C.C.S. 2 Explained

C.C.S.
Type:	studio
Artist:	CCS
Cover:	C.C.S. 2.jpeg
Released:	1972
Recorded:	1971 – 1972
Genre:	Blues, Jazz
Length:	44:28
Label:	RAK
Producer:	Mickie Most
Prev Title:	C.C.S.
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	The Best Band in the Land
Next Year:	1972

C.C.S. was the second studio album of the British blues and jazz outfit CCS, led by guitarist Alexis Korner. This album is usually called C.C.S. 2 to avoid confusion with the first, eponymous album, even though that title cannot be found anywhere on the record or sleeve.

It included covers of songs by such diverse artists as Led Zeppelin and The Jackson 5. On the UK Official Chart, the album charted at number 23, while the single "Brother" charted at number 25.^[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Brother" (Alexis Korner) – 3:23
2. "Black Dog" (Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones) – 4:07
3. "I Want You Back" (The Corporation) – 3:41
4. "Running Out of Sky (Sky Diver)" (John Cameron) – 3:58
5. "Whole Lotta Rock 'n' Roll" – 6:11
   1. "School Day" (Chuck Berry)
   2. "Long Tall Sally" (Albert Collins, Richard Penniman)
   3. "Whole Lotta Love" (Page, John Bonham, Jones, Plant)

Side two

1. "Chaos: Can't We Ever Get It Back" (Korner) – 8:52
2. "This Is My Life" (Peter Thorup) – 3:51
3. "Misunderstood" (Cameron) – 2:46
4. "Maggie's Song" (Korner) – 3:39
5. "City" (Cameron) – 3:34

Personnel

Musicians

• Alexis Korner – guitar, vocals
• Peter Thorup – vocals
• Herbie Flowers – bass
• Tony Carr – drums
• Harold Beckett, Henry Lowther – trumpet
• Harold McNair – woodwinds

Technical

• Mickie Most – producer
• John Cameron – arranger
• John Kurlander – engineer

Notes and References

1. Web site: UK Official Chart - CCS. . September 27, 2017.