Future Blues (Canned Heat album) explained

Future Blues
Type:	studio
Artist:	Canned Heat
Cover:	Future_Blues_-_Canned_Heat.jpg
Caption:	Cover of the original 1970 LP
Released:	August 3, 1970
Recorded:	1970
Studio:	Village Recorders in Los Angeles, CA
Length:	35:25
Label:	Liberty
Producer:	Skip Taylor, Canned Heat
Prev Title:	Hallelujah
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Vintage
Next Year:	1970

Future Blues is the fifth album by American blues and rock band Canned Heat, released in 1970. It was the last to feature the band's classic lineup, as Larry Taylor and Harvey Mandel had both departed by July 1970, prior to its release to record with John Mayall and songwriter Alan Wilson died shortly after on September 3, 1970. It was also the only classic-era Canned Heat studio album to feature Mandel, as Henry Vestine had been the lead guitarist on the previous albums. Their cover of "Let's Work Together" by Wilbert Harrison became a hit. "London Blues" features Dr. John. It was re-released on CD in 2002 by MAM productions with five bonus tracks.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Sugar Bee" (Eddie Shuler) – 2:39
2. "Shake It and Break It" (Charlie Patton) – 2:35
3. "That's All Right (Mama)" (Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup) – 4:19
4. "My Time Ain't Long" (Alan Wilson) – 3:49
5. "Skat" (Wilson) – 2:44
6. "Let's Work Together" (Wilbert Harrison) – 2:53

Side two

1. "London Blues" (Wilson) – 5:31
2. "So Sad (The World's in a Tangle)" (Canned Heat) – 7:57
3. "Future Blues" (Canned Heat) – 2:58^[1]

Bonus tracks from 2000 CD release (Repertoire REP 4889)

1. "Let's Work Together" Single Mono Version (Harrison) – 2:46
2. "Skat" Single Mono Version (Wilson) – 2:39
3. "Wooly Bully" (Sam Samudio) – 2:30
4. "Christmas Blues" Canned Heat and The Chipmunks (Cook, Taylor, Vestine, Wilson, Hite Jr.) – 2:31
5. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" Canned Heat and The Chipmunks (Ross Bagdasarian) – 2:45

Personnel

Canned Heat

• Bob Hite – vocals
• Alan Wilson – slide guitar, vocals, harmonica
• Harvey Mandel – lead guitar
• Larry Taylor – bass
• Adolfo de la Parra – drums

Additional musicians

• Dr. John – piano, horn arrangements (tracks 5 & 7)
• Ernest Lane – piano (track 9)

Technical

• Skip Taylor – producer
• Canned Heat – producer
• Tommy Oliver – engineer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eder . Bruce . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=future-blues-r3247/review|pure_url=yes}} Future Blues – Album Review ]. . December 10, 2010.