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Kai Strauss
The Blues Is Handmade
Compil. DE 2018 on Continental Blue Heaven label
Blues
"Best Of" collection taken from Kai Strauss' first three albums. The first run is a limited edition of 500 copies and includes a digital download code plus a signature guitar pick. ℗ + © 2018 Kai Strauss. Made in Germany. Recorded between 2003 - 2017 at Mühle der Freundschaft (A2, A4, B2, B4) Megaphon Tonstudio (A1, A3, B1, B3, B5) Horns (A1, B1) recorded at Rear Window Studio, Brookline MA, USA Horns (A2) recorded at Sugarfit Sounds, Somerville, MA, USA Additional tracks (A4, B4) recorded at Sound Station Studio, Ratingen. Tracks A1, A3, B1, B3, B5 published by GEMA Track A2 published by Eyeball Music Track A4 published by EMI United Partnership Ltd Track B2 published by Big Beat Musik Verlag Track B4 published by Arc Music Corp., BMI
Musicians
 | Kai Strauss voc, g, album by, vocals, guitar, guitar, soloist, 1st solo, written by |
 | Manfred Pollert , DE artwork, all other artwork, photography by, kai strauss solo |
 | Maik Reishaus , photography by, band picture |
 | Craig Welsch , recorded by, horns |
 | Ian Kennedy vn, recorded by, horns |
 | Sax Gordon ts, sax, voc, arranged by, horn arrangements, soloist, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone |
 | Kevin Duvernay b, voc, bvoc, bass |
 | Alex Lex dr, DE drums |
 | Moritz Fuhrhop org, key, DE keyboards, organ |
 | Martino Boni Beadle , tenor saxophone |
 | Brian Thomas tb, US trombone |
 | Alex Lee-Clark tr, trumpet |
 | Mark Earley bs, baritone saxophone |
 | Mike Wheeler g, voc, guitar, soloist, 2nd solo, vocals, guitar |
 | Doug Woolverton tr, trumpet |
 | Thomas Feldmann h, DE harmonica |
 | Erkan Özdemir eb, b, bass |
| Klaus Schnirring , drums |
 | Christian Bleiming p, DE piano |
 | Uwe Nolopp tr, fh, trumpet |
 | Darrell Nulisch voc, h, *1952 US vocals |
 | Tommie Harris dr, voc, vocals |
 | Big Daddy Wilson voc, perc, US vocals |
 | Sugar Ray Norcia voc, h, *1954 US vocals |
 | Henrik Poulsen b, bass |
 | Mads Andersen dr, DK drums |
 | Tony Vega g, voc, slide guitar |
Producers
| Mojohand.com artwork, album front cover |
| Grego Anderson artwork, cover art, cover, cover art |
| Kai Strauss producer |
| Marcus Praed recorded by |
| Martin Meinschäfer recorded by, remastered by, re-mastered for vinyl, remix, re-mixed for yinyl |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blues Is Handmade | Kai Strauss | Tommie Harris | 6:02 |
| 2 | Gotta Wake Up | Kai Strauss | Fenton Robinson | 4:38 |
| 3 | I Ain't Buying It | Kai Strauss | Kai Strauss | 4:01 |
| 4 | I'm About To Lose My Mind | Kai Strauss | Jean Williams | 4:58 |
| 5 | This Game Ain't Worth Playing No More | Kai Strauss | Kai Strauss | 3:33 |
| 6 | Soul Fixin' Man | Kai Strauss | James Solberg, Luther Allison | 3:52 |
| 7 | I Can't Wait | Kai Strauss | Kai Strauss | 4:30 |
| 8 | I Used To Have A Woman | Kai Strauss | James A. Lane | 5:12 |
| 9 | Drinkin' Woman | Kai Strauss | Kai Strauss | 2:53 |
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