Close as You Get

Close As You Get is a 2007 album by Northern Irish blues guitarist and singer Gary Moore. The album reunited Moore with his former Thin Lizzy colleague, drummer Brian Downey who played on all the tracks.

Track listing

1. "If The Devil Made Whisky" (Moore) - 2:48
2. "Trouble At Home" (Moore) - 5:00
3. "Thirty Days" (Chuck Berry) - 3:16
4. "Hard Times" (Moore) - 3:04
5. "Have You Heard?" (John Mayall) - 5:49
6. "Eyesight to the Blind" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) - 2:34
7. "Evenin'" (Swain/Royce) - 5:47
8. "Nowhere Fast" (Moore) - 3:38
9. "Checkin' Up on My Baby" (Williamson II) - 5:24
10. "I Had A Dream" (Moore) - 7:16
11. "Sundown" (Son House) - 7:08

Personnel

• Gary Moore - vocals, guitar, dobro on "Sundown"
• Brian Downey - drums
• Vic Martin - keyboards
• Pete Rees - bass
• Mark Feltham - harmonica on "Hard Times" and "Checkin' Up on My Baby"

• Produced by Gary Moore and Ian Taylor
• Engineered and mixed by Ian Taylor, assisted by Jonathan Tayler-Webb.
• Recorded and mixed at Sarm Hookend, except "I Had a Dream" backing track, recorded at Sphere Studios by Franco Cameli, assisted by Joshua Blair.