Weary and Wired

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Weary and Wired
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 2007
Genre Blues-rock, Southern rock, jam rock
Length61:36
Label Blues Bureau International
Producer Marc Ford
Anthony Arvizu, Mark Dutton (co-producers)
Marc Ford chronology
It's About Time
(2003)
Weary and Wired
(2007)
Marc Ford and the Neptune Blues Club
(2008)
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Weary and Wired is the second album by guitarist and singer-songwriter Marc Ford. The album was released on March 27, 2007, on the Blues Bureau International label.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Marc Ford, except as indicated.

  1. Featherweight Dreamland – 3:17
  2. Don't Come Around – 3:43
  3. It'll Be Over Soon – 3:07
  4. Dirty Girl – 3:05
  5. The Other Side (Ryan Bingham) – 2:53
  6. 1000 Ways (Marc Ford, Elijah Ford) – 4:04
  7. Smoke Signals (Marc Ford, Luther Russell) – 8:26
  8. Greazy Chicken – 6:01
  9. Currents – 6:04
  10. Just Take the Money – 2:53
  11. Medicine Time – 4:05
  12. The Same Thing (Willie Dixon) – 8:44
  13. Running Man Blues – 2:44
  14. Bye Bye Suzy – 2:59
  15. The Big Callback – 3:29

Personnel

Additional musicians

Additional background vocals

Chris Lizotte, Kirsten Ford, Scott Owen, Joel Owen

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