Way Down South (album)

Way Down South
Way Down South
Studio album by Matt "Guitar" Murphy
Released	1990
Studio	Studio D, Austin, TX, United States
Genre	Blues
Length	46:52
Label	Discovery
Producer	Clifford Antone
Matt "Guitar" Murphy chronology

Way Down South is the debut solo album of Matt "Guitar" Murphy,^[1] first released in 1990 with Discovery.^[2] It includes contributions by his brother Floyd.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Matt "Guitar" Murphy, unless otherwise stated

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Way Down South"	4:33
2.	"Big Six"	4:48
3.	"Gonna Be Some Changes Made"	3:18
4.	"Big City Takedown" (Floyd Murphy)	4:43
5.	"Buck's Boogie"	4:28

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thump Tyme" (Floyd Murphy, Matt "Guitar" Murphy)	3:39
2.	"Matt's Guitar Boogie, No. 2"	3:10
3.	"Low Down and Dirty"	5:19
4.	"Gimme Somma Dat"	6:43
5.	"Blue Walls"	6:11

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

The record is listed as an "Album Pick" on AllMusic. Reviewing for the site, Bill Dahl commented the guitarist "acquits himself most competently here, mixing blues, funk, R&B, and a little jazz into his sparkling fretwork. His brother Floyd Murphy, a Memphis blues guitar legend himself, is on hand for a family reunion."^[3]

Personnel[edit]

Matt "Guitar" Murphy – composer, guitar, primary artist, producer, vocals
Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff – saxophone
Derek O'Brien – guitar (rhythm)
Floyd Murphy – guitar, drums, composer
Mel Brown – piano
Eugene Carrier – organ, piano
Chester King – harmonica
Russell Jackson – bass
Tony Coleman – drums
Donna Pearl – vocals (background)
Angela Strehli – guest artist, vocals (background)

Support[edit]

Mark Guerra – photography
Malcolm Harper – editing
Bill Narum – art direction
Derek O'Brien – assistant producer, engineer, mixing, production assistant
Jim O'Neal – liner notes
Stuart Sullivan – engineer
James Tuttle – engineer, mixing
Sam Yeates – artwork, illustrations^[3]

References[edit]

^ Komara, Edward, ed. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Vol. 1. Routledge. p. 712.
^ "Matt Guitar Murphy – Way Down South". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dahl, Bill. Way Down South at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-19.

Bibliography[edit]

Way Down South (LP cover). Matt "Guitar" Murphy. United States: Discovery Records. 1990. 74205.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[encyclopedia-of-the-blues-1] Komara, Edward, ed. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Vol. 1. Routledge. p. 712.

[discogs-2] "Matt Guitar Murphy – Way Down South". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-08-19.

[allmusic-3] Dahl, Bill. Way Down South at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-19.

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