Close as You Get
2007 studio album by Gary Moore
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Close as You Get is sixteenth solo album by Northern Irish blues guitarist and singer Gary Moore.[1] The album reunited Moore with his former Thin Lizzy colleague, drummer Brian Downey who played on all the tracks.
Released21 May 2007
RecordedOctober 2006–February 2007
StudioSarm Hookend, Sphere Studios
| Close as You Get | ||||
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| Released | 21 May 2007 | |||
| Recorded | October 2006–February 2007 | |||
| Studio | Sarm Hookend, Sphere Studios | |||
| Genre | Blues, blues rock | |||
| Length | 51:48 | |||
| Label | Eagle | |||
| Producer | Gary Moore, Ian Taylor | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If the Devil Made Whiskey" | Moore | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Trouble at Home" | Moore | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Thirty Days" | Chuck Berry | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Hard Times" | Moore | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Have You Heard?" | John Mayall | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Eyesight to the Blind" | Sonny Boy Williamson | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Evenin'" | Royce Swain | 5:47 |
| 8. | "Nowhere Fast" | Moore | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Checkin' Up on My Baby" | Sonny Boy Williamson | 5:24 |
| 10. | "I Had a Dream" | Moore | 7:16 |
| 11. | "Sundown" | Son House | 7:08 |
Personnel
- Gary Moore - vocals, guitar, dobro on "Sundown"
- Brian Downey - drums
- Vic Martin - keyboards
- Pete Rees - bass
- Mark Feltham - harmonica on "Hard Times" and "Checkin' Up on My Baby"
- Produced by Gary Moore and Ian Taylor
- Engineered and mixed by Ian Taylor, assisted by Jonathan Tayler-Webb.
- Recorded and mixed at Sarm Hookend, except "I Had a Dream" backing track, recorded at Sphere Studios by Franco Cameli, assisted by Joshua Blair.
