Feels Like Rain

Feels Like Rain
Studio album by Buddy Guy
Released	March 9, 1993
Recorded	Red Zone Studios, Burbank, California; with additional recordings at Battery Studios (New York, NY), Pacifique Studios (Hollywood, CA), The Nut Ranch (Los Angeles, CA) and The Clubhouse.
Genre	Blues
Length	47:55
Label	Silvertone Records
Producer	John Porter, Dave McNair and R. S. Field.
Buddy Guy chronology
Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (1991) Feels Like Rain (1993) Slippin' In (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[1]
Rolling Stone

Feels Like Rain is an album by Buddy Guy, released in 1993 through Silvertone Records.[2] The title track was written by John Hiatt and also appears on his album Slow Turning, released in 1988.

Most of the album was produced by John Porter, with the exception of "I Could Cry", produced by Dave McNair and R.S. Field.

Awards

The album earned Guy the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.^[citation needed]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's a Superstar"	Buddy Guy	5:04
2.	"I Go Crazy"	James Brown	2:26
3.	"Feels Like Rain"	John Hiatt	4:38
4.	"She's Nineteen Years Old"	McKinley Morganfield	5:43
5.	"Some Kind of Wonderful"	John Ellison	3:29
6.	"Sufferin' Mind"	Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones	3:33
7.	"Change in the Weather"	John Fogerty	4:38
8.	"I Could Cry"	Junior Wells	5:08
9.	"Mary Ann"	Ray Charles	3:13
10.	"Trouble Man"	Marvin Gaye	4:07
11.	"Country Man"	Buddy Guy	6:16
Total length:			48:17

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3]	66
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]	40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	49
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6]	53
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	36
US Billboard 200[8]	145

Personnel

Musicians

• Buddy Guy – guitar, vocals

Guest artists:

• John Mayall – piano, co-lead vocal (8)
• Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar, vocals (3)
• Paul Rodgers – co-lead vocal (5)
• Travis Tritt – co-lead vocal (7)

Other musicians:

• Tony Braunagel – percussion (tr. 3, 10)
• Tom Canning – Hammond organ (tr. 8)
• Rick Cortes – bass guitar (tr. 8)
• Marty Grebb – horn arrangements, organ (tr. 2), piano (tr. 4), sax (baritone (tr. 9), tenor (solo tr. 6)), backing vocals
• David Grissom – rhythm guitar (tr. 8)
• Richie Hayward – drums
• Darrell Leonard – trumpet
• Ian McLagan – Wurlitzer electric piano (tr. 1, 3, 11)
• Bill Payne – piano (tr. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
• John Porter – guitar (tr. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10)
• Jimmy Powers – harp (tr. 4)
• Greg Rzab – bass
• Johnny Lee Schell – guitar (tr. 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11)
• John Philip Shenale – organ, synthesizer (tr. 10)
• Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone
• Mick Weaver – organ (tr. 5, 7)
• Joe Yuele – drums (tr. 8)
• Mike Finnigan (misspelled as Mike Finnegan), Renée Geyer – backing vocals

Production

• John Porter – producer (tracks 1–7 and 9–11)
• Dave McNair – engineer, producer (track 8)
• R. S. Field – producer (track 8)
• Ron Kaplan – executive producer
• John Mayall – assistant producer
• Tony Platt – engineer
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering

References

1. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
2. "Feels Like Rain". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Buddy Guy – Feels Like Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Buddy Guy – Feels Like Rain". Hung Medien.
5. "Swedishcharts.com – Buddy Guy – Feels Like Rain". Hung Medien.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 1728". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
7. "Buddy Guy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
8. "Buddy Guy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.