Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
1991 studio album by Buddy Guy
Damn Right, I've Got the Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Buddy Guy | ||||
Released | 1 July 1991 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 53:37 (1991) / 65:03 (2005) | |||
Label | Silvertone | |||
Producer | John Porter | |||
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Damn Right, I've Got the Blues is the seventh studio album by Blues guitarist Buddy Guy. The album has been described by Allmusic and Rolling Stone as a commercial comeback album for Guy[4][5] after limited recording for the previous 10 years. In 2005 the album was reissued as Damn Right, I've Got The Blues Expanded Edition, featuring two bonus tracks.
Charts
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 29 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 45 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 18 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 38 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] | 42 |
UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 43 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 136 |
Personnel
- Buddy Guy - lead vocals & lead electric guitar
- Greg Rzab - bass guitar
- Richie Hayward[13] - drums
- Mick Weaver - Hammond B-3 organ, piano, electric piano
- Pete Wingfield - piano
- Neil Hubbard - rhythm guitar
- John Porter - bass guitar
- Tessa Niles, Katie Kissoon, Carol Kenyon - backing vocals
Guests:
- Jeff Beck - electric guitar on 4 & 6[14]
- Eric Clapton - electric guitar on 6[15]
- Mark Knopfler - electric guitar on 2[16]
- The Memphis Horns:
- Wayne Jackson - trumpet
- Andrew Love - saxophone
- Jack Hale - trombone
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Damn Right, I've Got the Blues" | Buddy Guy | 4:29 |
2. | "Where Is The Next One Coming From?" | John Hiatt | 4:35 |
3. | "Five Long Years" | Eddie Boyd | 8:23 |
4. | "Mustang Sally" | Sir Mack Rice | 4:43 |
5. | "There Is Something On Your Mind" | Big Jay McNeely | 4:45 |
6. | "Early In The Morning" | Leo Hickman, Louis Jordan, Dallas Bartley | 3:09 |
7. | "Too Broke To Spend The Night" | Buddy Guy | 5:00 |
8. | "Black Night" | Jessie Mae Robinson | 7:42 |
9. | "Let Me Love You Baby" | Willie Dixon | 3:56 |
10. | "Rememberin' Stevie (Instrumental)" | Buddy Guy | 6:55 |
Expanded Edition Bonus Tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Doin' What I Like Best" | Buddy Guy | 6:03 |
12. | "Trouble Don't Last" | Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones | 5:23 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ almusic ((( Damn Right I've Got the Blues > Overview )))
- ^ "link Buddy Guy: Damn Right, I've Got The Blues : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Buddy Guy – Damn Right, I've Got The Blues". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Buddy Guy – Damn Right, I've Got The Blues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Buddy Guy – Damn Right, I've Got The Blues". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Buddy Guy – Damn Right, I've Got The Blues". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1703". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Buddy Guy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- ^ "Buddy Guy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ Richie Hayward appears courtesy of Little Feat
- ^ Jeff Beck appears courtesy of Epic Records
- ^ Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
- ^ Jeff Beck appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
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- Left My Blues in San Francisco (1967)
- A Man and the Blues (1968)
- Hold That Plane! (1972)
- The Blues Giant (1979)
- Breaking Out (1980)
- DJ Play My Blues (1982)
- Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (1991)
- Feels Like Rain (1993)
- Slippin' In (1994)
- Heavy Love (1998)
- Sweet Tea (2001)
- Blues Singer (2003)
- Bring 'Em In (2005)
- Skin Deep (2008)
- Living Proof (2010)
- Rhythm & Blues (2013)
- Born to Play Guitar (2015)
- The Blues Is Alive and Well (2018)
- The Blues Don't Lie (2022)
- Hoodoo Man Blues (1965)
- Pleading the Blues (1979)
- The Red Hot Blues of Phil Guy (1982)
- Bad Luck Boy (1983)
- All Star Chicago Blues Session (1994)
- Live Recording at Yuhbin-Chokin Hall (1975, with Junior Wells)
- The Dollar Done Fell (1980)
- Live: The Real Deal (1996)
- Live at Legends (2012)
- Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy (1999)
- Rashawnna Guy (daughter)
- Phil Guy (brother)
- Chicago blues
- Electric blues
- Junior Wells
- Buddy Guy's Legends
- Checkerboard Lounge