Track Listing 1. Peter Gunn 2. Chokin' Kind, The 3. Jungle Gym 4. Drowning on Dry Land 5. Petal to the Metal 6. You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover 7. Cream of the Crop 8. Beer Drinkin' Woman 9. Whiplash 10. Baby, Baby, Baby 11. Matthew
| Details | | Playing Time: | 38 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Delbert McClinton | | Distributor: | Ryko Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes Personnel: Roy Buchanan (vocals, guitar); Delbert McClinton (vocals); Donald Kinsey (guitar); Stan Szelest (keyboards); Larry Exum (bass); Morris Jennings (drums). Producers: Roy Buchanan, Bruce Iglauer, Dick Shurman. Recorded at Streeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois. The wild and wooly, no-holds-barred version of Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn" that opens this album reminds that Roy Buchanan is not your average blues-rock axeslinger. With a dazzling arsenal of chops and a tone that can, alternately, slice through granite and float like cumulous clouds, Buchanan's standing as a masterful technician seems to grow with each successive release, and DANCING ON THE EDGE is no exception. The six instrumental and five vocal tracks here (featuring Texas R&B institution Delbert McClinton), though steeped in traditional blues, push at the limitations of the genre. For example, there's the ear-shattering jump country of "Petal to the Metal" and the expansive surf jam "Jungle Gym." DANCING rocks harder than most of Buch's releases, with the guitarist's sizzling six-stringery (check out the barrelhouse acid boogie of "Whiplash") backed by a crack studio band and McClinton's raw singing (check out "You Can't Judge a Book By the Cover"). Buchanan fans and worshippers of the blues guitar won't be disappointed by this one.
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