Watch Your Back is the sixth studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty (David Kearney). The album was released on April 27, 2004 on CD by the label Alligator Records. It has been called a "welcome return for old fans and a perfect introduction for those new to Shorty's long career."[1]

Watch Your Back
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 2004
GenreBlues, blues rock
LabelAlligator
ProducerBrian Brinkerhoff
Jesse Harms
Guitar Shorty chronology
I Go Wild!
(2001)
Watch Your Back
(2004)
The Best of Guitar Shorty
(2006)

Track listing

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  1. "Old School" (Jesse Harms) — 3:59
  2. "Story of My Life" (Jesse Harms, Truitt) — 3:13
  3. "I'm Gonna Leave You" (Truitt) — 5:44
  4. "What She Don't Know" (Truitt) — 3:16
  5. "I've Been Working" (Van Morrison) — 4:33
  6. "Get Busy" (Jesse Harms) — 3:41
  7. "Let My Guitar Do the Talking" (Jesse Harms, O'Keefe) — 4:50
  8. "It Ain't the Fall That Kills You" (Jesse Harms) — 5:11
  9. "A Little Less Conversation" (Davis, Strange) — 4:04
  10. "Right Tool for the Job" (Truitt) — 3:44

Personnel

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Production:

  • Dan Monick — photography
  • Brian Brinkerhoff — producer
  • Dan Stout — mastering
  • Marc Lipkin — liner notes
  • Kevin Niemiec — design

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings    [3]

Allmusic calls the album Shorty's "most fiery and gutsy album yet, a tough and uncompromising slab of steely playing, no-nonsense singing, and solid songs."[1] Reviewer Hal Horowitz says that he "rips into these ten tracks sounding like he's young, hungry, and ready to explode."[1]

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) 11

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hal Horowitz. "Watch Your Back". Retrieved 2007-02-26.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.