Lost in the Blues

Produced by Sam Charters, the majority of the album was recorded in Stockholm in 1977 and was remixed for its 1991 release to highlight Rush's vocals and guitar and Lucky Peterson's keyboard additions.{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Patrick |title=Pop Eye |work=Los Angeles Times |date=4 Aug 1991 |department=Calendar |page=69}}{{cite book |last1=Swenson |first1=John |title=The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Random House |page=587}} Rush was allegedly displeased with the changes made by Alligator Records, and blues periodicals condemned the remixing.{{cite book |last1=Komara |first1=Edward M. |title=The Blues Encyclopedia |date=2004 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=853}}{{cite news |last1=Dahl |first1=Bill |title=Right Place, Right Time? |work=Chicago Tribune |date=27 Mar 1994 |department=Arts |page=5}} Bob Stroger played bass on the album.{{cite book |last1=Hanson |first1=Karen |title=Today's Chicago Blues |date=2007 |publisher=Claremont Press |page=197}} "Little Red Rooster" is a cover of the Willie Dixon song. ""You've Been an Angel" is a cover of the B.B. King song.

{{music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |title=Lost in the Blues Review by Bill Dahl |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lost-in-the-blues-mw0000263196 |website=AllMusic |access-date=11 September 2023}}

|rev2 = Calgary Herald

|rev2score = A−{{cite news |last1=Wagamese |first1=Richard |title=Recent Releases |work=Calgary Herald |date=19 May 1991 |page=E3}}

|rev3 = North County Times

|rev3score = {{rating|4|4}}{{cite news |last1=Gallo |first1=Mark |title=Electric Guitarist Otis Rush Gets 'Lost in the Blues' |work=North County Times |date=12 Jul 1991 |page=16}}

|rev4 = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

|rev4score = {{rating|2.5|4}}{{cite book |title=The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |date=2006 |publisher=Penguin Books |page=563}}

|rev5 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev5score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |pages=611, 612}}

}}

The Calgary Herald deemed the album "a propulsive blues torpedo that scuttles the competition and re-establishes Rush as a powerful purveyor of soulful, stinging blues." The North County Times labeled it "one of the finest examples of electric Chicago blues ever recorded." The Detroit Free Press listed Lost in the Blues among the best blues albums of 1991.{{cite news |last1=Dulzo |first1=Jim |title=Recordings |work=Detroit Free Press |date=7 Dec 1991 |page=23C}} The Commercial Appeal wrote that "every guitar solo contains flashy phrases, sizzling lines and clever licks."{{cite news |last1=Wynn |first1=Ron |title=Recordings |work=The Commercial Appeal |date=10 May 1991 |page=E23}} The Rockland Journal-News concluded that "there's a confidence here that speaks of a lifetime of one-nighters, untouched by glamor or, unfortunately, much success."{{cite news |last1=Shepard |first1=Eric |title=A New Collection of Serious Blues |work=Rockland Journal-News |date=5 Sep 1991 |department=Night Music |page=10}}

AllMusic called the album "a reasonably successful enterprise, with Rush imparting his own intense twist." The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD noted the vocals of "almost paralyzing pain, tension, and bereavement."{{cite book |last1=Hadley |first1=Frank-John |title=The Grove Press Guide to the Blues on CD |date=1993 |publisher=Grove Press |page=193}}

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| title1 = Hold That Train

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| title2 = You've Been an Angel

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| title3 = Little Red Rooster

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| title4 = Trouble, Trouble

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| title5 = Please Love Me

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| title6 = You Don't Have to Go

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| title7 = Got to Be Some Changes Made

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| title8 = You Got Me Running

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| title9 = I Miss You So

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