Power of the Blues

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Power of the Blues
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Studio album by
Released22 June 2004
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length41:21
Label Sanctuary
Producer Chris Tsangarides, Gary Moore
Gary Moore chronology
Live at Monsters of Rock
(2003)
Power of the Blues
(2004)
Old New Ballads Blues
(2006)

Power of the Blues is the fourteenth solo album by Northern Irish blues guitarist and singer Gary Moore, released in 2004. It followed the short-lived power trio Scars; like Scars and Back to the Blues , it was co-produced by Chris Tsangarides and featured Darrin Mooney on drums. Rounding out the line-up was Bob Daisley, who hadn't played on a Gary Moore album since 1992's After Hours .

Contents

Three songs were covers, two of them written by Willie Dixon: "I Can't Quit You Baby" was first recorded by Otis Rush and "Evil" by Howlin' Wolf. "Memory Pain" by Percy Mayfield had been played live by The Gary Moore Band in 1972-1973 [1] [2] and later became part of Thin Lizzy's repertoire (albeit after Moore's tenure with the band).

The rest of Power of the Blues was made up of original songs, some of which were jointly written by all three musicians. All tracks from this album were re-released on the multi-disc compilation, "Blues and Beyond" in 2017, and the album in its original order was included on the 2023 box set The Sanctuary Years 1999-2004.

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Track listing

Power of the Blues
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Power of the Blues"Moore, Daisley, Mooney2:30
2."There's a Hole"Moore5:38
3."Tell Me Woman"Moore2:53
4."I Can't Quit You Baby" Willie Dixon 5:48
5."That's Why I Play the Blues"Moore4:05
6."Evil"Willie Dixon2:42
7."Getaway Blues"Moore, Daisley, Mooney3:42
8."Memory Pain" Percy Mayfield 4:52
9."Can't Find My Baby"Moore3:34
10."Torn Inside"Moore5:37

Personnel

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