A Street Called Straight

A Street Called Straight is a 1976 album by Roy Buchanan and was released on the Atlantic Records label. The album contains the powerful instrumental, "My Friend, Jeff", in honour of British guitarist Jeff Beck. Later the same year Beck released his own album Blow by Blow, featuring "Cause We've Ended As Lovers", which in turn was dedicated to Roy Buchanan.[1]

A Street Called Straight
Studio album by Roy Buchanan
Released	1976
Studio	Electric Lady, Atlantic, Media & Record Plant Studios
Genre	Rock
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Arif Mardin
Roy Buchanan chronology
Live Stock (1975) A Street Called Straight (1976) Loading Zone (1977)

The album title comes from Acts 9:11.

Track listing

All tracks by Roy Buchanan except where noted.

1. "Running Out" (Buchanan, John Harrison) – 2:51
2. "Keep What You Got" (Buchanan, Joe Mardin) – 3:17
3. "Man On The Floor" – 3:26
4. "Good God Have Mercy" (Billy Roberts) – 4:09
5. "Okay" – 2:37
6. "Caruso" – 3:24
7. "My Friend Jeff" – 4:03
8. "If Six Was Nine" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:04
9. "Guitar Cadenza" – 3:47
10. "The Messiah Will Come Again" – 4:11
11. "I Still Think About Ida Mae" – 3:44

Personnel

• Roy Buchanan – guitar, vocals
• Rubens Bassini – percussion
• Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer
• Michael Brecker – horn
• Randy Brecker – horn
• David Brigati – backing vocals
• Eddie Brigati – vocals, backing vocals
• Robin Clark – vocals, backing vocals
• Billy Cobham – percussion, timbales, tom-tom
• Lew Del Gatto – horn
• Ronnie "Byrd" Foster – drums, vocals, backing vocals
• John Harrison – bass, vocals, backing vocals
• Will Lee – bass
• Buddy Lucas – harmonica
• Malcolm Lukens – keyboards
• Andy Newmark – drums
• George Opalisky – horn
• Barry Rogers – horn
• Gonzalo Sifre – percussion, drums
• Diane Sumler – backing vocals
• Luther Vandross – vocals

Source: Roy Buchanan "A Street Called Straight" album cover

References

1. Matt Blackett. "Pure Genius: Guitar's Magnificent Rebel Puts a Twist on Techno." Guitar Player, December 2000, pp. 98–106.