Blues for Greeny

Blues for Greeny
Blues for Greeny
Studio album by Gary Moore
Released	31 May 1995
Genre	Blues rock, hard rock
Length	55:47
Label	Charisma
Producer	Gary Moore, Ian Taylor
Gary Moore chronology

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
sputnikmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[3]

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)^[4]	59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[5]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6]	71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	33
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[8]	31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	26
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	14

References

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

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Blues for Greeny at AllMusic

[2] , manos (20 March 2014). "Review: CD Gary Moore – Blues For Greeny Album". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[Penguin-3] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[4] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.

[ac_Wallonia_Gary_Moore-5] "Ultratop.be – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_Netherlands_Gary_Moore-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_Germany4_Gary_Moore-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_Norway_Gary_Moore-8] "Norwegiancharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_Sweden_Gary_Moore-9] "Swedishcharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_Gary_Moore-10] "Swisscharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues for Greeny". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_UK2_-11] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

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