▁by ▁American ▁singer / song writer ▁D ion . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁on ▁the ▁Ver ve ▁Fore cast ▁Records ▁label . ▁The ▁album ▁stayed ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Blues ▁Albums ▁chart ▁for ▁twelve ▁weeks , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁# 4 ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁album ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁follow - up ▁to ▁D ion ' s ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Gram my ▁Award - n omin ated ▁bl ues ▁album , ▁Bron x ▁in ▁Blue . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁tracks ▁on ▁Son ▁of ▁Sk ip ▁James ▁are ▁covers ▁of ▁well - known ▁bl ues ▁songs , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁class ics . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁title ▁references ▁bl ues ▁legend ▁Sk ip ▁James , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁D ion ' s . ▁D ion ▁described ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁James ' s ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" a ▁kind ▁of ▁mission ▁statement ▁for ▁the ▁project ". ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁generally ▁posit ively ▁received ▁by ▁critics , ▁who ▁called ▁out ▁its ▁authentic ity , ▁simplicity , ▁and ▁emot ional ▁depth . ▁The ▁original ▁tracks , ▁particularly ▁" The ▁Th under er ", ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁stand ▁on ▁equal ▁or ▁even ▁superior ▁foot ing ▁to ▁the ▁cover ▁tracks . ▁Most ▁critics ▁agreed ▁that ▁D ion ▁had ▁effectively ▁personal ized ▁the ▁covers , ▁although ▁Tony ▁Sc la f ani ▁of ▁Pop Mat ters ▁disag re ed , ▁calling ▁the ▁track