We the People (Guitar Shorty album)


We the People is the seventh studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty. The album was released on August 15, 2006 on CD by the label Alligator Records. This is Shorty's second album with the label.
The album has been called "a timeless and completely current blues record." Reviewer Steve Leggett comments that "Shorty is a guitar player's guitar player, and this collection makes for a nice introduction to his studio style."

Track listing

  1. "We the People" — 4:20
  2. "What Good Is Life?" — 4:04
  3. "I Got Your Number" — 3:53
  4. "Runaway Train" — 4:59
  5. "Down That Road Again" — 4:57
  6. "Fine Cadillac" — 5:51
  7. "Can't Get Enough" — 4:24
  8. "A Hurt So Old" — 3:56
  9. "Who Needs It?" — 3:22
  10. "Blues in My Blood" — 3:12
  11. "Cost of Livin'" — 4:10
  12. "Sonic Boom" — 3:13

    Personnel

Production:
says that Shorty "radiates tremendous energy" and that "his guitar playing is rich, deep, and heavy as plutonium on these tracks." Reviewer Steve Leggett that the album has a nice balance between "hard rocking party numbers, straight out blues pieces, and strong political statement."

Charts

Album - Billboard