How Blue Can You Get (album)
2021 studio album by Gary Moore
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How Blue Can You Get is a posthumous album by Northern Irish blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Gary Moore. The album contains four original tracks and four covers.[1]
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| Released | 30 April 2021[1] | |||
| Genres | Blues, blues rock | |||
| Length | 44:14 | |||
| Labels | Mascot Label Group, Provogue Records[1] | |||
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Recording
"In My Dreams" and "Looking at Your Picture" are previously unreleased original tracks. "Steppin' Out" and "How Blue Can You Get" are previously unreleased cover songs. "Love Can Make a Fool of You" is an alternative version of a song that appeared on the 2002 reissue of Corridors of Power.[3]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |    [4] |
| laut.de | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
Rocks, in a positive review, praised Moore's guitar sound and style of playing.[7] Blues News said "I'm Tore Down" is the highlight of the album. The audio quality of the album was described as somewhat resembling that of a demo recording with "Looking at Your Picture" having the worst quality among the songs.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Tore Down" | Sonny Thompson | 6:10 |
| 2. | "Steppin' Out" | Peter Chatman | 3:18 |
| 3. | "In My Dreams" | Gary Moore | 5:42 |
| 4. | "How Blue Can You Get" | Leonard Feather | 7:15 |
| 5. | "Looking at Your Picture" | Gary Moore | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Love Can Make a Fool of You" | Gary Moore | 6:23 |
| 7. | "Done Somebody Wrong" | Elmore James, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Living with the Blues" | Gary Moore | 7:13 |
Personnel
- Gary Moore – vocals, guitar
- Pete Rees – bass
- Vic Martin – keyboards
- Darrin Mooney – drums (on "I'm Tore Down", "In My Dreams", and "Done Somebody Wrong")
- Graham Walker – drums (on "Steppin' Out", "How Blue Can You Get", "Love Can Make a Fool of You", and "Living with the Blues")[2]
- Roger King – drum programming (on "Looking at Your Picture")