A Street Called Straight

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A Street Called Straight
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Studio album by
Released1976
StudioElectric Lady, Atlantic, Media & Record Plant Studios
Genre Rock
Label Atlantic
Producer Arif Mardin [1]
Roy Buchanan chronology
Live Stock
(1975)
A Street Called Straight
(1976)
Loading Zone
(1977)
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A Street Called Straight is an album by Roy Buchanan, released in 1976 on Atlantic Records. [4] The album contains the instrumental, "My Friend, Jeff", in honour of British guitarist Jeff Beck. One year earlier Beck released Blow by Blow , featuring "Cause We've Ended As Lovers", which was dedicated to Roy Buchanan. [5]

Contents

The album title comes from Acts 9:11.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the reading of Jimi Hendrix' 'If Six Was Nine' is an almost natural extension of the original, with a brooding and slinky rhythm." [2]

Track listing

All tracks by Roy Buchanan except where noted.

  1. "Running Out" (Buchanan, John Harrison) – 2:51
  2. "Keep What You Got" (Buchanan, Joe Mardin) – 3:17
  3. "Man On The Floor" – 3:26
  4. "Good God Have Mercy" (Billy Roberts) – 4:09
  5. "Okay" – 2:37
  6. "Caruso" – 3:24
  7. "My Friend Jeff" – 4:03
  8. "If Six Was Nine" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:04
  9. "Guitar Cadenza" – 3:47
  10. "The Messiah Will Come Again" – 4:11
  11. "I Still Think About Ida Mae" – 3:44 [6]

Personnel

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