Damn Right, I've Got the Blues | ||||
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Released | 1 July 1991 | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 53:37 (1991) / 65:03 (2005) | |||
Label | Silvertone | |||
Producer | John Porter | |||
Buddy Guy chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
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.
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 |
Guests:
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
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 |
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