Blues for Greeny
Blues for Greeny is the tenth solo studio covers album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1995. It is a tribute to Peter Green, guitarist and founder member of the band Fleetwood Mac. The album was recorded using the same 1959 Les Paul Standard used to record the original tracks, Green having loaned and then sold the guitar to Moore after leaving Fleetwood Mac.
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| Released | 31 May 1995 | |||
| Genre | Blues-rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 55:47 | |||
| Label | Charisma Records | |||
| Producer | Gary Moore, Ian Taylor | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Original appearance | Timing | Notes |
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| 1 | If You Be My Baby | Peter Green, Clifford Adams | Fleetwood Mac | Mr. Wonderful (1968) | 6:38 | |
| 2 | Long Grey Mare | Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac (1968) | 2:04 | |
| 3 | Merry-Go-Round | Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac (1968) | 4:14 | |
| 4 | I Loved Another Woman | Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac (1968) | 3:05 | |
| 5 | Need Your Love So Bad | Mertis John Jr. | Little Willie John | Single release (1955) | 7:54 | Sourced from Fleetwood Mac's 1968 cover of the song |
| 6 | The Same Way | Peter Green | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | A Hard Road (1967) | 2:35 | |
| 7 | The Supernatural | Peter Green | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | A Hard Road (1967) | 3:00 | |
| 8 | Driftin' | Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | The Original Fleetwood Mac (1971) | 8:29 | Recorded 1967 - The Original Fleetwood Mac was an archive album |
| 9 | Showbiz Blues | Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Then Play On (1969) | 4:08 | |
| 10 | Love That Burns | Peter Green, Clifford Adams | Fleetwood Mac | Mr. Wonderful (1968) | 6:28 | |
| 11 | Looking For Somebody | Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac (1968) | 7:12 |
Bonus tracks on the 2003 digitally remastered edition. These Bonus tracks were released as CD-single tracks on Need Your Love So Bad CD-Single VSCDG 1456.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Original appearance | Timing | Notes |
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| 11 | The World Keeps On Turnin' | Peter Green | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac (1968) | 3:13 | |
| 12 | The Same Way (acoustic version) | Peter Green | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | A Hard Road (1967) | 2:17 | Band version on track six of standard album |
| 13 | Stop Messin' Around (acoustic version) | Peter Green, Clifford Adams | Fleetwood Mac | Mr. Wonderful (1968) | 3:02 | A full band version features on Moore's earlier album Still Got the Blues (1990) |
Personnel
- Gary Moore – guitar, vocals
- Tommy Eyre – keyboards
- Nick Payn – baritone saxophone
- Nick Pentelow – tenor saxophone
- Andy Pyle – bass
- Graham Walker – drums
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References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Blues for Greeny at AllMusic
- g, manos (March 20, 2014). "Review: CD Gary Moore – Blues For Greeny Album". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
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