Hard Again

Hard Again is a 1977 Chicago-style electric blues album by Muddy Waters. It was recorded by its producer, Johnny Winter, in a rough, bare-bones style. After several lackluster records, this was Waters's comeback album. Released on January 10, 1977 (see 1977 in music), Hard Again was Muddy's first album released by the Blue Sky record label after he left Chess. In August 1975, Chess Records was sold to All Platinum Records and became a reissue label only. It was sometime after this when Muddy Waters left the label and did not record any new studio material, until he signed with Johnny Winter's Blue Sky record label, when he went into the studio in October 1976. The sessions for Hard Again were recorded across the space of three days....