Way Down South (album)

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This article is about the Matt "Guitar" Murphy album. For the Bobbie Gentry album, see The Delta Sweete.
Way Down South
Studio album by
Matt "Guitar" Murphy
Released1990 (1990)
StudioStudio D, Austin, TX, United States
GenreBlues
Length46:52
LabelDiscovery
ProducerClifford Antone
Matt "Guitar" Murphy chronology
Way Down South
(1990) 		The Blues Don't Bother Me!
(1996)

Way Down South is the debut solo album of Matt "Guitar" Murphy,[1] first released in 1990 with Discovery.[2] It includes contributions by his brother Floyd.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Matt "Guitar" Murphy, unless otherwise stated

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Way Down South"4:33
2."Big Six"4:48
3."Gonna Be Some Changes Made"3:18
4."Big City Takedown" (Floyd Murphy)4:43
5."Buck's Boogie"4:28
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Thump Tyme" (Floyd Murphy, Matt "Guitar" Murphy)3:39
2."Matt's Guitar Boogie, No. 2"3:10
3."Low Down and Dirty"5:19
4."Gimme Somma Dat"6:43
5."Blue Walls"6:11

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The record is listed as an "Album Pick" on AllMusic. Reviewing for the site, Bill Dahl commented the guitarist "acquits himself most competently here, mixing blues, funk, R&B, and a little jazz into his sparkling fretwork. His brother Floyd Murphy, a Memphis blues guitar legend himself, is on hand for a family reunion."[3]

Personnel

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  • Matt "Guitar" Murphy – composer, guitar, primary artist, producer, vocals
  • Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff – saxophone
  • Derek O'Brien – guitar (rhythm)
  • Floyd Murphy – guitar, drums, composer
  • Mel Brown – piano
  • Eugene Carrier – organ, piano
  • Chester King – harmonica
  • Russell Jackson – bass
  • Tony Coleman – drums
  • Donna Pearl – vocals (background)
  • Angela Strehli – guest artist, vocals (background)

Support

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  • Mark Guerra – photography
  • Malcolm Harper – editing
  • Bill Narum – art direction
  • Derek O'Brien – assistant producer, engineer, mixing, production assistant
  • Jim O'Neal – liner notes
  • Stuart Sullivan – engineer
  • James Tuttle – engineer, mixing
  • Sam Yeates – artwork, illustrations[3]

References

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  1. ^ Komara, Edward, ed. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Vol. 1. Routledge. p. 712.
  2. ^ "Matt Guitar Murphy – Way Down South". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  3. ^ a b c d Dahl, Bill. Way Down South at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-19.

Bibliography

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