1982 Greg Guidry – Over the Line
Gregory M. Guidry (January 23, 1950 – July 28, 2003), better known as Greg Guidry was an American singer-songwriter.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Greg Guidry played piano and sang gospel as a child, and sang in a band with future Doobie Brother Michael McDonald as a teenager. With quite a bit of help from Rich Lang, friend and fellow multi-talented musician, they wrote and recorded several demos, drove to New York from St.Louis and signed a publishing contract with CBS Records in 1977 and wrote songs for Climax Blues Band, Robbie Dupree, Exile, Johnny Taylor, Sawyer Brown, and Reba McEntire. In 1981 he sang as a backing vocalist for the Allman Brothers Band on their 1981 album Brothers of the Road. He signed with Columbia in 1982 and released an album, Over the Line, which produced two hit singles, “Goin’ Down” (US #17, US AC #11) and a duet with his sister Sandy, “Into My Love” (US #92).
While he continued to do songwriting work later in the 1980s, he did not issue a follow-up album until 2000, when Soul’d Out and Private Session were released, and his debut album was re-released.
Tracks
1 Goin’ Down (David C Martin, Greg Guidry) 3:44
2 That’s How Long (David C Martin, Greg Guidry) 3:31
3 Show Me Your Love (David C Martin, Greg Guidry) 4:11
4 If Love Doesn’t Find Us (Greg Guidry, Jeff Silbar) 2:59
5 Gotta Have More Love (David C Martin, Greg Guidry, Jeff Silbar) 3:43
6 Over The Line (Eddie Setser, Greg Guidry, Troy Seals) 3:01
7 I’m Givin’ It Up (Greg Guidry) 3:21
8 Are You Ready For Love (Cathie Guidry, Greg Guidry) 3:18
9 Into My Love (Cathie Guidry, Greg Guidry) 3:12
10 Darlin’ It’s You (Cathie Guidry, Greg Guidry) 2:38
Musicians
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Bass | Gary Lunn |
| Bass | Larry Crew |
| Drums | James Stroud |
| Drums | Mark Hammond |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Piano | Phil Naish |
| Synthesizer | Gabriel Katona |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Percussion | Bob LaKind |
| Background Vocals | Denny Henson |
Liner Notes
Producer – John Ryan
Co-producer – Greg Guidry (Track 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Steve Fralick
Engineer, Mixed By – Bill Drescher
Engineer, Mixed By, Drums – Mike Psanos
Mastered By – Jeff Sanders
Orchestrated By – David Campbell
Manufactured By – CBS/Sony Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Produced For – Chicago Kid Productions
Mixed At – Sound City Studios
Mixed At – A&M Studios
Mixed At – Sound Stage Studios
Recorded At – Sound City Studios
Recorded At – A&M Studios
Recorded At – Sound Stage Studios
Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
May 9, 2016 @ 10:40
This album was a total surprise to me. Pages meets Michael McDonald.
May 9, 2016 @ 12:38
A classic album. Dann Huff really shines on this one. It’s one of his earlier sessions. I had the privilege of having a short chat with Greg Guidry in Paris in 1996 (westcoast festival). Such a nice man. He passed away too young in tragic circumstances.
May 9, 2016 @ 12:44
Is this released on CD?
May 9, 2016 @ 13:21
Of course. Every westcoast lover should have it.
July 15, 2022 @ 02:02
I knew Greg, Sandy and Cathy in the late 70’s. We used to go to local piano bars and Greg and Sandy would sing and wow people. Great folks. Wish Sandy and/or Cathy would touch base with Doug: dds88@comcast.net.