Hot Wires

1987 studio album by Roy Buchanan
Hot Wires
Studio album by
Roy Buchanan
Released1987
StudioStreeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenreRock, blues
Length44:05
LabelAlligator
ProducerRoy Buchanan, Dick Shurman, Justin Niebank, Bruce Iglauer
Roy Buchanan chronology
Dancing on the Edge
(1986)
Hot Wires
(1987)

Hot Wires is a 1987 album by American guitarist and blues musician Roy Buchanan.[1] This was his third record for Alligator Records.[1] It was recorded by Justin Niebank and mixed by Niebank and Tim Hale with Brian Poer and David Axelbaum assisting.[2] It was mastered by Tom Coyne and produced by Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman, Justin Niebank and Bruce Iglauer.[2] This was Buchanan's final studio album. He killed himself the following year.[3]

Track listing

  1. "High Wire"
  2. "That Did It"
  3. "Goose Grease"
  4. "Sunset over Broadway"
  5. "Ain't No Business"
  6. "Flash Chordin'"
  7. "25 Miles"
  8. "These Arms of Mine"
  9. "Country Boogie"
  10. "The Blues Lover"[1]

Personnel

  • Roy Buchanan – guitar and vocals
  • Larry Exum – bass guitar
  • Morris Jennings – drums
  • Stan Szelest – keyboards
  • Donald Kinsey – guitar
  • Johnny Sayles – vocals
  • Kanika Kress – vocals[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hot Wires – Roy Buchanan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Hot Wires – Roy Buchanan | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Davis, Patricia; Sandra Evans (August 17, 1988). "Roy Buchanan, Guitarist, Found Hanged in Va. Jail; Artist Faced Alcohol Charge". The Washington Post. p. B3.
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Studio albums
  • Roy Buchanan (1972)
  • A Street Called Straight (1976)
  • You're Not Alone (1978)
  • When a Guitar Plays the Blues (1985)
  • Dancing on the Edge (1986)
  • Hot Wires (1987)
Live albums
Compilations
  • Sweet Dreams: The Anthology (1992)
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