A Man and the Blues | ||||
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Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | 1968 | |||
Studio | Universal Studios, Chicago | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 37:51 [1] [2] | |||
Label | Vanguard | |||
Producer | Samuel Charters | |||
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | (positive) [4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Man and the Blues is the second studio album by blues guitarist Buddy Guy. It was recorded and released in 1968 on Vanguard Records. It features four Guy originals, a cover of Barrett Strong's Tamla Motown hit "Money", and a playful adaptation of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb", covered in a similar fashion by Stevie Ray Vaughan in the 1980s.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Man and the Blues" | Buddy Guy | 6:17 |
2. | "I Can't Quit the Blues" | Buddy Guy | 3:15 |
3. | "Money (That's What I Want)" | Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford | 2:49 |
4. | "One Room Country Shack" | Mercy Dee Walton | 5:35 |
5. | "Mary Had a Little Lamb" | Traditional; lyrics and music: Buddy Guy | 2:27 |
6. | "Just Playing My Axe" | Buddy Guy | 2:50 |
7. | "Sweet Little Angel" | B.B. King | 5:35 |
8. | "Worry, Worry" | Pluma Davis, Jules Taub | 6:14 |
9. | "Jam on a Monday Morning" | Buddy Guy | 2:50 |
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