Breaking Out

by Buddy Guy

Overview

The Godfather of contemporary blues, who took modern Chicago blues and embellished it with the bite, fire, and flash of rock & roll, Buddy Guy had not yet broken through in America (although he was much appreciated in Europe) when he recorded three albums for JSP Records between 1979 and 1981, including this, the middle one, which found Guy working with a solid session band of guitarists Doug Williams, William McDonald, and Phil Guy, saxophonist Maurice John Vaughn, keyboardists Gene Pickett and Eddie Lusk, bassists Nick Charles and J.W. Williams, and drummers Merle Perkins and Ray Allison. It's vintage Guy, and shows the raw but applied talent and showmanship that would eventually bring him the large American audience he so justly deserved in the 1990s. [A 2008 re-release added three bonus tracks.] ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	05/27/2008
Label:	Jsp
UPC:	0788065881320
Rank:	7457

Tracks

1. Have You Ever Been Lonesome
2. You Can Make It If You Try
3. Break out All Over You
4. She Winked Her Eye
5. I Didn't Know My Mother Had a Son Like Me
6. Boogie Family Style
7. You Called Me in My Dream
8. Me & My Guitar
9. Breaking Out on Top
10. Skin & Bones/Money
11. Love Is Like Quicksand
12. Ice Around My Heart
13. Texas Flood

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Buddy Guy   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Eddie Lusk   Keyboards
Doug Williams   Guitar
Merle Perkins   Drums
J.W. Williams   Bass
Gene Pickett   Keyboards
Merle Perkiss   Drums
Phil Guy   Vocals,Guitar
William McDonald   Guitar
Ray Allison   Drums
Maurice John Vaughn   Saxophone
Nick Charles   Bass

Technical Credits

Bill Beyer   Producer,Engineer
Jerry Soto   Producer,Engineer
Phil Guy   Composer
Martin Atkinson   Mixing
Buddy Guy   Composer,Producer
Mike Day   Mixing
Brian Smith   Photography
John Stedman   Liner Notes,Producer
Larry Davis   Composer
Freddie King   Composer