2006 compilation album by Guitar Shorty
The Best of Guitar Shorty is the first true compilation album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty ;[1] 1996's Billie Jean Blues was more of a live album . The album was released on June 20, 2006 on CD by the label Shout! Factory.[1] [2] The album comprises tracks from My Way or the Highway (1991), Topsy Turvy (1993), Get Wise to Yourself (1995), and Roll Over, Baby (1998).[1]
"Go Wild!" (Jackson, Rhodes, Wolf) — 3:05
"You Better Get Wise to Yourself" (Jones, Swamp Dogg) — 5:35
"I Want to Report a Crime" (Williams) — 4:08
"Hard to Stay Above the Ground" (Kearney, Scott) — 5:43
"Hard Life" (Kearney) — 5:19
"I'm So Glad I Met You" (Fran, Kearney) — 4:17
"Maybe She'll Miss Me" (Barnhill, Rice) — 4:30
"I'm the Clean Up Man" — 3:46
"The Bottom Line" — 3:53
"No Educated Woman" — 6:05
"I Wonder Who's Sleeping in My Bed" — 7:06
"Red Hot Mama" — 3:25
"Mean Husband Blues" — 3:56
"Hey Joe " (Roberts) — 7:07[1] Guitar Shorty — guitar , vocals
Howard Deere, Glenn Letsch , Dan Quinton, Lee Allen Zeno — bass
Otis Grand , Chris Hayes, Clarence Hollimon — guitar
Herman V. Ernest III, Shannon Powell, Danny Pucillo Quartet, Daniel Strittmatter — drums , percussion
Riley Osborne — piano
Tony Ashton, Sammy Berfect, Jim Pugh, Dwayne Smith, David Torkanowsky — organ
Peter Beck, Ward Smith, Ernest Youngblood Jr. — saxophone (alto , tenor )
Carol Fran , Charles Elam III, Phillip Manuel — vocals
Mike Hobart, Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff — saxophone (baritone )
Michael Mordecai, Mark Mullins, Rick Trolsen — trombones
Jamil Sharif, Gary Slechta, Keith Winking — trumpets [3] Production:
Bill Dahl — liner notes
Derek Dressler — compilation producer
James Fraher — cover photo
Emily Johnson — artwork, package supervision
Jeff Palo — producer
Randy Perry — remastering
Julee Stover — editorial supervision[3] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
AllMusic stated that "Guitar Shorty on disc is a poor substitute, but he still generates tremendous energy."[1] Reviewer Steve Leggett comments that "Shorty is a guitar player's guitar player, and this collection makes for a nice introduction to his studio style."[1]
Studio albums Compilations