What You See Is What You Get

What You See Is What You Get is an album by the American musician Lil' Ed Williams, released in 1992. He is credited with his band, the Blues Imperials. Williams supported the album with a North American tour. Following the tour, Williams temporarily broke up the band to concentrate on solo work. Production The album was coproduced by Bruce Iglauer. Williams wrote 12 of the album's 14 tracks; he employed a pinky slide on many of the songs. What You See Is What You Get includes a cover of his uncle J. B. Hutto's "Please Help". "Upset Man" was written by the band's bass player, James "Pookie" Young. Eddie McKinley joined the band on saxophone. Critical reception The Chicago Tribune called much of Williams's music "one-dimensional contemporary blues," but acknowledged that McKinley "mercifully brightens the shuffle-heavy grooves." The St. Petersburg Times opined that "the band can really dig into a stomping groove, accented by Ed's slide guitar, greasy as a just-lubricated truck axle."