| Artist | Buddy Guy |
|---|---|
| Cover | Image:BuddyGuy-BluesSinger-cover.jpeg |
| Released | 2003 |
| Studio | Sweet Tea, Oxford, Mississippi |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 49:25 |
| Label | Silvertone |
| Producer | Dennis Herring |
| Prev year | 2001 |
| Next year | 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
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
On the Billboard 200, the album peaked at number 188 on June 21, 2003, but fell out of the top 200 the following week.[5] It reached number 3 on Billboard's Blues Albums chart[6] and number 12 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[7]
At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.[8] 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.[9]
Personnel
Musicians
- Buddy Guy – guitar, vocals
- Jimbo Mathus – guitar
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Tony Garnier – upright bass
- Eric Clapton[10] – lead guitar on tracks 2, 3
- B. B. King[11] – lead guitar on track 2
- The Perrys – snaps and handclaps
Production
- Dennis Herring – producer
References
- ^ "Buddy Guy". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- ^ "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 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Clapton, King Guest On Guy's 'Blues Singer'". Billboard. 2003-05-28. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ Dennis Herring |Credits | AllMusic
- ^ "Buddy Guy Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Buddy Guy Chart History - Blues Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Buddy Guy - Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Buddy Guy - Artist". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen. "Blues Singer - Buddy Guy". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Reprise Records
- ^ B. B. King appears courtesy of MCA Records