Dancing on the Edge (album)

Dancing on the Edge is a 1986 album by American guitarist and blues musician Roy Buchanan. This was his second record for Alligator Records. It was recorded and mixed by Justin Niebank, mastered by Tom Coyne and produced by Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman and Bruce Iglauer. Delbert McClinton sang lead vocals on some songs.

Dancing on the Edge
Studio album by Roy Buchanan
Released	June 1986
Studio	Streeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Rock, blues
Length	37:44
Label	Alligator
Producer	Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman, Bruce Iglauer
Roy Buchanan chronology
When a Guitar Plays the Blues (1985) Dancing on the Edge (1986) Hot Wires (1987)

Track listing

All tracks composed by Roy Buchanan; except where indicated

1. "Peter Gunn" (Henry Mancini)
2. "The Chokin' Kind" (Harlan Howard)
3. "Jungle Gym" - instrumental
4. "Drowning on Dry Land" (Mickey Gregory, Alan Jones)
5. "Petal to the Metal" - instrumental
6. "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (Willie Dixon)
7. "Cream of the Crop" - instrumental
8. "Beer Drinking Woman" (Peter Chatman)
9. "Whiplash" - instrumental
10. "Baby, Baby, Baby" (Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin)
11. "Matthew" - instrumental

Personnel

• Roy Buchanan – guitar and vocals
• Larry Exum – bass guitar
• Morris Jennings – drums
• Stan Szelest – keyboards
• Donald Kinsey – guitar
• Delbert McClinton – vocals on "The Chokin' Kind", "You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover" and "Baby, Baby, Baby"

References

• Dancing on the Edge at AllMusic