Power of the Blues
| Power of the Blues | ||||
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| Released | 22 June 2004 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 41:21 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Chris Tsangarides, Gary Moore | |||
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Power of the Blues is the fourteenth solo album by Northern Irish blues guitarist and singer Gary Moore, released in 2004. It followed the short-lived power trio Scars; like Scars and Back to the Blues, it was co-produced by Chris Tsangarides and featured Darrin Mooney on drums. Rounding out the line-up was Bob Daisley, who hadn't played on a Gary Moore album since 1992's After Hours.
Three songs were covers, two of them written by Willie Dixon: "I Can't Quit You Baby" was first recorded by Otis Rush and "Evil" by Howlin' Wolf. "Memory Pain" by Percy Mayfield had been played live by The Gary Moore Band in 1972-1973[1][2] and later became part of Thin Lizzy's repertoire (albeit after Moore's tenure with the band).
The rest of Power of the Blues was made up of original songs, some of which were jointly written by all three musicians. All tracks from this album were re-released on the multi-disc compilation, "Blues and Beyond" in 2017, and the album in its original order was included on the 2023 box set The Sanctuary Years 1999-2004.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Power of the Blues" | Moore, Daisley, Mooney | 2:30 |
| 2. | "There's a Hole" | Moore | 5:38 |
| 3. | "Tell Me Woman" | Moore | 2:53 |
| 4. | "I Can't Quit You Baby" | Willie Dixon | 5:48 |
| 5. | "That's Why I Play the Blues" | Moore | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Evil" | Willie Dixon | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Getaway Blues" | Moore, Daisley, Mooney | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Memory Pain" | Percy Mayfield | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Can't Find My Baby" | Moore | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Torn Inside" | Moore | 5:37 |
Personnel
[edit]- Gary Moore - vocals, guitar
- Bob Daisley - bass
- Jim Watson - keyboards on "There's a Hole", "That's Why I Play the Blues" and "Can't Find My Baby"[4]
- Darrin Mooney - drums
References
[edit]- ^ "The Gary Moore Band Setlist at Lyceum Ballroom, London". setlist.fm. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "The Gary Moore Band Setlist at Marquee Club, London". setlist.fm. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal. Power of the Blues at AllMusic
- ^ "Gary Moore - Power Of The Blues". Discogs. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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