(Blue Guitars)

by Chris Rea

(Blue Guitars) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 October 2005
  • Label: Jazzee Blue
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:04:48
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released following a severe illness, the British guitarist鈥檚 staggeringly ambitious box set comprises eleven albums of entirely original material. The encyclopedic project functions as a comprehensive historical homage to the blues, meticulously traversing distinct eras and regional styles from early acoustic Delta blues to modern electric variations.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, conscious, political, progressive, christian, history

Tracklist

  1. Hey Gringo (5:49)
  2. Immigration Blues (5:08)
  3. Still Trying to Clear My Name (4:09)
  4. Sun Is Hot (4:13)
  5. Screw You and Your Deep Blue Sea (4:20)
  6. Nothing Seems to Matter No More (3:39)
  7. Sometimes (4:52)
  8. Lampiou (5:40)
  9. Keep on Dancing (3:49)
  10. Lucifer's Anger (4:49)
  11. How I Know It's You (4:00)
  12. Forever (4:36)
  13. You Got Soul (5:08)
  14. Bajan Blue (4:30)

Credits

  • Eric S茅va - musician
  • Gerry O'Connor - musician, banjo
  • Rafakat Ali - musician
  • Robert Ahwai - musician, guitar
  • Sylvin Marc - musician, bass
  • Martin Ditcham - musician, drums
  • Eddie Hession - accordion
  • Richard Williams - narrator

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