Topsy Turvy (Guitar Shorty album) explained

Topsy Turvy
Type:studio
Artist:Guitar Shorty
Cover:GS-TT.jpg
Released:1993
Genre:Blues
Blues rock
Length:50:08
Label:Black Top
Prev Title:My Way or the Highway
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Get Wise to Yourself
Next Year:1995

Topsy Turvy is the second studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty. The album was released in 1993 on CD by the label Black Top.[1] The tracks "I'm So Glad I Met You", "Mean Husband Blues", "The Bottom Line" and "Hard Life" would later appear on Shorty's compilation album, The Best of Guitar Shorty, in 2006.

Recorded in the U.S., unlike his previous album, My Way or the Highway, the album shows that "it [is] clear that Guitar Shorty was back to stay stateside."[2] AllMusic praises the album, calling it "more impressive than My Way or the Highway... thanks to superior production values and a better handle on his past."[2]

Track listing

  1. "I'm So Glad I Met You" (Fran, Kearney) — 4:16
  2. "I Just Can't Run Away from the Blues" (Fran, Kearney, Scott) — 4:25
  3. "Mean Husband Blues" (Kearney, Pembroke) — 3:53
  4. "The Bottom Line" (George Jackson, Wilie Mitchell, Earl Randle) — 3:52
  5. "I Never Thought" (Kearney) — 2:36
  6. "Hard Life" (Kearney) — 5:17
  7. "Jody" (Kent Barker, Don Davis, James Skeet Wilson) — 4:43
  8. "It All Went Down the Drain" (Earl King) — 4:49
  9. "How Long Can It Last?" (Kearney) — 3:13
  10. "Old Time Sake" (Kearney) — 4:16
  11. "You Confuse Me" (Kearney) — 2:46
  12. "More Than You'll Ever Know" (Al Kooper) — 6:02[2]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Topsy Turvy - Guitar Shorty | Releases. May 21, 2021. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Topsy Turvy - Guitar Shorty | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. February 8, 2020.
  3. Web site: Topsy Turvy - Guitar Shorty | Credits . May 21, 2021. AllMusic.