Never Turn Our Back on the Blues

Never Turn Our Back on the Blues is the first album by The Moody Marsden Band, formed by two former Whitesnake guitarists Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden. The album was released in 1992 by Castle Communications.

It is a live album recorded at various shows in England in December 1991. It features classic blues songs by the likes of Jimmy Reed ("Baby What You Want"), Elmore James ("It Hurts Me Too"), Billy Myles ("Have You Ever Loved A Woman", and B.B. King ("How Blue Can You Get"). The set also includes Free's "The Stealer" and Whitesnake's hit singles "Here I Go Again" and "Fool For Your Loving", which were co-written by Marsden and Moody with David Coverdale.

Track list

1. "Baby What You Want" (Jimmy Reed)
2. "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (Billy Myles) / "How Blue Can You Get" (B.B. King)
3. "Foolin' With My Heart" (Bernie Marsden/Micky Moody/Tim Hinkley)
4. "It Hurts Me Too" (Elmore James)
5. "Ain't No Love (In The Heart Of The City)" (Mike Price/Dan Walsh)
6. "Never Turn My Back On The Blues" (Bernie Marsden/Micky Moody)
7. "Fool For Your Loving" (David Coverdale/Bernie Marsden/Micky Moody)
8. "Going Down" (Nix/Russell/Dunn)
9. "Here I Go Again" (David Coverdale/Bernie Marsden)
10. "Wee Wee Baby" (Turner/Johnson)

Personnel

• Micky Moody - guitars, vocals
• Bernie Marsden - guitars, vocals
• Jaz Lochrie - bass, vocals
• Zak Starkey - drums

Production notes

• Recorded on the Advision Mobile, England, December 1991
• Mixed at Swanyard Studios, London
• Mixed by Tony Platt
• Produced by Bernie Marsden for Lottie Productions