Better Days (Susan Tedeschi album)

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Reception

Template:Music ratings In a review for AllMusic, Erik Crawford stated that the album "finds Tedeschi's guitar prowess and eminent vocals proliferating the musical landscape in the same manner of blues legends who have gone before her," and wrote that she has "proven herself worthy of sharing the stage with the masters."<ref name="AMG"/>

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings praised Tedeschi's voice, describing it as "rich in volume, consistency and natural ease, with a use of melisma that hints at classic soul." However, they criticized her lyrics, noting that they "undermine the authority that [she] establishes with her voice."<ref name="Penguin" />

Track listing

1. "It's up to You" (Lamond, Tedeschi) – 4:19
2. "Gonna Write Him a Letter" (Tedeschi) – 3:05
3. "Love Never Treats Me Right" (Tedeschi) – 2:11
4. "It Hurts Me Too" (James) – 5:04
5. "Locomotive" (Tedeschi) – 4:28
6. "You're on My Hair" [instrumental] (Tedeschi) – 4:12
7. "Better Days" (Hayes) – 6:40
8. "Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 4:03
9. "I Don't Want Nobody" (Robey) – 2:58
10. "Ain't Nobody's Business" (Grainger, Robbins) – 7:33<ref name="AMG"/>

Personnel

• Susan Tedeschi – guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
• Adrienne Hayes – guitar, rhythm guitar, slide guitar
• Jim Lamond – bass
• Mike Aiello - drums
• Annie Raines – harmonica<ref name="Credits">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Production

• Susan Tedeschi (producer)
• Rik Tinory (audio engineer)<ref name="Credits"/>