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Left My Blues in San Francisco | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | 1962, 1965 - 1967, Chicago, IL | |||
Studio | Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 32:03 | |||
Label | Chess (#LP 1527/LPS 1527) | |||
Producer | Gene Barge | |||
Buddy Guy chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Left My Blues in San Francisco is the debut studio album by American blues artist Buddy Guy, released in 1967. [4] [5] Future Rotary Connection producer and keyboardist Charles Stepney provided orchestration and drums on some tracks. The album is a mix of older blues tunes and four Buddy Guy originals.
Reviewing a reissue, The Advocate wrote that "the album’s hodgepodge of styles—soul, rhythm and blues, pop and blues—forms a fascinating time capsule from which Guy’s irrepressible personality and fiery guitar do emerge." [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Keep It to Myself" | Sonny Boy Williamson | 2:30 |
2. | "Crazy Love" | Willie Dixon | 2:20 |
3. | "I Suffer With the Blues" | Guy | 2:44 |
4. | "When My Left Eye Jumps" | Willie Dixon, Al Perkins | 3:53 |
5. | "Buddy's Groove" | Gene Barge | 3:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Goin' Home" | Willie Dixon | 2:39 |
7. | "She Suits Me to a Tee" | Guy | 2:14 |
8. | "Leave My Girl Alone" | Guy | 3:25 |
9. | "Too Many Ways" | Willie Dixon | 2:14 |
10. | "Mother-in-Law Blues" | Gene Barge | 2:41 |
11. | "Every Girl I See" | Willie Dixon, Michael M.P. Murphy | 3:41 |
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