How Blue Can You Get (album)

How Blue Can You Get
Studio album by Gary Moore
Released	30 April 2021 [1]
Genre	Blues, blues rock
Length	44:14
Label	Mascot Label Group, Provogue Records [1]
Producer	Chris Tsangarides Andy May Graham Lilley Ian Taylor [2]
Gary Moore chronology
Bad for You Baby (2008) How Blue Can You Get (2021)

How Blue Can You Get is a posthumous album by Northern Irish blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Gary Moore. The album contains four original tracks and four covers. ^[1]

Recording

"In My Dreams" and "Looking at Your Picture" are previously unreleased original tracks. "Steppin' Out" and "How Blue Can You Get" are previously unreleased cover songs. "Love Can Make a Fool of You" is an alternative version of a song that appeared on the 2002 reissue of Corridors of Power . ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Rock	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Rocks  [ de ], in a positive review, praised Moore's guitar sound and style of playing. ^[6] Blues News said "I'm Tore Down" is the highlight of the album. The audio quality of the album was described as somewhat resembling that of a demo recording with "Looking at Your Picture" having the worst quality among the songs. ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Tore Down"	Sonny Thompson	6:10
2.	"Steppin' Out"	Peter Chatman	3:18
3.	"In My Dreams"	Gary Moore	5:42
4.	"How Blue Can You Get"	Leonard Feather	7:15
5.	"Looking at Your Picture"	Gary Moore	4:29
6.	"Love Can Make a Fool of You"	Gary Moore	6:23
7.	"Done Somebody Wrong"	Elmore James, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis	3:44
8.	"Living with the Blues"	Gary Moore	7:13

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Personnel

• Gary Moore – vocals, guitar
• Pete Rees – bass
• Vic Martin – keyboards
• Darrin Mooney – drums (on "I'm Tore Down", "In My Dreams", and "Done Somebody Wrong")
• Graham Walker – drums (on "Steppin' Out", "Love Can Make a Fool of You", "How Blue Can You Get", and "Living with the Blues") ^[2]

References

1. "GARY MOORE: 'How Blue Can You Get' Collection Of Previously Unreleased Material To Be Made Available In April". Blabbermouth.net . 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
2. "Back cover". How Blue Can You Get. Provogue Records. 2021.
3. "NEW GARY MOORE ALBUM - April 30th, 2021". Gary Moore - the Official Web Site. Orionstar Ltd. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
4. Fielder, Hugh (30 April 2021). "Gary Moore's unreleased blues find a home on How Blue Can You Get". Classic Rock . Future plc. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
5. Bonnet, Xavier (8 May 2021). "« How Blue Can You Get », Gary Moore divise". Rolling Stone (in French). Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
6. Böhm, Daniel (14 April 2021). "Gary Moore: How Blue Can You Get". Rocks  [ de ] (in German). ROCKS Media Verlag e.K. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
7. Metelinen, Riku (1 June 2021). "Levyarvio: Gary Moore – How Blue Can You Get". Blues News (in Finnish). Finnish Blues Society ry. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
8. Lewry, Fraser (20 February 2021). "Unreleased Gary Moore songs compiled on How Blue Can You Get album". Classic Rock . Future plc. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2025.