We the People is the seventh studio album

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 released by blues

Blues

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 guitarist

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 Guitar Shorty

Guitar Shorty

Guitar Shorty is an American blues guitarist. He is well known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics. Billboard magazine said, “his galvanizing guitar work defines modern, top-of-the-line blues-rock. His vocals remain as forceful as ever...

 (David Kearney). The album was released on August 15, 2006 on CD

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 by the label Alligator Records

Alligator Records

Alligator Records is a Chicago-based independent blues record label founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971.Iglauer started the label with his own savings to record and produce his favorite band Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers, whom his employer, Bob Koester of Delmark Records, declined to record...

. This is Shorty's second album with the label.

The album has been called "a timeless and completely current blues record." Reviewer Steve Leggett comments that "Shorty is a guitar player's guitar player, and this collection makes for a nice introduction to his studio style."

Track listing

1. "We the People" (Guitar Shorty, Harms) — 4:20
2. "What Good Is Life?" (Green, Guitar Shorty) — 4:04
3. "I Got Your Number" (Halligan) — 3:53
4. "Runaway Train" (McCoy) — 4:59
5. "Down That Road Again" (Guitar Shorty, Harms, Ross) — 4:57
6. "Fine Cadillac" (Grimaldi) — 5:51
7. "Can't Get Enough" (Wyzard) — 4:24
8. "A Hurt So Old" (Halligan) — 3:56
9. "Who Needs It?" (Williams) — 3:22
10. "Blues in My Blood" (Goldsworthy) — 3:12
11. "Cost of Livin'" (Guitar Shorty, Wyzard) — 4:10
12. "Sonic Boom" (Harms) — 3:13

Personnel

• Guitar Shorty — guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
• Jake Andrews — guitar (rhythm
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• Alvino Bennett — drum
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• Wyzard — bass
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• John Thomas — keyboards

Production:

• James Bennett — assistant engineer
• Brian Brinkerhoff — producer
• Jerry "Wyzard" Seay - producer
• Larry Goetz — engineer, mixing
• Bruce Iglauer — mastering
• Dan Monick — photography
• Kevin Niemiec — package design
• Dan Stout — mastering
• Michael Trossman — logo

Reception

Allmusic says that Shorty "radiates tremendous energy" and that "his guitar playing is rich, deep, and heavy as plutonium on these tracks." Reviewer Steve Leggett that the album has a nice balance between "hard rocking party numbers, straight out blues pieces, and strong political statement."

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
2006	Top Blues Albums	12