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- Artist: Buddy Guy
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- Release Date: June 03, 2003
- Genre: Blues
Review
Arriving after the unexpected blast of raw energy that was 2001's Sweet Tea, 2003's Blues Singer could idealistically be seen as the acoustic flip side of that high-voltage, raw electric blues. Like Sweet Tea, Blues Singer is supposed to exist deep down within the Delta blues tradition, only finding Buddy Guy armed with an acoustic guitar and the occasional minimal accompaniment; it's even recorded at the same Mississippi studio that gave its name to the 2001 platter and is helmed by the same producer, Dennis Herring. Where Sweet Tea was filled with unpredictable song choices, however, this plays it safe, hauling out such familiar items as "Hard Time Killing Floor," "Crawlin' Kingsnake," "I Love the Life I Live," and "Sally Mae." And while this retains Jimbo Mathus on guitar, when other musicians pop up, it's not the lively Fat Possum crew, it's studio pros like Jim Keltner, or guest shots by superstars Eric Clapton and B.B. King. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Hard Time Killing Floor | Skip James | Buddy Guy | (2:49) |
| Crawlin' Kingsnake | John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman | Buddy Guy | (5:17) |
| Lucy Mae Blues | Frankie Lee Sims | Buddy Guy | (3:33) |
| Can't See Baby | Jack Owens | Buddy Guy | (4:05) |
| I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love | Willie Dixon | Buddy Guy | (2:47) |
| Louise McGhee | Son House | Buddy Guy | (5:24) |
| Moanin' and Groanin' | Johnny Shines | Buddy Guy | (3:30) |
| Black Cat Blues | John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman | Buddy Guy | (4:29) |
| Bad Life Blues | Buddy Guy | (3:44) | |
| Sally Mae | John Lee Hooker | Buddy Guy | (4:28) |
| Anna Lee | Buddy Guy | (4:14) | |
| Lonesome Home Blues | Buddy Guy | (4:59) |
