- Source: Mess of Blues (Jeff Healey album)
Mess of Blues is an album by Jeff Healey. It was released in March 2008, less than two weeks after Healey's death. Four of the album's tracks were recorded live in front of audiences, two of the live tracks at the Islington Academy in London, and the other two live tracks at Jeff Healey's Roadhouse in Toronto. The other six tracks were recorded at Studio 92 in Canada by Norm Barker and Richard Uglow. The whole album features the band which normally accompanied Jeff at his club, Jeff Healey's Roadhouse. The song "Mess of Blues", which appears on the album was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and was originally recorded by Elvis Presley.
Track listing
"I'm Tore Down" – 5:23
"How Blue Can You Get" – 8:54
"Sugar Sweet" (Mel London) – 3:46
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" – 4:00
"The Weight" – 4:26
"Mess O' Blues" – 3:24
"It's Only Money" (Dave Murphy) – 3:10
"Like a Hurricane" – 6:39
"Sitting on Top of the World" – 7:07
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" – 4:29
Personnel
Jeff Healey – vocals, guitars
Dave Murphy – keyboards, vocals (7)
Alec Fraser – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, vocals (4)
Dan Noordermeer – guitars, vocals
Al Webster – drums
Holger Peterson – backing vocals
= Production
=Holger Peterson – executive producer, liner notes
Jeff Healey – producer, liner notes
Alec Fraser – producer, mixing
Jim Hurst – live track recording
Tom Jardin – live track recording
Andrew Tulloch – live track recording
Norm Barker – studio track recording
Richard Uglow – studio track recording
Debbie Murphy – front house sound
Andy Krem – mastering at Silverbirch Productions (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Mark Dutton – graphic design
Michael Van Merwyk – artwork
Chris "Copper" Topp – photography
References
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