Heavy Love (Buddy Guy album)

Heavy Love is an album by the American blues musician Buddy Guy, released in 1998.[2][3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Contemporary Blues Album" category.[4]

Heavy Love
Studio album by
Buddy Guy
Released1998
GenreBlues, blues rock
LabelSilvertone Records[1]
ProducerDavid Z
Buddy Guy chronology
As Good As It Gets
(1998)		 Heavy Love
(1998)		 Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy
(1999)

The album peaked at No. 163 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Production

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]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Age[9]
AllMusic[10]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[12]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[13]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[14]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[15]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album focuses on "tight songs, concise, off-kilter solos, funk-tinged grooves, and impassioned vocals."[13] The Daily Herald called "Did Somebody Make a Fool Outta You" "a mesmerizing piece of fretwork and utter soul."[16] The Chicago Tribune opined that "the methodical finale, 'Let Me Show You', showcases the singer's soft, tearful, underrated voice."[17]

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."[10] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "refreshingly modern, if uneven."[15]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Heavy Love"5:39
2."Midnight Train"5:21
3."I Got a Problem"5:17
4."I Need You Tonight"5:17
5."Saturday Night Fish Fry"5:29
6."Had a Bad Night"4:43
7."Are You Lonely for Me Baby"3:55
8."I Just Want to Make Love to You"3:25
9."Did Somebody Make a Fool Out of You"7:49
10."When the Time is Right"4:32
11."Let Me Show You"5:34

Personnel

References
  1. "The Year in Blues". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1998 – via Google Books.
  2. Clarke, John (13 June 1998). "Blues Choice". The Times. Features. p. 11.
  3. Perry, Jonathan (May 22, 1998). "Damn Right, He's Buddy Guy". Rolling Stone.
  4. "Buddy Guy". GRAMMY.com. December 15, 2020.
  5. "Buddy Guy". Billboard.
  6. "BUDDY GUY, TORCHBEARER FOR WINDY CITY BLUES". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. Sculley, Alan (17 Sep 1998). "BUDDY GUY TAKES BLUES TRADITION INTO THE `90S". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. GET OUT. p. 18.
  8. "THE BIG GUY OF BLUES ON THREE STAGES". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. Reilly, Terry (10 July 1998). "CD Reviews". The Age. Entertainment Guide. p. 10.
  10. "Heavy Love - Buddy Guy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. "Robert Christgau: CG: Buddy Guy". www.robertchristgau.com.
  12. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 49.
  13. "Heavy Love". EW.com.
  14. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. 2006. p. 235.
  15. (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 352–353.
  16. Guarino, Mark. "Chicago Red Hots Smashing Pumpkins and Buddy Guy make it a summer of love". Daily Herald. Time Out. p. 4.
  17. Knopper, Steve (7 June 1998). "BUDDY GUY". Chicago Tribune. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT. p. 21.


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