A Street Called Straight

A Street Called Straight
Studio album by Roy Buchanan
Released	1976
Studio	Electric Lady, Atlantic, Media & Record Plant Studios
Genre	Rock
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Arif Mardin[1]
Roy Buchanan chronology
Live Stock (1975) A Street Called Straight (1976) Loading Zone (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[1]

A Street Called Straight is an album by Roy Buchanan, released in 1976 on Atlantic Records.[4] The album contains the instrumental, "My Friend, Jeff", in honour of British guitarist Jeff Beck. One year earlier Beck released Blow by Blow, featuring "Cause We've Ended As Lovers", which was dedicated to Roy Buchanan.[5]

The album title comes from Acts 9:11.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the reading of Jimi Hendrix' 'If Six Was Nine' is an almost natural extension of the original, with a brooding and slinky rhythm."[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Roy Buchanan except where noted.

1. "Running Out" (Buchanan, John Harrison) – 2:51
2. "Keep What You Got" (Buchanan, Joe Mardin) – 3:17
3. "Man On The Floor" – 3:26
4. "Good God Have Mercy" (Billy Roberts) – 4:09
5. "Okay" – 2:37
6. "Caruso" – 3:24
7. "My Friend Jeff" – 4:03
8. "If Six Was Nine" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:04
9. "Guitar Cadenza" – 3:47
10. "The Messiah Will Come Again" – 4:11
11. "I Still Think About Ida Mae" – 3:44[6]

Personnel

• Roy Buchanan – guitar, vocals
• Rubens Bassini – percussion
• Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer
• Michael Brecker – horn
• Randy Brecker – horn
• David Brigati – backing vocals
• Eddie Brigati – vocals, backing vocals
• Robin Clark – vocals, backing vocals
• Billy Cobham – percussion, timbales, tom-tom
• Lew Del Gatto – horn
• Ronnie "Byrd" Foster – drums, vocals, backing vocals
• John Harrison – bass, vocals, backing vocals
• Will Lee – bass
• Buddy Lucas – harmonica
• Malcolm Lukens – keyboards
• Andy Newmark – drums
• George Opalisky – horn
• Barry Rogers – horn
• Gonzalo Sifre – percussion, drums
• Diane Sumler – backing vocals
• Luther Vandross – vocals[7]

References

1. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 93.
2. "A Street Called Straight - Roy Buchanan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 39.
4. Carson, Phil (March 16, 2001). Roy Buchanan: American Axe. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306397 – via Google Books.
5. Matt Blackett. "Pure Genius: Guitar's Magnificent Rebel Puts a Twist on Techno." Guitar Player, December 2000, pp. 98–106.
6. "A Street Called Straight - Roy Buchanan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
7. "A Street Called Straight - Roy Buchanan | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.