Old New Ballads Blues

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Old, New, Ballads, Blues
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Studio album by
Released2 May 2006
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length55:32
Label Eagle
Producer Gary Moore
Gary Moore chronology
Power of the Blues
(2004)
Old, New, Ballads, Blues
(2006)
The Platinum Collection
(2006)

Old, New, Ballads, Blues is the fifteenth solo album by Northern Irish blues guitarist and singer Gary Moore.

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Track listing

Old New Ballads Blues
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Done Somebody Wrong" Elmore James 3:07
2."You Know My Love" Willie Dixon 7:17
3."Midnight Blues (2006)"Moore5:45
4."Ain't Nobody"Moore4:51
5."Gonna Rain Today"Moore4:39
6."All Your Love (2006)" Otis Rush 4:29
7."Flesh & Blood"Moore4:52
8."Cut It Out (Instrumental)"Moore5:35
9."No Reason to Cry"Moore9:01
10."I'll Play the Blues for You"Jerry Beech6:03

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References

  1. Leggett, Steve. Old New Ballads Blues at AllMusic