Phonograph Blues - Take 1 by Robert Johnson Song Details

Robert Johnson's 'Phonograph Blues - Take 1' had a release date set for 1990. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:37. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Phonograph Blues - Take 1's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 41 in the song's album "The Complete Recordings". In this album, this song's track order is #12. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, Phonograph Blues - Take 1 is currently below average in popularity. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

With Phonograph Blues - Take 1 by Robert Johnson having a BPM of 98 with a half-time of 49 BPM and a double-time of 196 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 12B. So, the perfect camelot match for 12B would be either 12B or 1A. While, 1B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9B and a high energy boost can either be 2B or 7B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 12A or 11B will give you a low energy drop, 3B would be a moderate one, and 10B or 5B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-18.671 dB
Acousticness
98%
Danceability
69%
Energy
5%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
12%
Loudness
69%
Speechiness
8%
Valence
35%

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ISRC
USSM19000073
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records