Stormy Monday (Lou Rawls album)

Stormy Monday
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedFebruary 5–12, 1962
StudioCapitol (Los Angeles)
GenreR&B, vocal jazz
Length40:49 (Original LP)
45:34 (CD reissue)
LabelCapitol
1714
ProducerNick Venet
Lou Rawls chronology
Stormy Monday
(1962)
Black and Blue
(1963)
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Stormy Monday, also known as I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water, is the debut album of R&B singer Lou Rawls, released in 1962 on Capitol Records. Recorded in two sessions in February 1962, the album features a number of blues and jazz standards chosen by Rawls and backed by the Les McCann Trio. Stormy Monday was reissued in 1990 by Blue Note records.