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Arriving after the unexpected blast of raw energy that was 2001's Sweet Tea, 2003's Blues Singer could idealistically be seen as the acoustic flip side of that high-voltage, raw electric blues. Like Sweet Tea, Blues Singer is supposed to exist deep down within the Delta blues tradition, only finding Buddy Guy armed with an acoustic guitar and the occasional minimal accompaniment; it's even recorded at the same Mississippi studio that gave its name to the 2001 platter and is helmed by the same producer, Dennis Herring. If only it were that simple! Instead of being an extension or a mirror image of its predecessor, this record is a sleepy comedown from an exhilarating peak. Where Sweet Tea was filled with unpredictable song choices, this plays it safe, hauling out such familiar items as "Hard Time Killing Floor," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," "I Love the Life I Live," and "Sally Mae." And while this retains Jimbo Mathus on guitar, when other musicians pop up, it's not the lively Fat Possum crew, it's studio pros like Jim Keltner, or guest shots by superstars Eric Clapton and B.B. King. While this does afford listeners the rare opportunity to hear B.B. on acoustic, it gives the affair the audience-pleasing veneer that weighed down his mid-'90s efforts. Plus, when it comes right down to it, Guy simply is off on this record, with lazy, mannered vocals and by the book guitar. Despite a few good acoustic duet sessions with Junior Wells, acoustic blues is not really Guy's forte, and the highly disappointing Blues Singer illustrates exactly why.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Nehemiah "Skip" James, Composer - Nehemiah "Skip" James, Lyricist - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Buddy Guy, Performer - John Lee Hooker, Composer - John Lee Hooker, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Tony Garnier, Bass - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Bernard Besman, Composer - Bernard Besman, Lyricist - The Perrys, Percussion - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - B.B. King, Guitar - Dennis Herring, Producer - Eric Clapton, Guitar
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Buddy Guy, Performer - Frankie Lee Sims, Composer - Frankie Lee Sims, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Tony Garnier, Bass - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer - Eric Clapton, Guitar
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Jack Owens, Composer - Jack Owens, Lyricist - Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Tony Garnier, Bass - The Perrys, Percussion - Willie Dixon, Composer - Willie Dixon, Lyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Buddy Guy, Performer - Son House, Composer - Son House, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Tony Garnier, Bass - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer - Johnny Shines, Composer - Johnny Shines, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Bernard Besman, Composer - Bernard Besman, Lyricist - John Lee Hooker, Composer - John Lee Hooker, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Tony Garnier, Bass - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Andrew Hogg, Composer - Andrew Hogg, Lyricist - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer - Joe Josea, Composer - Joe Josea, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - John Lee Hooker, Composer - John Lee Hooker, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jim Keltner, Drums - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Tony Garnier, Bass - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Robert McCullum, Composer - Robert McCullum, Lyricist - Dennis Herring, Producer
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Ed Cherney, Mixing Engineer - Jimbo Mathus, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Performer - Buddy Guy, Guitar - Buddy Guy, Vocal - Willie Borum, Composer - Willie Borum, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Recording Engineer - Doug Sax, Mastering Engineer - Dennis Herring, Producer
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Limited
Album review
Arriving after the unexpected blast of raw energy that was 2001's Sweet Tea, 2003's Blues Singer could idealistically be seen as the acoustic flip side of that high-voltage, raw electric blues. Like Sweet Tea, Blues Singer is supposed to exist deep down within the Delta blues tradition, only finding Buddy Guy armed with an acoustic guitar and the occasional minimal accompaniment; it's even recorded at the same Mississippi studio that gave its name to the 2001 platter and is helmed by the same producer, Dennis Herring. If only it were that simple! Instead of being an extension or a mirror image of its predecessor, this record is a sleepy comedown from an exhilarating peak. Where Sweet Tea was filled with unpredictable song choices, this plays it safe, hauling out such familiar items as "Hard Time Killing Floor," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," "I Love the Life I Live," and "Sally Mae." And while this retains Jimbo Mathus on guitar, when other musicians pop up, it's not the lively Fat Possum crew, it's studio pros like Jim Keltner, or guest shots by superstars Eric Clapton and B.B. King. While this does afford listeners the rare opportunity to hear B.B. on acoustic, it gives the affair the audience-pleasing veneer that weighed down his mid-'90s efforts. Plus, when it comes right down to it, Guy simply is off on this record, with lazy, mannered vocals and by the book guitar. Despite a few good acoustic duet sessions with Junior Wells, acoustic blues is not really Guy's forte, and the highly disappointing Blues Singer illustrates exactly why.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:00
- Main artists: Buddy Guy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Silvertone
- Genre: Blues
(P) 2003 Silvertone Records Ltd.
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