. McLeese, Don (5 May 1992). "Back Home". Austin American-Statesman. p. D6.
  11. Allan, Marc D. (28 Aug 1992). "Delbert McClinton finally coming into his own". The Indianapolis Star. p. D4.
  12. Parisien, Roch. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  13. Tremblay, Mark (7 June 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  14. Jones, Owen (27 June 1992). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. F2.
  15. Morse, Steve (14 May 1992). "Delbert McClinton Never Been Rocked Enough". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.
  16. Parisien, Roch (23 Aug 1992). "McClinton no longer the 'kiss of death'". Ottawa Citizen. p. C7.
  17. "Delbert McClinton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  18. "Norwegiancharts.com – Delbert McClinton – Never Been Rocked Enough". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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