Collected

🪵 Collected – Tony Joe White

(2019 – Music On Vinyl / Universal Music)

Some artists echo. This one growls. Tony Joe White’s voice and guitar are soaked in bayou humidity and backroad wisdom. This compilation gathers hits, deep cuts, and duets into a cohesive portrait of a man who made the swamp sing.

🎶 Tracklist Highlights

Side A

• Rainy Night in Georgia – melancholic and timeless
• Polk Salad Annie – funky and iconic
• Roosevelt and Ira Lee – storytelling with bite
• Hard to Handle – raw and rhythmic

Side B

• Even Trolls Love Rock and Roll – playful and gritty
• Steamy Windows – later covered by Tina Turner
• Soulful Eyes – tender and smoky

Side C

• (You’re Gonna Look) Good in Blues – smooth and sultry
• Ain’t Going Down This Time – reflective and resilient
• Ice Cream Man – quirky and cool

Side D – Duets & Collaborations

• Can’t Go Back Home (feat. Shelby Lynne)
• Closing In On the Fire (feat. Lucinda Williams)
• Did Somebody Make a Fool Out of You (feat. Eric Clapton)
• Louvelda (feat. J.J. Cale)

The mastering is warm and analog, ideal for revealing guitar voicing, vocal grain, and the emotional fingerprint of each track. Studio monitors will highlight the microdynamics of swamp groove, slide phrasing, and percussive nuance.

Visually, the cover is pure Southern myth: Tony Joe White in a rocking chair on a porch, guitar in hand, legs up, hat low. It’s not just portraiture—it’s atmosphere.