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Buddy Guy revitalized his career when he signed with Silvertone Records in the early '90s. His first album for the label, Damn Right, I've Got the Blues, was a smash success, earning critical acclaim, awards, and sales hand over fist. Prior to that record, he was a legend only among blues fans; afterward, he was a star. Although it was a bit too rock-oriented and slick for purists, Damn Right was a terrific album, setting the pace not only for Guy but for modern electric blues in the '90s. As the decade wore on, Guy continued to make albums for Silvertone, some of them a little complacent, others quite excellent. Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy attempts to summarize those years in 14 songs, including three previously unreleased cuts. Not surprisingly, the compilers favor the Guy of Damn Right, featuring four songs from the record and three from its soundalike sequel, Feels Like Rain. Only two tracks from Slippin' In, his hardest blues record for the label, made the cut, while the fine live album Live! The Real Deal and the misguided Heavy Love are represented by a track apiece. In other words, a lot of good stuff remains on the original albums, which is doubly unfortunate since the three unreleased cuts are all throwaways. By relying so heavily on two records, Buddy's Baddest doesn't wind up being an accurate portrait of Guy's Silvertone recordings. That doesn't mean it's a bad listen, since the first ten songs are all very good and quite entertaining. However, anyone who has Damn Right but wants to dig deeper into Guy's Silvertone albums may prefer to pick up Feels Like Rain, which offers more of the same crossover Chicago blues, or Slippin' In, which is the real deal.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - John Porter, Producer - Tony Platt, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Eddie Boyd, Composer, Lyricist - John Porter, Producer - Tony Platt, Recording Engineer
(P) 1991 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - John Porter, Producer - Tony Platt, Recording Engineer - Mack Rice, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1991 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - John Porter, Producer - Tony Platt, Producer
(P) 1991 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - John Porter, Producer - Tony Platt, Engineer
(P) 1993 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - John Hiatt, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Platt, Producer, Recording Engineer
(P) 1993 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - McKinley Morganfield, Composer, Lyricist - John Porter, Producer - Tony Platt, Engineer
(P) 1993 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - D. Robey, Composer, Lyricist - Eddie Kramer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Brian Sperber, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1994 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - D. La Salle, Composer, Lyricist - Eddie Kramer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Brian Sperber, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1994 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - R. Geddins, Composer, Lyricist - R. Badger, Composer, Lyricist - Sheldon Feinberg, Composer, Lyricist - Eddie Kramer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Mike Krowiak, Mixing Engineer - G. E. Smith, Associated Performer - The Saturday Night Live Band, Associated Performer
(P) 1996 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Executive Producer, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Executive Producer - Johnny Lang, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Buddy Guy featuring Johnny Lang, Associated Performer - Roger Reale, Composer, Lyricist - DAVID Z., Producer, Recording Engineer - ED CHERNEY, Mixing Engineer - Jon Tiven, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1998 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - John Porter, Producer - Tony Platt, Recording Engineer - R.sykes, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - John Porter, Producer - Tony Platt, Recording Engineer - J. Mertis, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Buddy Guy, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - John Porter, Producer - Willie Dixon, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Platt, Recording Engineer - E. McDaniel, Composer, Lyricist - Mark London, Composer, Lyricist - McKinley Morganfield, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Silvertone Records Ltd.
Album review
Buddy Guy revitalized his career when he signed with Silvertone Records in the early '90s. His first album for the label, Damn Right, I've Got the Blues, was a smash success, earning critical acclaim, awards, and sales hand over fist. Prior to that record, he was a legend only among blues fans; afterward, he was a star. Although it was a bit too rock-oriented and slick for purists, Damn Right was a terrific album, setting the pace not only for Guy but for modern electric blues in the '90s. As the decade wore on, Guy continued to make albums for Silvertone, some of them a little complacent, others quite excellent. Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy attempts to summarize those years in 14 songs, including three previously unreleased cuts. Not surprisingly, the compilers favor the Guy of Damn Right, featuring four songs from the record and three from its soundalike sequel, Feels Like Rain. Only two tracks from Slippin' In, his hardest blues record for the label, made the cut, while the fine live album Live! The Real Deal and the misguided Heavy Love are represented by a track apiece. In other words, a lot of good stuff remains on the original albums, which is doubly unfortunate since the three unreleased cuts are all throwaways. By relying so heavily on two records, Buddy's Baddest doesn't wind up being an accurate portrait of Guy's Silvertone recordings. That doesn't mean it's a bad listen, since the first ten songs are all very good and quite entertaining. However, anyone who has Damn Right but wants to dig deeper into Guy's Silvertone albums may prefer to pick up Feels Like Rain, which offers more of the same crossover Chicago blues, or Slippin' In, which is the real deal.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:38
- Main artists: Buddy Guy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Silvertone
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1999 Silvertone Records Ltd.
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