Out of the Blues: The Best of David Bromberg is a compilation album by American multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter David Bromberg, released by Columbia Records in 1977.David Bromberg discography at wirz.de. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
Critical reception
On Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said, "Out of the Blues: Best of David Bromberg is a solid ten-track collection that features many highlights from Bromberg's '70s recordings, including both originals... and covers.... It's a good summation of his prime period and, therefore, a good introduction to his music."
Billboard wrote, "A 'best' package with some live sets dating back as far as 1972. Traces the development and influences of Bromberg's style with a collage of blues, country, funky r&b, and jazz all punctuated by some fine guitar picking."Out of the Blues review, Billboard, March 12, 1977. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
Track listing Side one "The Holdup" (David Bromberg, George Harrison) – 3:02 "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair" [live] (George Brooks) – 4:52 "The Joke's on Me" (Bromberg) – 3:31 "Mr. Bojangles" [live] (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 7:25 "The New Lee Highway Blues" (Bromberg) – 5:40
Side two "Suffer to Sing the Blues" (Bromberg) – 4:54 "Kansas City" [live] (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)– 3:57 "Demon in Disguise" (Bromberg) – 5:05 "(What a) Wonderful World" (Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Lou Adler) – 3:23 "Sharon" (Bromberg) – 6:05
Original albums The songs on Out of the Blues: The Best of David Bromberg were excerpted from the following albums. David Bromberg (1972) – "Suffer to Sing the Blues" Demon in Disguise (1972) – "Mr. Bojangles", "Demon in Disguise", "Sharon" Wanted Dead or Alive (1974) – "The Holdup", "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair", "The New Lee Highway Blues", "Kansas City" Midnight on the Water (1975) – "The Joke's on Me", "(What a) Wonderful World"
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