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Wherever The Road Takes Me (30 Years Best Of Collection)

by Neal Black and The Healers

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    First CD contains best studio performances from Neal's career. Second one is rare live and previously unavailable recordings from French performances in 2018.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Wherever The Road Takes Me (30 Years Best Of Collection) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    First LP contains selection of best studio titles from Neal's career. Second LP contains tracks from rare live and previously unavailable 2018 performances recorded in France.
    WARNING ! See track listing for LP selection. CD contains some tracks NOT on this LP. Check tracks listing below:

    VINYLE – Volume 1 (Best Of)

    SIDE A
    Mississippi Doctor (Neal Black) – 4’48
    Recorded in France /2011

    All For Business (Jimmy Dawkins) – 4’55
    Recorded in Germany & France / 2020

    Saints Of New Orleans (Neal Black) – 5’09
    Recorded in France /2016

    Justified Suspicion (Neal Black – Ted Horowitz) – 4’37
    Recorded in U.S.A & France /2011

    SIDE B
    I’m Gonna Cry (Neal Black) – 3’42
    Recorded in U.S.A / 1993

    It Hurts Me Too (Elmore James) – 3’42
    Recorded in U.S.A / 1994

    Handful Of Rain (Neal Black) – 4’39
    Recorded in France /2007

    Bad Rose Tattoo (Neal Black) – 3’23
    Recorded in France / 2007

    Jesus & Johnny Walker (Neal Black) – 5’37
    Recorded in France / 2014

    VINYLE – Volume 2 (Live)
    SIDE A
    If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (Robert Johnson) – 6’16
    Recorded in France / 2018

    Goodbye Baby (Elmore James) – 3’13
    Recorded in France / 2018

    Did You Ever (Neal Black) – 4’17
    Recorded in France / 2018

    Lost Without You (John Chatman) – 4’34
    Recorded in France / 2018

    SIDE B
    Handful Of Rain (Neal Black) – 4’33
    Recorded in France / 2018

    Chicken Shack Cognac (Neal Black) – 4’26
    Recorded in France /2017

    I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash) – 5’44
    Recorded in France / 2018

    Streamline Woman (McKinley Morganfield) – 4’52
    Recorded in France / 2018

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1.
All For Business 04:54
2.
Hotel Room In Mexico (CD And Digital Only) 04:34
3.
Jesus And Johnny Walker 05:35
4.
Worried About It (CD And Digital Only) 03:09
5.
Did You Ever (CD And Digital Only) 02:53
6.
The King Of San Antone (CD And Digital Only) 04:08
7.
Handful Of Rain 04:40
8.
Cry Today (CD And Digital Only) 04:10
9.
Lost Without You (CD And Digital Only) 04:26
10.
Bad Rose Tatoo 04:47
11.
Mississippi Doctor (CD And Digital Only) 04:48
12.
New York City Blues (CD And Digital Only) 05:29
13.
Justified Suspicion 04:37
14.
Sunrise In Prison (CD And Digital Only) 03:35
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15.
Saints Of New Orleans 05:09
16.
Misery (CD And Digital Only) 05:02
17.
I'm Gonna Cry 03:43
18.
It Hurts Me Too 03:42
19.
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (Live France 2018) 06:18
20.
Goodbye Baby (Live France 2018) 03:14
21.
Did You Ever (Live France 2018) 04:20
22.
Lost Without You (Live France 2018) 04:37
23.
Handful Of Rain (Live France 2018) 04:36
24.
Chicken Shack Cognac (Live France 2017) 04:27
25.
I Can See Clearly Now (Live France 2018) 05:48
26.
Streamline Woman (Live France 2018) 04:55

about

Decisions, decisions ! Wow, this was much more difficult than I had expected !! Choosing the songs for this BEST OF project was like being in a sinking Pirate ship overloaded with contraband cargo. So you have to decide to throw something overboard, will it be the barrels of whisky or the Cuban cigars ? You'd like to keep it all but it's just not going to work like that ! So I tried to salvage a little bit of everything ! At least enough to keep the sailors happy !
This compilation is a 30 year history of some of my favorite recordings and career highlights featuring some of the best musicians in the Blues Rock genre. Of course it's been super cool to have Robben Ford, Popa Chubby or Johnnie Johnson and Larry Garner as guests on my albums ! As well as some of the great Blues Artists that I met after coming to Europe like Fred Chapellier and Nico Wayne Toussaint. Both have become musical brothers to me and we've worked together on recordings and tours for the past 15 years.
But just as exciting for me was recording my songs with some of the best backing musicians in the business. For example Gerardo Velez (whose credits include Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie), Johnnie Johnson (ex-Keith Richards and Eric Clapton) Harvey Brooks (ex-Miles Davis and The Doors), Steve Holley (ex-Paul McCartney), Jon Paris (ex-Bob Dylan and Johnny Winter), Mike Merritt (ex-Joe Bonamassa), N.Y.C guitar legend Jimmy Vivino and many others...
Starting out in the Texas blues scene in the 80,s, then moving to New York in the 90,s and later to Mexico and finally coming to France, this musical voyage of 30+ years has never left me with a dull moment. And the journey would not have happened if it were not for Philippe Langlois and Dixiefrog Records who found me in 1993 in a vast ocean of musicians looking for a Record label. Now the road goes on with Dixiefrog Records and the new team of André Brodzki and François Maincent carry on the tradition of the label bringing quality music to the European audiences and exposing new Artists to the public. So I say thanks and bravo to everyone at Dixiefrog for keeping ,,REAL MUSIC,, alive for all these years. It,s been an honor and a pleasure !

credits

released May 13, 2022

CD 1 - STUDIO - Musicians :
Neal Black : Electric Guitar, Acoustic and Slide Guitars, Dobro, Banjo, Vocals
Mike Lattrell (1,3,11,15), Gary Wade (17), Jimmy Abbott (16), Damien Cornelis (7,8), Magali Bourderon (13) : Keyboards
Kris Jefferson (3,15), Abder Benachour (1), Barry Ramus (9,16,17), Billy Thomas (5), Carlos Avilez (2), Val Cronk (10), Kim Yarbrough (11), AJ Pappas (12,13), Mike Merritt (18) : Bass
Bugz Garza (5), Pat Machenaud (7), Lloyd Herman (10), Vincent Daune (11), Jean-Michael Tallet (15), Dave Bowler (1,3), Steve Holley (12,13), James Wormworth (9,16,17) : Drums
Alex Gomez, Hector Aguilar (2), Kris Jefferson (3), Larry Crockett (4) : Percussions Christophe Duvernet (15), Val Cronk (10), Mario Garabay (2) : Accordion
Sara Valenzuela (6), Susan Didrichsen, Gary Wade, Angelina Petrovic (18) : Backing Vocals

Special Guests :
Robben Ford : Guitar (2nd solo) (1)
Larry Garner : Vocals and Rhythm Guitar (15)
Popa Chubby : Acoustic Guitar and Vocals (12), Guitar Solo (13)
Fred Chapellier : Guitar (8,14), Bass (7)
Johnnie Johnson : Piano (18)
Jimmy Vivino : Rhythm Guitar (16), Dobro (18)
Nico Wayne Toussaint (4,11,12,14), Gary Primich (5),
Mason Casey (13), Jon Paris (9), ,, ,,
Pascal Bako Mikaelian (3) : Harmonica
Gib Wharton : Dobro (6)
Pat Boudot Lamot : Resonator Guitar (4)
Werther Ellerbrock : Acoustic Guitar (6)
Tommy Schneller, Jurgen Weiching, Jens Buschenlang : Horns (1)
Cesar Barreiro : Trumpet (2)
Gerardo Velez : Percussion (9)
Leadfoot Rivet : Backing Vocals (15)

Recorded in :
New York City and Spring Valley, NEW YORK San Antonio and Austin, TEXAS
Nashville, TENNESSEE
Guadalajara, MEXICO - Rohrsdorf, GERMANY Châlon-en-Champagne, Baudonvilliers, Valflaunes, Carpentras and Pau, FRANCE

Recording engineers :
Gary Wade, Dave Domanich,
Dave Bettelene, Michel Casuso, Bertrand Montandon, Fred Chapellier, Gilbert Thiery, Popa Chubby, V.D King, Lois Eichelbrenner, Sylvain Morel, Donnie Meals, Val Cronk, Chet Helms, German Cuervo, Armando Chong, Carlos Avilez, Alain Brunet, Arno Jordan, Wes Little .

Layout : Bruno Boussard
Mastering : Jeff Ferrand at WooDBox Studio

CD 2 - LIVE - Musicians:
Neal Black: Guitar, Vocals.
Mike Latrell: Piano.
Abder Benachour: Bass (2-4-7)
Kris Jefferson: Bass (1-3-6-8)
Chris Garreau: Bass (5)
Dave Bowler: Drums
Vincent Daune: Drums (5)
Nico Wayne Toussaint: Harmonica

Recorded Live by Randy H, and Michel Casuso in Germany and France 2018.

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NEAL BLACK, Texas Blues Rock , Roots, Musician, has spent the last 30 years electrifying audiences around the World with his fusion of Blues, Rock ,Roots Music.His albums have received 4 Star reviews from Rolling Stone Music Critics as well as reaching the Number One position on European Radio Charts ... more

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