Heavy Love (Buddy Guy album)
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| Heavy Love | ||||
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Blues, blues rock | |||
| Length | 57:01 | |||
| Label | Silvertone[1] | |||
| Producer | David Z | |||
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Heavy Love is an album by the American blues musician Buddy Guy, released in 1998.[2][3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Album".[4]
The album peaked at No. 163 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Produced by David Z, the album was recorded in Nashville.[6] In an attempt to get the album played on popular radio, Guy added synthetic drums and tape loops to some tracks.[7]
Jonny Lang duets with Guy on the album's lead single, "Midnight Train".[8] On the Tony Joe White cover, "Did Somebody Make a Fool Out of You," Guy uses a Gibson acoustic guitar.[9]
Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album focuses on "tight songs, concise, off-kilter solos, funk-tinged grooves, and impassioned vocals."[14] The Daily Herald called "Did Somebody Make a Fool Outta You" "a mesmerizing piece of fretwork and utter soul."[18] The Chicago Tribune opined that "the methodical finale, 'Let Me Show You', showcases the singer's soft, tearful, underrated voice."[19] The Hamilton Spectator noted that "a Buddy Guy album is the only place where the volume faders are often turned down to 2 rather than consistently bombarding your ears at 11."[15]
AllMusic thought that "purists will cringe at the unabashed commercial concessions," but acknowledged that "Heavy Love works well when compared to the modern electric blues of the post-Stevie Ray Vaughan era, especially since Guy once again contributes some scorching solos."[11] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "refreshingly modern, if uneven."[17]