Michael Hill's Blues Mob - Have Mercy! (1996)

1. Presumed Innocent - 4:37
2. Lost In The Sauce - 3:41
3. Bluestime In America - 4:08
4. Women Make The World Go 'Round - 4:06
5. Grandmother's Blues - 5:20
6. Africa Is Her Name - 4:14
7. Let's Talk About The Weather - 6:06
8. Backyard In Brooklyn - 3:06
9. Falling Through The Cracks - 4:33
10. Stagolee Perspective - 5:30
11. Sweeter Days - 4:08
12. Evil Spell - 4:06
13. Rest In Peace - 4:58
14. She's Gone - 4:31

Michael Hill 	Guitar, Producer, Vocals
Kweyao Agyapon 	Congas
Roger Byam 	Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Hector Colon 	Trumpet
Pete Cummings 	Bass
Randy Gilmore 	Horn Arrangements, Sax (Tenor)
Kathy Hill 	Vocals (Background)
Kevin Hill 	Bass
Wynette Hill 	Vocals (Background)
Tony Lewis 	Drums
Fred McFarlane 	Piano
E.J. "The Professor" Sharpe 	Keyboards
Vincent Velez, Jr. 	Sax (Baritone) 

Michael Hill's primary attribute is his ambition. Where many contemporary bluesmen are content to turn out standard shuffles and boogies, he wants to bring it all together -- Hendrix blues-rock, Chicago blues, soul-blues, jazz and reggae. It's a difficult task, so it isn't entirely surprising that he and his band the Blues Mob don't quite achieve his dreams on his second album, Have Mercy!. What is surprising is how close they come. When Hill and the Blues Mob have everything working right, their music is a heady fusion with real passion and heart. These moments -- including "Women Make the World Go Round," "Africa in Her Name" and a reworking of "Stagolee" -- are powerful enough to make the failed fusions forgivable, and they suggest that Hill could develop into a distinctive talent in his own right. ---Thom Owens, AllMusic Review

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