Long Overdue

by Gordon Smith

Long Overdue cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: Blue Horizon
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 40:09
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Long Overdue' highlights the incredibly adept acoustic guitar picking and earnest songwriting of Gordon Smith. The release stands out within the British folk revival for its deep appreciation of American country blues, seamlessly integrated into a contemporary folk framework.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, acoustic, bluesy, traditional, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Diving Duck Blues (3:28)
  2. Highway 51 (2:18)
  3. One Dime Blues (2:52)
  4. Having A Good Time (2:53)
  5. Instrumental No.2 (1:58)
  6. Walking Blues (3:49)
  7. Rolling & Tumbling (5:00)
  8. I've Been Down So Long (3:29)
  9. Instrumental No.4 (1:09)
  10. Pearlie Blues (2:56)
  11. The Woman Down The Hall (1:13)
  12. Big Road Blues (3:13)
  13. Instrumental No.3 (1:26)
  14. Worried Life Blues (4:25)

Credits

  • Gordon Smith - primary artist, vocals, slide guitar, electric guitar, guitar, harmonica
  • John McVie - bass
  • Mick Fleetwood - drums
  • Peter Green - harmonica
  • Derek Hall - piano
  • Mike Vernon - producer

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