Blues with a Feeling (Steve Hackett album)

Blues with a Feeling is the 11th studio album by Steve Hackett, released in 1994. As the title denotes, Hackett explored his feelings about blues music.

Blues With A Feeling
Studio album by
Released10 October 1994[1]
GenreBlues
Length46:30
LabelPermanent Records (UK)
Herald (US)
Camino Records (1998 re-issue)
ProducerSteve Hackett
Steve Hackett chronology
Guitar Noir
(1993)
Blues With A Feeling
(1994)
Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing (UK Version)

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  1. "Born in Chicago" (Nick Gravenites) – 3:58
  2. "The Stumble" (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson) – 2:55
  3. "Love of Another Kind" – 4:00
  4. "Way Down South" – 4:29
  5. "A Blue Part of Town" – 3:04
  6. "Footloose" – 2:30
  7. "Tombstone Roller" – 5:18
  8. "Blues with a Feeling" (Little Walter Jacobs) – 4:23
  9. "Big Dallas Sky" – 4:48
  10. "The 13th Floor" – 3:29
  11. "So Many Roads" (Marshall Paul) – 3:16
  12. "Solid Ground" – 4:28

On June 24, 2016, Esoteric Recordings (a Cherry Red Records label) released a remastered version of the album, adding two new bonus tracks that were recorded specifically for this release: "On Cemetery Road" (3:07), and "Patch of Blue" (4:37).

Personnel

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  • Steve Hackett - guitars, harmonica, vocals
  • Doug Sinclair - bass
  • Julian Colbeck - keyboards
  • Hugo Degenhardt - drums
Guests musicians
  • Dave "Taif" Ball - bass on "Love of Another Kind" and "Way Down South"
  • Jerry Peal - organ on "Love of Another Kind"
  • John Chapman - baritone saxophone on "Footloose", "Tombstone Roller" and "Blues with a Feeling"
  • Pete Long - tenor saxophone on "Footloose", "Tombstone Roller" and "Blues with a Feeling"
  • John Lee, Matt Dunkley - trumpet on "Footloose", "Tombstone Roller" and "Blues with a Feeling"

Production

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  • Recorded by : Chris Deam, Gerry O'Riordan, Jerry Peal
  • Mixed by : Jerry Peal
  • Producer : Steve Hackett

References

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  1. ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-10-08.pdf (Page 24)
  2. ^ McMullen, S. "Blues with a Feeling – Steve Hackett | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.