Still Got the Blues

Still Got The Blues
Studio album by Gary Moore
Released 26 March 1990
Recorded 1989
Genre Blues-rock, blues
Length 52:56
Label Virgin
Producer Gary Moore, Ian Taylor
Gary Moore chronology
After the War
(1989)		 Still Got The Blues
(1990)		 After Hours
(1992)
Singles from Still Got The Blues
  1. "Oh Pretty Woman"
    Released: March 1990
  2. "Still Got The Blues (For You)"
    Released: April 1990
  3. "Too Tired"
    Released: November 1990
  4. "Moving On"
    Released: 1990 (Spanish release only)
  5. "Midnight Blues"
    Released: 1990 (German release only)

Still Got the Blues is a 1990 album by guitarist Gary Moore. Prior to this album Moore's work had consisted of predominantly jazz-fusion with Colosseum II and rock and hard rock styles including his work with Skid Row, Thin Lizzy, G-Force as well as a large repertoire of solo work. This album, as evidenced by its title, is a departure from hard rock to an electric blues style.

Still Got the Blues has been arguably the most successful of Moore's solo albums as it was well received by old fans and also converted many who had never before heard of the Irish guitarist. The album's visibility and success was assisted by contributions from well known veterans Albert King, Albert Collins and George Harrison. Moore chose to record his lead vocal in the control room with the then just released Shure Beta 58 supercardiod microphone rather than the studio typical big phantom powered condensor microphone in a sound booth. It is argued that this assisted him to achieve as greater passion and live feel whilst still maintaining studio polish.

The title track was released on the single format and reached #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 16 February 1991.[1] It is the only single of Moore's to chart in the Billboard Hot 100.

The album reached #83 on the Billboard 200 on 16 February 1991, then was certified gold by the RIAA on November 1995. This is the most successful album both in sales and chart positions from Gary Moore in the US.

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Plagiarism case

On December 3, 2008, a Munich, Germany court ruled that the guitar solo on the title track was plagiarized from a 1974 song called "Nordrach" (named after a village) by the German band Jud's Gallery.[2] Moore denied knowing of the song, due to its unavailability on record or CD at the time of studio work on his album; the court stated that the song could have been heard on the radio or in a live performance during that time. The court also stated that there was no evidence that the guitar solo was lifted from "Nordrach", but copyright infringement does not depend on outright theft. Moore was ordered to pay Jürgen Winter, leader of Jud's Gallery, an undisclosed amount in damages.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [4]

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Moving On"   Gary Moore 2:39
2. "Oh Pretty Woman"   A.C. Williams 4:25
3. "Walking By Myself"   Jimmy Rogers 2:56
4. "Still Got The Blues (For You)"   Moore 6:12
5. "Texas Strut"   Moore 4:51
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Too Tired"   Johnny "Guitar" Watson/Maxwell Davies/Saul Bihari 2:51
2. "King Of The Blues"   Moore 4:36
3. "As The Years Go Passing By"   Deadric Malone 7:46
4. "Midnight Blues"   Moore 4:58
CD issue
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Moving On"   Moore 2:39
2. "Oh Pretty Woman"   Williams 4:25
3. "Walking By Myself"   Rogers 2:56
4. "Still Got The Blues (For You)"   Moore 6:12
5. "Texas Strut"   Moore 4:51
6. "Too Tired"   Watson/Davies/Bihari 2:51
7. "King Of The Blues"   Moore 4:36
8. "As The Years Go Passing By"   Malone 7:46
9. "Midnight Blues"   Moore 4:58
10. "That Kind Of Woman"   George Harrison 4:32
11. "All Your Love"   Otis Rush 3:32
12. "Stop Messin' Around"   Clifford Davis/Peter Green 4:00
2002 CD reissue bonus tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Stumble"   Freddie King/Sonny Thompson 3:01
2. "Left Me With The Blues"   Moore 3:05
3. "Further On Up The Road"   Don Robey/Joe Medwick 4:08
4. "Mean Cruel Woman"   Moore 2:48
5. "The Sky Is Crying"   Elmore James 4:54

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/gary-moore/chart-history/5240?f=379&g=Singles
  2. ^ http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,594279,00.html
  3. ^ Dave Graham (3 December 2008). "Ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist loses German plagiarism case". Reuters. Berlin. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE4B28HQ20081203. 
  4. ^ Jehnzen, Daevid. Still Got the Blues at Allmusic
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