Watch Your Back

Watch Your Back
Studio album by Guitar Shorty
Released	April 27, 2004
Genre	Blues, blues rock
Label	Alligator
Producer	Brian Brinkerhoff Jesse Harms
Guitar Shorty chronology
I Go Wild! (2001) Watch Your Back (2004) The Best of Guitar Shorty (2006)

Watch Your Back is the sixth studio album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty (David Kearney). The album was released on April 27, 2004 on CD by the label Alligator Records. It has been called a "welcome return for old fans and a perfect introduction for those new to Shorty's long career."

Track listing

1. "Old School" (Jesse Harms) — 3:59
2. "Story of My Life" (Jesse Harms, Truitt) — 3:13
3. "I'm Gonna Leave You" (Truitt) — 5:44
4. "What She Don't Know" (Truitt) — 3:16
5. "I've Been Working" (Van Morrison) — 4:33
6. "Get Busy" (Jesse Harms) — 3:41
7. "Let My Guitar Do the Talking" (Jesse Harms, O'Keefe) — 4:50
8. "It Ain't the Fall That Kills You" (Jesse Harms) — 5:11
9. "A Little Less Conversation" (Davis, Strange) — 4:04
10. "Right Tool for the Job" (Truitt) — 3:44

Personnel

• Guitar Shorty — guitar, vocals
• Sweet William Bouchard — bass
• Electric Vic Johnson — guitar (rhythm)
• Alvino Bennett — drums, percussion
• Jesse Harms — piano, producer, engineer, mixing

Production:

• Dan Monick — photography
• Brian Brinkerhoff — producer
• Dan Stout — mastering
• Marc Lipkin — liner notes
• Kevin Niemiec — design

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

Allmusic calls the album Shorty's "most fiery and gutsy album yet, a tough and uncompromising slab of steely playing, no-nonsense singing, and solid songs." Reviewer Hal Horowitz says that he "rips into these ten tracks sounding like he's young, hungry, and ready to explode."

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)	11