1975 Z.Z. Hill – Keep On Lovin’ You
Keep On Lovin’ You is an album by Z.Z. Hill, released in 1975 on United Artists.
Arzell J. Hill (September 30, 1935 – April 27, 1984), known as Z. Z. Hill, was an American blues singer best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul album chart for nearly two years. The track “Down Home Blues” has been called the best-known blues song of the 1980s. According to the Texas State Historical Association, Hill “devised a combination of blues and contemporary soul styling and helped to restore the blues to modern black consciousness.”
Tracks
1 I Created A Monster (Lamont Dozier) 04:08
2 That Ain’t The Way You Make Love (McKinley Jackson; Reginald Dozier) 03:44
3 Steppin’ In The Shoes Of A Fool (Geanna Jackson; Lamont Dozier) 02:57
4 Two Sides To Every Story (McKinley Jackson; Reginald Dozier) 03:29
5 Am I Groovin You (Z.Z. Hill) 04:35
6 I Keep On Lovin’ You (Allen Toussaint) 02:41
7 Who Ever’s Thrillin You (Is Killing Me) (Allen Toussaint) 03:15
8 Look What You’ve Done (Leo Nocentelli) 03:02
9 My Turn (Allen Toussaint) 03:25
10 I Don’t Need Half A Love (Z.Z. Hill) 03:11
Musicians
1 I Created A Monster
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Synthesizer | Clark Spangler |
| Percussion | Ollie E. Brown |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
2 That Ain’t The Way You Make Love
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Synthesizer | Clark Spangler |
| Percussion | Ollie E. Brown |
| Background Vocals | Dennis Perry |
| Background Vocals | Edna Wright |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Michael Gray |
| Background Vocals | Shirley Jones |
| Background Vocals | Ty Hunter |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
3 Steppin’ In The Shoes Of A Fool
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Synthesizer | Clark Spangler |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
4 Two Sides To Every Story
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Synthesizer | Clark Spangler |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Background Vocals | Dennis Perry |
| Background Vocals | Edna Wright |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Michael Gray |
| Background Vocals | Shirley Jones |
| Background Vocals | Ty Hunter |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
5 Am I Groovin You
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Paul Humphrey |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Don Peake |
| Piano | Clarence McDonald |
| Sax | John Kelson |
| Trombone | John Ewing |
| Trumpet | John Audino |
| Trumpet | Melvin Moore |
| Woodwinds | William Green |
| Percussion | King Errisson |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
6 I Keep On Lovin’ You
| Bass | George Porter Jr |
| Bass | Ricky Powell |
| Guitar | Leo Nocentelli |
| Guitar | Theodore Royal |
| Keyboards | Art Neville |
| Piano | Allen Toussaint |
| Sax | Carl Blouin |
| Sax | Lon Price |
| Sax | Michael Pearce |
| Trumpet | Marshall Cyr |
| Percussion | Joseph Johnson |
| Percussion | Joseph Modeliste |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
7 Who Ever’s Thrillin You (Is Killing Me)
| Bass | George Porter Jr |
| Bass | Ricky Powell |
| Guitar | Leo Nocentelli |
| Guitar | Theodore Royal |
| Keyboards | Art Neville |
| Piano | Allen Toussaint |
| Sax | Carl Blouin |
| Sax | Lon Price |
| Sax | Michael Pearce |
| Trumpet | Marshall Cyr |
| Percussion | Joseph Johnson |
| Percussion | Joseph Modeliste |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
8 Look What You’ve Done
| Bass | George Porter Jr |
| Bass | Ricky Powell |
| Guitar | Leo Nocentelli |
| Guitar | Theodore Royal |
| Keyboards | Art Neville |
| Piano | Allen Toussaint |
| Sax | Carl Blouin |
| Sax | Lon Price |
| Sax | Michael Pearce |
| Trumpet | Marshall Cyr |
| Percussion | Joseph Johnson |
| Percussion | Joseph Modeliste |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
9 My Turn
| Bass | George Porter Jr |
| Bass | Ricky Powell |
| Guitar | Leo Nocentelli |
| Guitar | Theodore Royal |
| Keyboards | Art Neville |
| Piano | Allen Toussaint |
| Sax | Carl Blouin |
| Sax | Lon Price |
| Sax | Michael Pearce |
| Trumpet | Marshall Cyr |
| Percussion | Joseph Johnson |
| Percussion | Joseph Modeliste |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
10 I Don’t Need Half A Love
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Drums | Paul Humphrey |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Don Peake |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Sax | John Kelson |
| Trombone | John Ewing |
| Trumpet | John Audino |
| Trumpet | Melvin Moore |
| Woodwinds | William Green |
| Percussion | King Errisson |
| Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Vocals | Z.Z. Hill |
Other Musicians
Strings – The Sid Sharp Strings (Tracks 6, 8)
Liner Notes
Producer – Lamont Dozier (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Producer – Matt Hill (Tracks 5, 10)
Producer – Allen Toussaint (Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9)
Producer – Denny Diante, Spencer Proffer (Tracks 6, 8)
Arranged By – McKinley Jackson (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Arranged By – Arthur Wright (Tracks 5, 10)
Arranged By – Allen Toussaint (Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jimmie Haskell (Tracks 6, 8)
Engineer – Ken Laxton (Tracks 7, 9)
Engineer – Barney Perkins (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4),
Engineer – Christina Hersch (Tracks 5, 10)
Engineer – Ron Malo (Tracks 6, 8)
Mixed By – Barney Perkins (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Mixed By – Christina Hersch (Tracks 5, 10)
Mixed By – Denny Diante, Spencer Proffer
Mixed By – Ron Malo (Tracks 6, 8)
Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
Mixed At ABC Recording Studios
Mixed At United Artists Recording Studio
Mixed At Devonshire Studios
Mixed At Sea-Saint Studio
Recorded At ABC Recording Studios
Recorded At United Artists Recording Studio
Recorded At Independent Recorders
Recorded At Sea-Saint Studio
Phonographic Copyright (p) United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc
Copyright (c) United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc