The wild and wooly, no-holds-barred version of Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn" that opens this album reminds that Roy Buchanan is not your average blues-rock axeslinger.
With a dazzling arsenal of chops and a tone that can, alternately, slice through granite and float like cumulous clouds, Buchanan's standing as a masterful technician seems to grow with each successive release, and DANCING ON THE EDGE is no exception.
The six instrumental and five vocal tracks here (featuring Texas R&B institution Delbert McClinton), though steeped in traditional blues, push at the limitations of the genre.
For example, there's the ear-shattering jump country of "Petal to the Metal" and the expansive surf jam "Jungle Gym." DANCING rocks harder than most of Buch's releases, with the guitarist's sizzling six-stringery (check out the barrelhouse acid boogie of "Whiplash") backed by a crack studio band and McClinton's raw singing (check out "You Can't Judge a Book By the Cover").
Buchanan fans and worshippers of the blues guitar won't be disappointed by this one.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter GunnHenry Mancini | Roy Buchanan | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | The Chokin' Kind | Roy Buchanan | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Jungle Gym | Roy Buchanan | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Drowning on Dry LandMickey Gregory, Alan Jones | Roy Buchanan | Play | 06:23 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 5 | Petal to the Metal | Roy Buchanan | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | You Can't Judge a Book by the CoverWillie Dixon | Roy Buchanan | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Cream of the Crop | Roy Buchanan | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Beer Drinking WomanPeter Chatman | Roy Buchanan | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | WhiplashRoy Buchanan | Roy Buchanan | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | Baby, Baby, BabyAretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin | Roy Buchanan | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | MatthewRoy Buchanan | Roy Buchanan | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 38 mins | 88 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 232 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Buchanan | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 2 | Peter Chatman | Composer |
| 3 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 4 | Willie Dixon | Composer |
| 5 | Larry Exum | Bass |
| 6 | Aretha Franklin | Composer |
| 7 | Carolyn Franklin | Composer |
| 8 | Kate Friedman | Cover Design |
| 9 | Mickey Gregory | Composer |
| 10 | Bruce Iglauer | Producer |
| 11 | Morris Jennings | Drums |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Composer |
| 13 | Donald Kinsey | Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Production Assistant |
| 14 | Henry Mancini | Composer |
| 15 | Delbert McClinton | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 16 | Justin Niebank | Engineer, Mixing, Production Assistant |
| 17 | Marc PoKempner | Photography |
| 18 | Dick Shurman | Producer |
| 19 | Stan Szelest | Keyboards |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |