Stone Blue

Stone Blue
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1978
GenreRock, blues rock, hard rock
Length38:42
LabelBearsville (Original release)
Rhino (Reissue)
Foghat chronology
Live
(1977)
Stone Blue
(1978)
Boogie Motel
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Stone Blue is an album by the English rock band Foghat.[4] It was released in May 1978 on Bearsville Records. Stone Blue paired Foghat with producer Eddie Kramer, who had previously engineered recordings for Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. Kramer and Foghat did not collaborate smoothly, but the tension in the studio may have helped to give the album an added edge.[citation needed] The album contains a ferocious cover of Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago".[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stone Blue"Dave Peverett5:35
2."Sweet Home Chicago"Robert Johnson3:56
3."Easy Money"Dave Peverett3:54
4."Midnight Madness"Dave Peverett, Rod Price6:50
5."It Hurts Me Too"Elmore James5:28
6."High on Love"Dave Peverett, Rod Price5:17
7."Chevrolet"Earl McDaniel3:18
8."Stay with Me"Dave Peverett, Rod Price4:22

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 82
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 21
US Billboard 200[8] 25

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Donald A. Guarisco. "Stone Blue - Foghat". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 264.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 256.
  4. ^ Hicks, Robert (7 November 2003). "Ex-Foghat guitarist Rod Price brings his blues to Stanhope House". Daily Record. Morristown. p. F1.
  5. ^ Finnegan, Helena (1 December 2000). "Foghat is still taking that 'Slow Ride'". Ticket. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 4.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4598b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Foghat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Foghat – Stone Blue". Recording Industry Association of America.