Future Blues (Canned Heat album)

Future Blues is the fifth album by American rock band Canned Heat, released in 1970. It was the last to feature the band's classic lineup, as Larry Taylor and Harvey Mandel had both departed by July 1970, prior to its release to record with John Mayall and songwriter Alan Wilson died shortly after on September 3, 1970. It was also the only classic-era Canned Heat studio album to feature Mandel, as Henry Vestine had been the lead guitarist on the previous albums. Their cover of "Let's Work Together" by Wilbert Harrison became a hit. "London Blues" features Dr. John. It was re-released on CD in 2002 by MAM productions with five bonus tracks.

Future Blues
Cover of the original 1970 LP
Studio album by Canned Heat
Released	August 3, 1970
Recorded	1970
Studio	Village Recorders in Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Blues rock
Length	35:25
Label	Liberty
Producer	Skip Taylor, Canned Heat
Canned Heat chronology
Hallelujah (1969) Future Blues (1970) Vintage (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	A-[1]
The Village Voice	A[2]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Sugar Bee" (Eddie Shuler) – 2:39
2. "Shake It and Break It" (Charlie Patton) – 2:35
3. "That's All Right (Mama)" (Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup) – 4:19
4. "My Time Ain't Long" (Alan Wilson) – 3:49
5. "Skat" (Wilson) – 2:44
6. "Let's Work Together" (Wilbert Harrison) – 2:53

Side Two

1. "London Blues" (Wilson) – 5:31
2. "So Sad (The World's in a Tangle)" (Canned Heat) – 7:57
3. "Future Blues" (Canned Heat) – 2:58

Bonus tracks from 2000 CD release (Repertoire REP 4889)

1. "Let's Work Together" Single Mono Version (Harrison) – 2:46
2. "Skat" Single Mono Version (Wilson) – 2:39
3. "Wooly Bully" (Sam Samudio) – 2:30
4. "Christmas Blues" Canned Heat and The Chipmunks (Cook, Taylor, Vestine, Wilson, Hite Jr.) – 2:31
5. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" Canned Heat and The Chipmunks (Bagdasarian) – 2:45

Personnel

Canned Heat

• Bob Hite – vocals
• Alan Wilson – slide guitar, vocals, harmonica
• Harvey Mandel – lead guitar
• Larry Taylor – bass
• Adolfo de la Parra – drums

Additional Musicians

• Dr. John – piano, horn arrangements (tracks 5 & 7)
• Ernest Lane – piano (track 9)

Technical

• Skip Taylor – producer
• Canned Heat – producer
• Tommy Oliver – engineer

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. Christgau, Robert (January 7, 1971). "Consumer Guide (15)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

• Eder, Bruce. "Future Blues – Album Review". allmusic. Retrieved December 10, 2010.