Blues with a Feeling (Steve Hackett album)

Blues With A Feeling
Studio album by
Steve Hackett
Released10 October 1994[1]
GenreBlues
Length46:30
LabelPermanent Records (UK)
Herald (US)
Camino Records (1998 re-issue)
ProducerSteve Hackett
Steve Hackett chronology
Guitar Noir
(1993) 		Blues With A Feeling
(1994) 		Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Blues with a Feeling is the 11th studio album by Steve Hackett, released in 1994. As the title denotes, Hackett explored his feelings about blues music.

Track listing (UK Version)

  1. "Born in Chicago" (Nick Gravenites) – 3:58
  2. "The Stumble" (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson) – 2:55
  3. "Love of Another Kind" – 4:00
  4. "Way Down South" – 4:29
  5. "A Blue Part of Town" – 3:04
  6. "Footloose" – 2:30
  7. "Tombstone Roller" – 5:18
  8. "Blues with a Feeling" (Little Walter Jacobs) – 4:23
  9. "Big Dallas Sky" – 4:48
  10. "The 13th Floor" – 3:29
  11. "So Many Roads" (Marshall Paul) – 3:16
  12. "Solid Ground" – 4:28

On June 24, 2016, Esoteric Recordings (a Cherry Red Records label) released a remastered version of the album, adding two new bonus tracks that were recorded specifically for this release: "On Cemetery Road" (3:07), and "Patch of Blue" (4:37).

Personnel

  • Steve Hackett - guitars, harmonica, vocals
  • Doug Sinclair - bass
  • Julian Colbeck - keyboards
  • Hugo Degenhardt - drums
Guests musicians
  • Dave "Taif" Ball - bass on "Love of Another Kind" and "Way Down South"
  • Jerry Peal - organ on "Love of Another Kind"
  • John Chapman - baritone saxophone on "Footloose", "Tombstone Roller" and "Blues with a Feeling"
  • Pete Long - tenor saxophone on "Footloose", "Tombstone Roller" and "Blues with a Feeling"
  • John Lee, Matt Dunkley - trumpet on "Footloose", "Tombstone Roller" and "Blues with a Feeling"

Production

  • Recorded by : Chris Deam, Gerry O'Riordan, Jerry Peal
  • Mixed by : Jerry Peal
  • Producer : Steve Hackett

References

  1. ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-10-08.pdf (Page 24)
  2. ^ McMullen, S. "Blues with a Feeling – Steve Hackett | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.