| Don't Lose Your Cool | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Red Label Recording, Winnetka, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
| Producer | Bruce Iglauer, Dick Shurman, Albert Collins | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [2] |
Don't Lose Your Cool is a studio album by the American musician Albert Collins, released in 1983 by Alligator Records. [3] [4]
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Still Got the Blues is the eighth solo studio album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in March 1990. It marked a substantial change in style for Moore, who had been predominantly known for rock and hard rock music with Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, G-Force, Greg Lake and during his own extensive solo career, as well as his jazz-fusion work with Colosseum II. As indicated by its title, Still Got the Blues saw him delve into an electric blues style.
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