Still got the blues

Still got the blues
Studio album by Gary Moore
Publication (s)	March 26, 1990
admission	1989
Label (s)	Virgin Records
Format (s)	LP, MC, CD
Genre (s)	Blues , blues rock
Title (number)	9/11
running time	52:56
occupation	see section cast
production	Gary Moore, Ian Taylor
chronology After the War (1989) Still got the blues After Hours (1992)
Single releases March 1990 Oh pretty woman April 1990 Still Got The Blues (For You) November 1990 Too tired 1990 Moving On (only in Spain) 1990 Midnight Blues (only in Germany)

Still Got the Blues is an album by Northern Irish hard rock and blues guitarist Gary Moore . It was released in March 1990. Moore turned back to the blues after the hard rock album After the War .

history

On Still Got the Blues , Moore was relieved of the pressure of writing hit singles. Nevertheless, or perhaps because of it, the album became one of his greatest successes. He mixed blues standards with his own material on the album. Albert King , Albert Collins and George Harrison participated in the recordings . Harrison also wrote That Kind of Woman .

In 2001 there was a lawsuit over the title track of the album when the German musician Jürgen Winter, founder of the Krautrock band Jud’s Gallery , asserted that the main theme of the song was plagiarized by a guitar passage from his own piece "Nordrach". The Munich Regional Court finally agreed with the plaintiff in 2008: The similarities are so striking that a takeover can be assumed. There is no evidence that Moore consciously adopted the melody. However, "even an unconscious takeover represents a copyright infringement."

criticism

Thomas Kupfer from Rock Hard wrote that the album was "a good LP, but it took some getting used to, but which you should listen to before buying it." He gave it a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The Allmusic website named the album its biggest hit: "Moore plays better than ever, spitting out an endless stream of fiery licks that are both technically impressive and soulful." She gave it a rating of 4.5 out of 5 and selected the record as an "album pick".

Track list

1. "Moving On" (Moore) - 2:38
2. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Williams) - 4:24
3. "Walking by Myself" (Lane) - 2:55
4. "Still Got the Blues (for You)" (Moore) - 6:08
5. "Texas Strut" (Moore) - 4:50
6. "Too Tired" (Bihari, Davis, Watson) - 2:49
7. "King of the Blues" (Moore) - 4:34
8. "As the Years Go Passing By" (Malone) - 7:42
9. "Midnight Blues" (Moore) - 4:57
10. "That Kind of Woman" (Harrison) - 4:28
11. "All Your Love" (Rush) - 3:39
12. "Stop Messin 'Around" (Green) - 3:52

occupation

• Gary Moore - lead vocals , lead guitar, and rhythm guitar
• Don Airey - keyboards
• Stuart Brooks - trumpet
• Albert Collins - guitar
• Bob Daisley - bass
• Raul d'Oliveira - Trumpet
• Brian Downey - drums
• Martin Drover - trumpet
• Andy Hamilton - saxophone
• George Harrison - guitar, vocals
• Nicky Hopkins - keyboards
• Albert King - guitar
• Frank Mead - saxophone
• Nick Payn - saxophone
• Nick Pentelow - saxophone
• Andy Pyle - bass
• Graham Walker - drums
• Mick Weaver - piano
• Gavyn Wright - strings

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	200,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 7 × platinum	1,560,000

Main article: Gary Moore / Discography # Awards for Music Sales

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Still Got the Blues on Allmusic (English)
2. ↑ Nordrach from Jud's Gallery (from 0:05:23) on YouTube
3. ^ Judgment of the Regional Court of Munich I
4. ↑ Court ruling: Gary Moore's world hit "Still got the Blues" was stolen , Spiegel Online Kultur, December 3, 2008
5. ↑ Rock Hard # 39: Still Got The Blues (Album Review)
6. ↑ 1990 ARIA Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association, accessed July 4, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Gold / platinum database. Federal Association of the Music Industry, accessed on July 4, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Gary Moore - Kulta- yes platinalevyt - Musiikkituottajat. IFPI Finland, accessed July 4, 2019 (Finnish). 
9. ↑ NZ Top 40 Albums Chart - October 18, 1992. The Official New Zealand Music Chart, accessed July 4, 2019 . 
10. ^ Goud / Platina. Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers, accessed on July 4, 2019 (Dutch). 
11. ↑ IFPI Sweden - Gold & Platinum 1987–1998 ( Memento from February 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ precious metal. The Official Swiss Hit Parade and Music Community, accessed on July 4, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Spanish Certifications for 1979–1990. Productores de Música de España , accessed January 11, 2019 (Spanish). 
14. ^ Gold & Platinum - RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America, accessed July 4, 2019 . 
15. ↑ BRIT Certified - BPI. British Phonographic Industry, accessed July 4, 2019 . 

literature

• René Aagaard, Finn K. Jensen: The Gary Moore Bio-Discography 1969-1994 , Søborg: Bidstrup, 1996. ISBN 87-983242-6-8 .