Live at Legends

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Live at Legends
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Live album by
Released2012
RecordedLive at Legends
Genre blues, Chicago Blues
Length54:38
Label RCA
Producer Tom Hambridge
Buddy Guy chronology
Living Proof
(2010)
Live at Legends
(2012)
Rhythm & Blues
(2013)
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Live at Legends is a 2012 album by Buddy Guy. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Blues chart and #70 on the Billboard Tastemakers chart. The album is a live recording of Buddy Guy at Buddy Guy's Legends, recorded on January 29 & 30, 2010. [1] The album was also nominated for Best New Recording by Living Blues. [2] The album is some of his last recordings at the old Buddy Guy's Legends location and includes three previously unreleased tracks at the end of the album. [3] Guitar World also named it one of the Top 25 Live, Reissued and Archival Albums of 2012. [4]

Contents

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position [5]
US Blues Albums 2
US Tastemakers 70

Musicians

Tracks 1-8 (Recorded Live at Legends)

Bonus Studio Tracks

Personnel

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:38
2."Best Damn Fool" Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge 6:14
3."Mannish Boy" Mel London, Ellas McDaniel. McKinley Morganfield 4:06
4."I Just Want to Make Love to You/Chicken Heads" Calvin Carter, Willie Dixon, Bobby Rush 9:22
5."Skin Deep" Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson 5:16
6."Damn Right I Got the Blues" Buddy Guy 6:25
7."Boom Boom / Strange Brew" John Lee Hooker, Felix Pappalardi, Eric Clapton, Gail Collins 3:00
8."Voodoo Chile / Sunshine of Your Love / Keep on Truckin'" Pete Brown, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton; Jimi Hendrix; Leonard Caston Jr., Anita Poree, Frank Wilson 3:35
9."Polka Dot Love" Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge 5:35
10."Coming for You" (featuring The Memphis Horns) Tom Hambridge, Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson 4:23
11."Country Boy" McKinley Morganfield 6:04

References

  1. Cain, Linda. "CD Reviews - Buddy Guy Live at Legends". Chicago Blues Guide. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. "Event Details At A Glance". Newhampshire.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  3. Wolgamott, Kent (December 17, 2015). "New music reviews: Vintage Trouble, Buddy Guy". Journal Star. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  4. Fannelli, Damian (December 11, 2012). "Guitar World's Top 25 Live, Reissued and Archival Albums of 2012". Guitar World. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  5. "Billboard chart history - Buddy Guy". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2015.