When a Guitar Plays the Blues (Roy Lee Johnson album)

When a Guitar Plays the Blues
Studio album by Roy Lee Johnson
Released	August 18, 1998
Genre	Blues
Length	54:33
Label	Southern Tracks Records
Producer	Roy Lee Johnson
Roy Lee Johnson chronology
All Night Long (1991) When a Guitar Plays the Blues (1998)

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When a Guitar Plays the Blues is a studio album by American singer and guitarist Roy Lee Johnson. It was released on August 18, 1998, by Southern Tracks Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roy Lee Johnson

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When a Guitar Plays the Blues"	6:22
2.	"Red Hot"	2:56
3.	"Livin in Reverse"	5:42
4.	"Want to Be Touched by You"	2:51
5.	"I Thought About You"	4:31
6.	"Real Thang"	3:57
7.	"Who Do Me"	5:43
8.	"Hooks and Wheels"	4:43
9.	"You're the One"	3:26
10.	"Too Much Houch"	4:13
11.	"Tell Me Where She Went"	3:25
12.	"Mr. Moonlight"	3:22
13.	"Mr. Moonlight (instrumental)"	3:22

Personnel

• Roy Lee Johnson – lead guitar and vocals
• Keith Samuels – bass guitar, electric and acoustic guitars and digital drums
• James Meadows – piano, strings and horns
• Larry Hall – electric and acoustic guitar
• Paul Linden – harmonica on "Too Much Hooch"
• Ron Harville – bass guitar

Technical staff

• Jeffery Alphabet – engineering, mixing
• Rodney Mills – mastering