We the People (Guitar Shorty album)

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We the People
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 15, 2006
Genre Blues, blues rock
Label Alligator [1]
Producer
  • Jerry "Wyzard" Seay
  • Brian Brinkerhoff
Guitar Shorty chronology
The Best of Guitar Shorty
(2006)
We the People
(2006)
Bare Knuckle
(2010)

We the People is the seventh studio album by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty, [2] released on compact disc on August 15, 2006. It was Shorty's second album with the Alligator Records label. [1]

Contents

The album has been called "a timeless and completely current blues record." [2] Reviewer Steve Leggett comments that "Shorty is a guitar player's guitar player, and this collection makes for a nice introduction to his studio style." [2]

Track listing

  1. "We the People" (Guitar Shorty, Harms) — 4:20
  2. "What Good Is Life?" ( Wyzard, Green, Guitar Shorty) — 4:04
  3. "I Got Your Number" (Bob Halligan, Jr.) — 3:53
  4. "Runaway Train" (Tommy McCoy) — 4:59
  5. "Down That Road Again" (Guitar Shorty, Harms, Ross) — 4:57
  6. "Fine Cadillac" (Grimaldi) — 5:51
  7. "Can't Get Enough" (Wyzard) — 4:24
  8. "A Hurt So Old" (Halligan) — 3:56
  9. "Who Needs It?" (Williams) — 3:22
  10. "Blues in My Blood" (Merv Goldsworthy) — 3:12
  11. "Cost of Livin'" (Guitar Shorty, Wyzard) — 4:10
  12. "Sonic Boom" (Harms) — 3:13 [2]

Personnel

Production:

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic says that Shorty "radiates tremendous energy" and that "his guitar playing is rich, deep, and heavy as plutonium on these tracks." [2] Reviewer Steve Leggett that the album has a nice balance between "hard rocking party numbers, straight out blues pieces, and strong political statement." [2]

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)12

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References

  1. 1 2 "We the People - Guitar Shorty | Releases". AllMusic . Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Steve Leggett. "We the People". AllMusic . Retrieved 2007-02-26.
  3. 1 2 "We the People - Guitar Shorty | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 21, 2021.