Blues for Greeny

Blues for Greeny
Studio album by
Gary Moore
Released29 May 1995 (1995-05-29)[1]
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
Length55:47
LabelCharisma
ProducerGary Moore, Ian Taylor
Gary Moore chronology
Ballads & Blues 1982–1994
(1994) 		Blues for Greeny
(1995) 		Dark Days in Paradise
(1997)
Singles from Blues for Greeny
  1. "Need Your Love So Bad"
    Released: 5 June 1995[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
sputnikmusicStarStarStarStar[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues RecordingsStarStarStar[5]

Blues for Greeny is the tenth solo studio by Irish guitarist and singer 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 Green played on the original tracks. Green loaned and then sold the guitar to Moore after leaving Fleetwood Mac.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Original artist Original appearance Timing Notes
1 If You Be My Baby Peter Green, Clifford Adams Fleetwood Mac Mr. Wonderful (1968) 6:38
2 Long Grey Mare Green Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac (1968) 2:04
3 Merry-Go-Round Green Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac (1968) 4:14
4 I Loved Another Woman Green Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac (1968) 3:05
5 Need Your Love So Bad Little Willie John, 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 Green John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers A Hard Road (1967) 2:35
7 The Supernatural Green John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers A Hard Road (1967) 3:00
8 Driftin' Green Fleetwood Mac The Original Fleetwood Mac (1971) 8:29 Recorded 1967 - The Original Fleetwood Mac was an archive album
9 Showbiz Blues Green Fleetwood Mac Then Play On (1969) 4:08
10 Love That Burns Green, Adams Fleetwood Mac Mr. Wonderful (1968) 6:28
11 Looking For Somebody 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
12 The World Keeps On Turnin' Green Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac (1968) 3:13
13 The Same Way (acoustic version) Green John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers A Hard Road (1967) 2:17 Band version on track six of standard album
14 Stop Messin' Around (acoustic version) Green, 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

Charts

Chart performance for Blues for Greeny
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 33
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 14

References

  1. ^ "New Albums". Music Week. 27 May 1995. p. 62.
  2. ^ "Advertisement". Music Week. 3 June 1995. p. 1.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Blues for Greeny at AllMusic
  4. ^ g, manos (20 March 2014). "Review: CD Gary Moore – Blues For Greeny Album". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart on 4/6/1995 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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