Living Proof (Buddy Guy album)
Living Proof is Buddy Guy's 26th studio album. After nearly fifty years in the music business, this was Buddy's highest charting album ever (until the release of Rhythm & Blues in 2013), peaking at No. 46 on the main Billboard album chart. It won the 2011 Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album.[8]
The album loosely follows the progression of Buddy Guy's life. "Living Proof was designed partially as an aural autobiography from the legendary Buddy Guy, opening up with the stark summation “74 Years Young,” then running through songs that often address some aspect of a working musician's life."[3]
Track listing
| 1. |
"74 Years Young" | Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson |
4:34[3] |
| 2. |
"Thank Me Someday" | Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge |
5:42 |
| 3. |
"On the Road" | Richard Fleming, Hambridge |
4:11 |
| 4. |
"Stay Around a Little Longer" (feat. B.B. King) | Tom Hambridge, Nicholson |
5:00 |
| 5. |
"Key Don't Fit" | Tom Hambridge, Nicholson |
5:02 |
| 6. |
"Living Proof" | Tom Hambridge |
3:45 |
| 7. |
"Where the Blues Begins" (feat. Carlos Santana) | Tom Hambridge, Nicholson |
4:37 |
| 8. |
"Too Soon" | Fleming, Guy, Tom Hambridge |
3:26 |
| 9. |
"Everybody's Got to Go" | Fleming, Guy, Tom Hambridge |
3:57 |
| 10. |
"Let the Door Knob Hit Ya" | Guy, Tom Hambridge |
3:44 |
| 11. |
"Guess What" | Fleming, Tom Hambridge |
5:44 |
| 12. |
"Skanky" | Guy, Tom Hambridge |
4:16 |
Personnel
- Buddy Guy – Guitars, Vocals[9]
- David Grissom – Guitar
- Tommy Macdonald, Michael Rhodes – Bass
- Tom Hambridge – Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Vocals (Background)
- Marty Sammon – Piano
- Reese Wynans – Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Piano, Wurlitzer
- B.B. King – Guitar and Vocals on "Stay Around a Little Longer"
- Carlos Santana – Conga and Guitar on "Where the Blues Begins"
- Jack Hale – Trombone
- Wayne Jackson – Trumpet
- Tom McGinley – Tenor Saxophone
- The Memphis Horns – Horns
- Bekka Bramlett, Wendy Moten – Background Vocals
- Vance Powell, John Netti, Jim Reitzel, Rob Root, Colin Linden, Michael St. Leon – Engineers
- Ducky Carlisle – Mixing Engineer
- Nick Autry – Assistant Engineer, Production Assistant
- Mike Rooney, Joel Margolis – Assistant Engineers
- Gilbert Garza – Guitar Tech
- Ray Kennedy – Mastering
Charts
References
- ↑ "Stay Around a Little Longer". iTunes. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Living Proof Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- 1 2 3 Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Living Proof Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ↑ Graff, Gary (15 October 2010). "Buddy Guy, "Living Proof"". Billboard. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (22 October 2010). "Album review: Buddy Guy, 'Living Proof'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ Kemp, Mark (26 October 2010). "Living Proof by Buddy Guy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ Murray, Charles Shaar (January 2011). "Buddy Guy – Living Proof". Classic Rock 153. London, UK: Future plc. pp. 106–107.
- ↑ "And The GRAMMY Went To ... Buddy Guy". Grammy.org. February 25, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Living Proof Credits". All Music Guide. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Buddy Guy – Living Proof". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Buddy Guy – Living Proof". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Buddy Guy – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Buddy Guy.
- ↑ "Buddy Guy – Chart history" Billboard Top Blues Albums for Buddy Guy.
- ↑ "Buddy Guy – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Buddy Guy.
- ↑ "Buddy Guy – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Buddy Guy.
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