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A Street Called Straight

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Released
  
1976

Artist
  
Roy Buchanan

Producer
  
Arif Mardin

Genre
  
Rock music

A Street Called Straight (1976)
  
Loading Zone (1977)

Release date
  
1976

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Recorded
  
Electric Lady, Atlantic, Media & Record Plant Studios

Similar
  
Roy Buchanan albums, Rock music albums

A Street Called Straight is a 1976 album by Roy Buchanan and was released on the Atlantic Records label. The album contains the powerful instrumental, "My Friend, Jeff", in honour of British guitarist Jeff Beck. Later the same year Beck released his own album Blow by Blow, featuring "Cause We've Ended As Lovers", which in turn was dedicated to Roy Buchanan.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by Roy Buchanan except were noted

  1. "Running Out" (Buchanan, John Harrison) – 2:51
  2. "Keep What You Got" (Buchanan, Joe Mardin) – 3:17
  3. "Man On The Floor" – 3:26
  4. "Good God Have Mercy" (Billy Roberts) – 4:09
  5. "Okay" – 2:37
  6. "Caruso" – 3:24
  7. "My Friend Jeff" – 4:03
  8. "If Six Was Nine" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:04
  9. "Guitar Cadenza" – 3:47
  10. "The Messiah Will Come Again" – 4:11
  11. "I Still Think About Ida Mae" – 3:44

Personnel

  • Rubens Bassini – percussion
  • Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer
  • Michael Brecker – horn
  • Randy Brecker – horn
  • David Brigati – backing vocals
  • Eddie Brigati – vocals, backing vocals
  • Roy Buchanan – guitar, vocals
  • Robin Clark – vocals, backing vocals
  • Billy Cobham – percussion, timbales, tom-tom
  • Lew Del Gatto – horn
  • Byrd Foster – drums, vocals, backing vocals
  • John Harrison – bass, vocals, backing vocals
  • Will Lee – bass
  • Buddy Lucas – harmonica
  • Malcolm Lukens – keyboards
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • George Opalisky – horn
  • Barry Rogers – horn
  • Gonzalo Sifre – percussion, drums
  • Diane Sumler – backing vocals
  • Luther Vandross – vocals

    • Source: Roy Buchanan "A Street Called Street" album cover

    Songs

    1Running Out2:45
    2Keep What You Got3:18
    3Man on the Floor3:25

    References

    A Street Called Straight Wikipedia
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