Losing Game
# Losing Game

Losing Game is an album by blues musician Lonnie Johnson, recorded in 1961 and released on the Bluesville label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl wrote that "this 1960 set is a typically gorgeous solo outing that ranges from torchy standards of the Tin Pan Alley species to bluesier pursuits of his own creation".

## Track listing

All compositions by Lonnie Johnson except where noted

* "New Orleans Blues" – 2:24
* "My Little Kitten Susie" – 2:38
* "Evil Woman" – 2:30
* "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" (María Grever, Stanley Adams) – 2:29
* "Moanin' Blues" – 3:59
* "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:27
* "Lines in My Face" – 2:50
* "Losing Game" – 1:52
* "New Year's Blues" – 2:17
* "Slow and Easy" – 4:18
* "Four Walls and Me" – 3:45
* "You Won't Let Me Go" (Buddy Johnson) – 3:04

## Personnel

### Performance

* Lonnie Johnson – guitar, piano, vocals

### Production

* Esmond Edwards – supervision
* Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
