Future Blues (Canned Heat album)

Future Blues
Cover of the original 1970 LP
Studio album by Canned Heat
Released	August 3, 1970
Recorded	1970 at Village Recorders in Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Blues rock
Length	35:25
Label	Liberty
Producer	Skip Taylor, Canned Heat
Canned Heat chronology
Hallelujah (1969) Future Blues (1970) Vintage (1970)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	A[1]

Future Blues is the fifth album by Canned Heat, released in 1970. It was the last to feature the band's classic lineup, as Larry Taylor and Harvey Mandel departed soon after its release and songwriter Alan Wilson died later that year. 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" (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

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 (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 Personnel

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

Production

• Tommy Oliver – Engineer
• Skip Taylor – Producer
• Canned Heat – Producer

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1970). "Consumer Guide (16)". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved April 5, 2013.

• Eder, Bruce. "Future Blues – Album Review". allmusic. Retrieved December 10, 2010.