Living the Blues
Living the Blues is the third album by American blues rock band Canned Heat, a double album released in late 1968. It was one of the first double albums to place well on album charts. It features Canned Heat's signature song, "Going Up the Country", which would later be used in the Woodstock film. John Mayall appears on piano on "Walking by Myself" and "Bear Wires". Dr. John appears on "Boogie Music". The 20-minute trippy suite "Parthenogenesis" is dwarfed by the album-length "Refried Boogie", recorded live.
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated December 7, 1968, peaking at No. 18 during a seventeen-week run on the chart.Track listing
;Side one- "Pony Blues" – 3:48
- "My Mistake" – 3:22
- "Sandy's Blues" – 6:46
- "Going Up the Country" – 2:50
- "Walking by Myself" – 2:29
- "Boogie Music" – 3:00
- "One Kind Favor" – 4:44
- "Parthenogenesis" – 19:57
- "Refried Boogie " ' – 20:10
- "Refried Boogie " ' – 20:50
Personnel
;Canned Heat- Bob Hite – vocals
- Alan Wilson – slide guitar, vocals, harmonica, jaw-harp, chromatic harp
- Henry Vestine – lead guitar
- Larry Taylor – bass, congas
- Adolfo de la Parra – drums
- Dr. John – horn arrangements, piano
- Miles Grayson – horn arrangements
- John Fahey – guitar
- John Mayall – piano
- Jim Horn – flute
- Joe Sample – piano