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| Bad Luck Boy | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | March 1982 | |||
| Studio | Soto Sound Studio, Palatine, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 38:02 | |||
| Label | JSP | |||
| Producer | Phil Guy | |||
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Bad Luck Boy is the second album by blues musician Phil Guy, recorded in March 1982 and released on JSP Records in 1983.
"Bad Luck Boy" was recorded at the same session, like Phil Guy’s previous album The Red Hot Blues of Phil Guy , but it was released a year later. The album’s last two tracks was recorded in December 1981, also in the Soto Sound Studio, when they recorded DJ Play My Blues for Buddy Guy. [1]
“Bad Luck Boy” released only on vinyl in 1983. Tracks 1-4 were released on Phil Guy’s All Star Chicago Blues Session compilation CD in 1994 by JSP, while tracks 5-6 were released on Buddy Guy’s DJ Play My Blues CD. [2] [3]
All tracks are written by Phil Guy & Eddie Lusk; except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bad Luck Boy" | 9:04 | |
| 2. | "Money" | Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Breaking Out On Top" | 7:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Cold Feeling" | 8:50 | |
| 5. | "Mellow Down" | Willie Dixon | 5:50 |
| 6. | "Comin' On" | Phil Guy, Buddy Guy | 2:57 |
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