Ernie Johnson - It's Party Time

Bitrate:320K/s

Year:1993
Time:53:01 
Size:122,1 MB 
Label:Paula Records 
Styles:Blues/Soul/R&B 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. It's Party Time - 5:43
 2. Honey I Love You - 4:49
 3. That Thang - 5:01
 4. Congratulations - 3:41
 5. Broke Man Can't Win - 4:23
 6. Dreams to Remember - 5:08
 7. Hard Times - 3:37
 8. Am I Losing You - 3:57
 9. Crying out the Blues - 4:11
10. Final Notice - 5:04
11. I'm Doing Alright - 4:27
12. Jesus is My Maker - 2:56

Born in Winnsboro, Louisiana, Johnson didn't begin singing professionally until after moving to Dallas. Johnson had a chance to open for Lavelle White in Mexia, Texas, and stole the show. At that point, he quit his day job with the Dallas parks department and formed a band, the Soul Blenders. He recorded his first single, "Lovin You" b/w "Cold Cold Heart," for Movin' Records in 1968. Johnson recorded other singles before his first album for Ronn Records, "Just In Time". Johnson has played the blues festivals in San Francisco and Monterey, and his next compact disc, "It's Party Time", was released on the Louisiana-based Paula Records label in 1993. Starting in 1995, Malaco Records released another 2 albums ("In The Mood", "Hot & Steamy"), before he recorded a great disc for Frank-O Johnson's Phat Sounds label entitled "Squeeze It". From there Johnson formed his own label, Stairway Ent., and released a couple albums- one Gospel and one Southern Soul LP. No material has surfaced since 2009's "I'm The One You Need".Successful CD features the smash hit title track, plus the impressive soul yearning of "Honey I Love You", "Congratulations" and "Am I Losing You?". All but one song are Johnson originals (his marvelous take on Otis Redding's "Dreams To Remember") which are sturdy soul & blues numbers in the classic Chicago and Stax vein.

It's Party Time