DJ Play My Blues

DJ Play My Blues is the sixth studio album by blues musician Buddy Guy, recorded in December 1981 and released on JSP Records in 1982. It was the third in a trio of Guy albums on JSP.

DJ Play My Blues
The original vinyl cover
Studio album by
Buddy Guy
Released1982 (1982)
RecordedDecember 1981
StudioSoto Sound Studio, Chicago
GenreBlues
Length38:17 (LP) / 57:06 (CD 1994) / 63:00 (CD 2004)
LabelJSP
ProducerBuddy Guy
Buddy Guy chronology
Breaking Out
(1980)		 DJ Play My Blues
(1982)		 Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
(1991)

Background and recordings

One year after the release of the slicker and funkier Breaking Out, Buddy Guy and his band entered Soto Sound Studio in Chicago and recorded one of the most remarkable Blues albums of the 1980's. Buddy's brother, Phil Guy, was on second guitar. Longtime drummer Ray "Killer" Allison was back again, and there were two new members in Buddy's band: guitarist Doug Williams (a member of Phil Guy's band), and bassist Mike Morrison (who had played with Junior Wells and Willie Dixon).[1]

Releases

The original release includes only seven tracks. A 10-track LP was released in 1991 by Music Box International in Greece. 2 of the 3 new tracks were previously released on Phil Guy's solo albums in 1982 and 1983 ("The Garbage Man Blues" and "Mellow Down"), with Phil singing the lead vocals on these songs. The 10-track version was released on a remastered CD by JSP in 1994 with an alternate cover. It was re-released on CD in 2004 (with another alternate cover), including two more tracks.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars and in the review by Chris Nickson, he commented:[3]

This is Buddy Guy playing and feeling the blues, pure and simple, without any sense of compromise – and it's all the better for it, putting much of the rest of his catalog into perspective. Rarely is the blues this heartfelt – and rarer still is it so well played. If this were his only recorded legacy, he'd still warrant the stature he's achieved.[3]

Original vinyl track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dedication to the Late T-Bone Walker" 6:58
2."Good News" 4:42
3."Blues at My Baby's House" 7:02
4."She Suits Me to a T" 4:30
5."DJ Play My Blues" 5:22
6."Just Teasin'" 4:43
7."All Your Love"Otis Rush4:56

Re-released vinyl and remastered CD track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girl You're Nice and Clean" 4:55
2."Dedication to the Late T-Bone Walker" 6:58
3."Good News" 4:42
4."Blues at My Baby's House" 7:07
5."She Suits Me to a T" 4:30
6."DJ Play My Blues" 5:22
7."Just Teasin'" 4:43
8."All Your Love"Otis Rush4:56
9."The Garbage Man Blues" 6:59
10."Mellow Down"Willie Dixon5:55

CD 2004 re-release track listing

All tracks are written by Buddy Guy, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girl You're Nice and Clean" 4:40
2."Dedication to the Late T-Bone Walker" 6:56
3."Good News" 4:40
4."Blues at My Baby's House" 7:02
5."She Suits Me to a T" 4:29
6."DJ Play My Blues" 5:20
7."Just Teasin'" 4:41
8."All Your Love"Otis Rush5:09
9."The Garbage Man Blues" 7:08
10."Mellow Down"Willie Dixon5:54
11."Comin' On" 3:09
12."Girl You're Nice and Clean" (Alternative version) 4:54

Personnel
  • Buddy Guy – guitar, vocals
  • Phil Guy – guitar, vocals on "Garbage Man Blues" and "Mellow Down"
  • Doug Williams – guitar
  • Mike Morrison – bass
  • Ray Allison – drums

Additional:

  • Jerry Soto – engineer
  • Martin Atkinson – mixing
  • John Stedman – liner notes

Notes

All guitar solos were played by Buddy Guy on tracks 1-8 & 12. All three guitarists (Buddy, Phil Guy & Doug Williams) played solos on tracks 9 & 10.

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References
  1. Buddy Guy / DJ Play My Blues / JSPCD256
  2. https://www.discogs.com/Buddy-Guy-D-J-Play-My-Blues/master/394492
  3. Nickson, Chris. "Buddy Guy: DJ Play My Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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