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Topsy Turvy is the second studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty.[2] The album was released in 1993 on CD by the label Black Top.[1] The tracks "I'm So Glad I Met You", "Mean Husband Blues", "The Bottom Line" and "Hard Life" would later appear on Shorty's compilation album, The Best of Guitar Shorty, in 2006.
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Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Blues Blues rock | |||
Length | 50:08 | |||
Label | Black Top[1] | |||
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Recorded in the U.S., unlike his previous album, My Way or the Highway, the album shows that "it [is] clear that Guitar Shorty was back to stay stateside."[2] AllMusic praises the album, calling it "more impressive than My Way or the Highway... thanks to superior production values and a better handle on his past."[2]
Track listing
edit- "I'm So Glad I Met You" (Fran, Kearney) — 4:16
- "I Just Can't Run Away from the Blues" (Fran, Kearney, Scott) — 4:25
- "Mean Husband Blues" (Kearney, Pembroke) — 3:53
- "The Bottom Line" (George Jackson, Wilie Mitchell, Earl Randle) — 3:52
- "I Never Thought" (Kearney) — 2:36
- "Hard Life" (Kearney) — 5:17
- "Jody" (Kent Barker, Don Davis, James Skeet Wilson) — 4:43
- "It All Went Down the Drain" (Earl King) — 4:49
- "How Long Can It Last?" (Kearney) — 3:13
- "Old Time Sake" (Kearney) — 4:16
- "You Confuse Me" (Kearney) — 2:46
- "More Than You'll Ever Know" (Al Kooper) — 6:02[2]
Personnel
edit- David Torkanowsky — organ (hammond)
- Ernest Youngblood, Jr. — saxophone (tenor)
- Clarence Hollimon, Derek O'Brien — guitar
- Guitar Shorty — guitar, vocals
- Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff — saxophone (baritone, tenor)
- Sarah Brown, Lee Allen Zeno — bass
- Herman V. Ernest III, George Rains — percussion, drums
- Floyd Domino — piano
- Carol Fran — vocals
- Kamikaze Horns — horn
- Michael Mordecai — trombone
- Keith Winking — trumpet[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Topsy Turvy - Guitar Shorty | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Topsy Turvy - Guitar Shorty | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ "Topsy Turvy - Guitar Shorty | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.