Blue Guitars is a Blues album released by Chris Rea on October 14, 2005 consisting of eleven CDs. The album is an ambitious project with the 137 songs recorded over the course of 1 1/2 years with a work schedule - according to Chris Rea himself - of twelve hours a day, seven days a week. Initially the project was inspired by Bill Wyman's "Blues Odyssey" and can be called an "odyssey" in its own right, for depicting a journey through the various epochs of Blues Music, starting at its African origins and finishing with modern-time Blues from the 60s and 70s. Subsequently the eleven CDs are titled the following: "Beginnings", "Country Blues", "Louisiana & New Orleans", "Electric Memphis Blues", "Texas Blues", "Chicago Blues", "Blues Ballads", "Gospel Soul Blues & Motown", "Celtic & Irish Blues", "Latin Blues" and "60s & 70s".

TrackList
Album Number One - Beginnings
01. West Africa (4:16)
02. Cry For Home (4:58)
03. The King Who Sold His Own (5:18)
04. White Man Coming (4:02)
05. Where The Blues Come From (6:19)
06. Lord Tell Me It Won't Be Long (4:58)
07. Work Gang (4:33)
08. Praise The Lord (4:42)
09. Sweet Sunday (5:39)
10. Sing Out The Devil (6:09)
11. Boss Man Cut My Chains (3:23)
Total Time: 54 min 17 sec

Album Number Two - Country Blues
01. Walkin' Country Blues (3:42)
02. Man Gone Missing (4:40)
03. Can't Stay Blues (4:58)
04. Kkk Blues (4:56)
05. Too Much Drinkin' (4:52)
06. Catwalk Woman (4:32)
07. If You've Got A Friend In Jesu (4:24)
08. Head Out On The Highway (4:31)
09. Wild Pony (4:10)
10. Steam Train Blues (3:50)
11. Going Up To Memphis (4:20)
12. Somewhere Between Highway 61 & (6:07)
13. Ticket For Chicago (5:16)
14. Dance All Night Long (4:33)
Total Time: 1 h 04 min 51 sec

Album Number Three - Louisiana & New Orleans
01. Two Days Missing Down The Vipe (3:00)
02. Who Cares If I Do (4:35)
03. What Made Me Love You (3:23)
04. You Got Dixie (4:42)
05. One Night With You (5:29)
06. Talking 'bout New Orleans (5:27)
07. Le Fleur De La Vie (3:16)
08. Catfish Girl (3:51)
09. Only A Fool Plays By The Rules (4:01)
10. Baby Come Home (3:34)
11. Dance Avec Moi (3:17)
12. L'ete Eternal (3:33)
Total Time: 48 min 08 sec

Album Number Four - Electric Memphis Blues
01. Electric Guitar (4:44)
02. Electric Memphis Blues (4:17)
03. All Night Long (4:14)
04. Born Bad (3:49)
05. Let's Start Again (3:55)
06. What I'm Looking For (4:28)
07. Rules Of Love (3:13)
08. What You Done To Me (3:31)
09. Hobo Love Blues (3:39)
10. Pass Me By (3:08)
11. The Soul Of My Father's Shadow (3:56)
12. My Blue World Says Hello (4:08)
Total Time: 47 min 02 sec

Album Number Five - Texas Blues
01. Lone Rider (4:46)
02. Texas Blue (5:12)
03. No Wheels Blues (5:05)
04. Lone Star Boogie (5:19)
05. Blind Willie (6:49)
06. The American Way (4:07)
07. Angellina (4:49)
08. Truck Stop (4:49)
09. Weekend Down Mexico (4:20)
10. Line Dance Boogie-/ Texas Line (4:42)
11. Too Big City (5:06)
12. Houston Angel (4:01)
Total Time: 59 min 05 sec

Album Number Six - Chicago Blues
01. I'm Moving Up (4:34)
02. Maxwell Street (4:40)
03. Bob Taylor (5:15)
04. She's A Whole Heap Of Trouble (2:32)
05. Jazzy Blue (3:27)
06. Hip-Sway (3:40)
07. That's The Way It Goes (3:34)
08. To Get Your Love (5:09)
09. Chicago Morning (4:58)
10. Catwalk Woman (3:37)
11. Since You've Been Gone (4:11)
12. All Night Long (5:27)
13. Here She Comes Now (4:16)
Total Time: 55 min 20 sec

Album Number Seven - Blues Ballads
01. Last Call (3:33)
02. Maybe That's All I Need To Kno (4:22)
03. Deep Winter Blues (5:03)
04. If I Ever Get Over You (5:00)
05. I Love The Rain (4:28)
06. My Soul Crying Out For You (3:29)
07. If That's What You Want (4:10)
08. There's No One Looking (5:23)
09. What Became Of You (4:47)
10. My Deep Blue Ways (4:19)
Total Time: 44 min 34 sec

Album Number Eight - Gospel Soul Blues & Motown
01. Sweet Love (2:42)
02. Break Another Piece Of My Hear (4:19)
03. Ball & Chain (4:55)
04. Gospel Trail (4:50)
05. Shy Boy (3:34)
06. Come Change My World (4:03)
07. Call On Me (3:58)
08. Just In Case You Never Knew (4:06)
09. Let Me In (5:36)
10. I'll Be There For You (4:05)
11. The Pain Of Loving You (3:36)
12. Are You Ready (6:07)
Total Time: 51 min 51 sec

Album Number Nine - Celtic & Irish Blues
01. Celtic Blue (7:59)
02. Too Far From Home (7:30)
03. 'Til The Morning Sun Shines On (5:31)
04. Lucky Day (5:10)
05. What She Really Is (4:57)
06. Wishing Well (4:00)
07. Irish Blues (3:59)
08. No More Sorrow (5:51)
09. While I Remain (4:54)
10. Last Drink (4:58)
11. 'Til I Find My True Love's Nam (3:32)
12. Big White Door (5:32)
Total Time: 1 h 03 min 53 sec

Album Number Ten - Latin Blues
01. Hey Gringo (5:50)
02. Immigration Blues (5:08)
03. Still Trying To Clear My Name (4:09)
04. Sun Is Hot (4:13)
05. Screw You And Your Deep Blue S (4:22)
06. Nothing Seems To Matter No Mor (3:39)
07. Sometimes (4:53)
08. Lampiou (5:40)
09. Keep On Dancing (3:49)
10. Lucifer's Angel (4:49)
11. How I Know It's You (4:00)
12. Forever (4:36)
13. You Got Soul (5:09)
14. Bajan Blue (4:30)
Total Time: 1 h 04 min 47 sec

Album Number Eleven - 60s & 70s
01. My Baby Told Me (Blues) (2:42)
02. Got To Be Moving (3:47)
03. My Baby Told Me (Gospel) (3:04)
04. Heartbreaker (2:48)
05. Yes I Do (Instrumental) (3:16)
06. Wasted Love (4:30)
07. Cool Cool Blue (3:56)
08. Clarkson Blues (4:56)
09. Who Killed Love (4:05)
10. Never Tie Me Down (4:05)
11. Mindless (3:47)
12. Ain't That Just The Prettiest (5:07)
13. Nobody But You (3:33)
14. Waiting For Love (4:40)
15. Blue Morning In The Rain (4:30)
Total Time: 58 min 46 sec