▁W aters ▁recorded ▁Electric ▁M ud , ▁an ▁album ▁intended ▁to ▁rev ive ▁his ▁career ▁by ▁backing ▁him ▁with ▁Rot ary ▁Connection , ▁a ▁psych ed el ic ▁soul ▁band ▁that ▁Ch ess ▁had ▁put ▁together . ▁The ▁album ▁proved ▁controvers ial ; ▁although ▁it ▁reached ▁number ▁ 1 2 7 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁album ▁chart , ▁it ▁was ▁sc orn ed ▁by ▁many ▁critics , ▁and ▁eventually ▁dis owned ▁by ▁M ud dy ▁himself : ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁six ▁months ▁later ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁recorded ▁a ▁follow - up ▁album , ▁After ▁the ▁Rain , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁similar ▁sound ▁and ▁featured ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁mus icians . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ▁recorded ▁and ▁released ▁the ▁album ▁F athers ▁and ▁S ons , ▁which ▁featured ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁classic ▁Chicago ▁bl ues ▁sound . ▁F athers ▁and ▁S ons ▁had ▁an ▁all - star ▁backing ▁band ▁that ▁included ▁Michael ▁Blo om field ▁and ▁Paul ▁But ter field , ▁long time ▁fans ▁whose ▁desire ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁him ▁was ▁the ▁imp et us ▁for ▁the ▁album . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁album ▁of ▁M ud dy ▁W aters ' ▁career , ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 7 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁Res urg ence ▁and ▁later ▁career , ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 8 2 ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁a ▁show ▁at