A Street Called Straight

A Street Called Straight is an album by Roy Buchanan, released in 1976 on Atlantic Records.[4] The album contains the instrumental, "My Friend, Jeff", in honour of British guitarist Jeff Beck. One year earlier Beck released Blow by Blow, featuring "Cause We've Ended As Lovers", which was dedicated to Roy Buchanan.[5]

A Street Called Straight
Studio album by
Released1976
StudioElectric Lady, Atlantic, Media & Record Plant Studios
GenreRock
LabelAtlantic
ProducerArif Mardin[1]
Roy Buchanan chronology
Live Stock
(1975)
A Street Called Straight
(1976)
Loading Zone
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]

The album title comes from Acts 9:11.

Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that "the reading of Jimi Hendrix' 'If Six Was Nine' is an almost natural extension of the original, with a brooding and slinky rhythm."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks by Roy Buchanan except where noted.

  1. "Running Out" (Buchanan, John Harrison) – 2:51
  2. "Keep What You Got" (Buchanan, Joe Mardin) – 3:17
  3. "Man On The Floor" – 3:26
  4. "Good God Have Mercy" (Billy Roberts) – 4:09
  5. "Okay" – 2:37
  6. "Caruso" – 3:24
  7. "My Friend Jeff" – 4:03
  8. "If Six Was Nine" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:04
  9. "Guitar Cadenza" – 3:47
  10. "The Messiah Will Come Again" – 4:11
  11. "I Still Think About Ida Mae" – 3:44[6]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 93.
  2. ^ a b "A Street Called Straight - Roy Buchanan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 39.
  4. ^ Carson, Phil (March 16, 2001). Roy Buchanan: American Axe. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306397 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Matt Blackett. "Pure Genius: Guitar's Magnificent Rebel Puts a Twist on Techno." Guitar Player, December 2000, pp. 98–106.
  6. ^ "A Street Called Straight - Roy Buchanan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "A Street Called Straight - Roy Buchanan | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.