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This article is about the album by Buddy Guy. For the music genre, see Blues.

Blues Singer
Studio album by
Buddy Guy
Released2003
RecordedSweet Tea Recording Studio, Oxford, Mississippi
GenreBlues
Length49:25
LabelSilvertone Records
ProducerDennis Herring
Buddy Guy chronology
Sweet Tea
(2001) 		Blues Singer
(2003) 		Bring 'Em In
(2005)

Blues Singer is the 12th studio album by Buddy Guy[1] released in 2003 through Silvertone Records.

The album is all acoustic and dedicated to John Lee Hooker with the line, "In Memory of John Lee Hooker. You are missed."

Background

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The album was created as a tribute to Muddy Waters' acoustic album Folk Singer.[2] B.B. King and Eric Clapton made guest appearances on "Crawling King Snake", with Clapton also playing guitar on "Lucy Mae Blues."[3][2] Following the previous album Sweet Tea (2001), Dennis Herring, who had worked on recordings by artists such as Counting Crows, was again appointed as the producer.[3][4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStar[4]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)
Rolling StoneStarStar
The Penguin Guide to Blues RecordingsStarStarHalf star[5]

On the Billboard 200, the album peaked at number 188 on June 21, 2003, but fell out of the top 200 the following week.[6] It reached number 3 on Billboard's Blues Albums chart[7] and number 12 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[8]

At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.[9] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, writing for AllMusic, gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, stating that while Sweet Tea (2001) was filled with unexpectedly raw energy, Blues Singer (2003), by contrast, placed a strong emphasis on acoustic elements rather than the powerful, gritty electric blues of its predecessor. He also noted that although Guy had previously recorded strong acoustic sessions with Junior Wells, acoustic blues could not be considered his defining strength.[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hard Time Killing Floor"Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James2:49
2."Crawling King Snake"John Lee Hooker, Bernard Bosman5:17
3."Lucy Mae Blues"Frankie Lee Sims3:34
4."Can't See Baby"Jack Nelson Owens4:05
5."I Love the Life I Live"Willie Dixon2:47
6."Louise McGhee"Son House5:24
7."Moanin' and Groanin'"Johnny Shines3:30
8."Black Cat Blues"John Lee Hooker, Bernard Bosman4:30
9."Bad Life Blues"Andrew Hogg, Joe Josen3:45
10."Sally Mae"John Lee Hooker4:25
11."Anna Lee"Robert "Nighthawk" McCollum4:15
12."Lonesome Home Blues"Willie Borum5:00

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ "Buddy Guy". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  2. ^ a b "バディ・ガイ5〜6月に来日決定! 来日記念盤も". CDJournal. 音楽出版社. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Clapton, King Guest On Guy's 'Blues Singer'". Billboard. May 28, 2003. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Dennis Herring |Credits | AllMusic
  5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ^ "Buddy Guy Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Buddy Guy Chart History - Blues Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Buddy Guy - Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "Buddy Guy - Artist". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Erlewine, Stephen. "Blues Singer - Buddy Guy". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  11. ^ Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Reprise Records
  12. ^ B. B. King appears courtesy of MCA Records
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