Heavy_Love_(Buddy_Guy_album)

<i>Heavy Love</i> (Buddy Guy album)

Heavy Love (Buddy Guy album)

1998 studio album by Buddy Guy

Heavy Love is an album by the American blues musician Buddy Guy, released in 1998.[2][3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Album".[4]

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The album peaked at No. 163 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Production

Produced by David Z, the album was recorded in Nashville.[6] In an attempt to get the album played on popular radio, Guy added synthetic drums and tape loops to some tracks.[7]

Jonny Lang duets with Guy on the album's lead single, "Midnight Train".[8]

Critical reception

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Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album focuses on "tight songs, concise, off-kilter solos, funk-tinged grooves, and impassioned vocals."[13] The Daily Herald called "Did Somebody Make a Fool Outta You" "a mesmerizing piece of fretwork and utter soul."[17] The Chicago Tribune opined that "the methodical finale, 'Let Me Show You', showcases the singer's soft, tearful, underrated voice."[18] The Hamilton Spectator noted that "a Buddy Guy album is the only place where the volume faders are often turned down to 2 rather than consistently bombarding your ears at 11."[14]

AllMusic thought that "purists will cringe at the unabashed commercial concessions," but acknowledged that "Heavy Love works well when compared to the modern electric blues of the post-Stevie Ray Vaughan era, especially since Guy once again contributes some scorching solos."[10] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "refreshingly modern, if uneven."[16]

Track listing

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Personnel

References

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    "The Year in Blues". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1998 – via Google Books.
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    Clarke, John (13 June 1998). "Blues Choice". Features. The Times. p. 11.
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    Perry, Jonathan (May 22, 1998). "Damn Right, He's Buddy Guy". Rolling Stone.
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    "Buddy Guy". GRAMMY.com. December 15, 2020.
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    "Buddy Guy". Billboard.
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    "Buddy Guy, Torchbearer for Windy City Blues". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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    Sculley, Alan (17 Sep 1998). "Buddy Guy Takes Blues Tradition into the '90s". Get Out. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 18.
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    "The Big Guy of Blues on Three Stages". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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    Reilly, Terry (10 July 1998). "CD Reviews". Entertainment Guide. The Age. p. 10.
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    "Heavy Love - Buddy Guy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
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    "Robert Christgau: CG: Buddy Guy". www.robertchristgau.com.
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    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 49.
  13. [13]
    "Heavy Love". Entertainment Weekly.
  14. [14]
    Krewen, Nick (16 June 1998). "Heavy Love". The Hamilton Spectator. p. C8.
  15. [15]
    The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. 2006. p. 235.
  16. [16]
    (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 352–353.
  17. [17]
    Guarino, Mark. "Chicago Red Hots Smashing Pumpkins and Buddy Guy make it a summer of love". Time Out. Daily Herald. p. 4.
  18. [18]
    Knopper, Steve (7 June 1998). "Buddy Guy". Arts & Entertainment. Chicago Tribune. p. 21.
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