Blues Interaction: Live in Japan 1986 with Break Down (1994)
Ain't Enough Comin' In (1994)
Live & Awesome (1996)
Ain't Enough Comin' In is an album by the American musician Otis Rush, released in 1994.[2][3] It was Rush's first studio album in more than 15 years.[1]Ain't Enough Comin' In was regarded as a successful comeback album.[4][5][6]
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Album".[7] The title track won a W.C. Handy Award for "Song of the Year".[8] Rush supported the album with a UK tour.[9]
Entertainment Weekly declared that "singing and playing with Rush’s smoldering authority and depth ought to be illegal—or at least declared dangerous."[17] The Chicago Tribune appreciated that "there are no duet distractions on a well-constructed program that's dominated by sizzling covers of vintage Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Louis Jordan songs."[1]The New York Times called the album "excellent," writing that "Rush is one of the finest living exponents of Chicago blues."[18]
Rolling Stone opined that, "while Ain't Enough Comin' In would need a bit more frenzy on the frets to be the ultimate Otis Rush album, it's one of the best blues discs of the decade."[5]Stereo Review called Ain't Enough Comin' In "a strong album by a master talent," writing that "particularly satisfying is the title track, with its savvy allusion to the bass line that drove Michael Jackson's 'Billy Jean'."[19]USA Today deemed it "a solid step toward righting an often fumbled career."[16]
AllMusic wrote that "everything that makes Otis a unique master of his form is here to savor, from his passionate vocals to the shimmering finger vibrato he applies to the liquid tones of his Fender Stratocaster."[14]MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide thought that it "has the best sound of any Rush album."[11]