''Bad for You Baby'' is the seventeenth solo album by Northern Irish

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guitarist and singer-songwriter

Gary Moore Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and jazz ...

, the last album to be released in his lifetime, and the last album until 2021's ''How Blue Can You Get''.

Background

The album features a

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-influenced sound similar to the sound of the artist's releases over the previous several years. It includes

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s of two songs best known for their versions done by Muddy Waters. The release also includes notable collaborative work with musicians

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and Otis Taylor. It is the last studio album released by Moore during his lifetime; he died on 6 February 2011.

Critical reception

The album has received positive critical reviews from publications such as Allmusic, with critic Hal Horowitz stating that Moore's "under-appreciated voice is strong and convincing on originals and covers" while the artist's "tough guitar lines" also have a "biting yet classy" sound.

Track listing

Bonus track

Personnel

*Gary Moore – vocals, guitar, harmonica *Pete Rees – bass *Vic Martin – keyboards * Otis Taylor – banjo (on "Preacher Man Blues") *

– backing vocals (on "Holding On" and "Preacher Man Blues") *Sam Kelly – drums

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums Gary Moore albums Eagle Records albums