Cats on the Coast explained
| Cats on the Coast |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Sea Level |
| Cover: | Cats on the Coast cover.jpg |
| Released: | 1977 |
| Recorded: | Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, GA |
| Length: | 38:12 |
| Label: | Capricorn |
| Producer: | Stewart Levine |
| Prev Title: | Sea Level |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | On the Edge |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
Cats on the Coast is the second album by American rock band Sea Level.[1] It was released in 1977 on Capricorn Records.
The leadoff track, "That's Your Secret", reached #50 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's only charting single.
Reception
In a review for AllMusic, Dave Lynch wrote: "Some great music from Sea Level was still to come, but the best moments of Cats on the Coast wouldn't be topped."
Exposés Peter Thelen stated that, with the album, "there... seemed to be a new emphasis on the vocal material, which seemed to be changing from a country funk sound into more of a funky white soul a la Boz Scaggs. Only four instrumentals this time out, one under two minutes, but still the high point of the album, especially the title track."[2]
Track listing
Side one
- "That's Your Secret" (Randall Bramblett, Davis Causey) – 5:15
- "It Hurts to Want It So Bad" (Charles Feldman, Tim Smith, Steve Smith) – 3:38
- "Storm Warning" (Chuck Leavell) – 5:23
- "Had to Fall" (Randall Bramblett, Jimmy Nalls, Lamar Williams) – 4:35
Side two
- "Midnight Pass" (Neil Larsen) – 6:30
- "Every Little Thing" (Randall Bramblett) – 4:40
- "Cats on the Coast" (Davis Causey) – 5:38
- "Song for Amy" (Chuck Leavell) – 1:40
Personnel
- Randall Bramblett – organ, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, vocals, percussion
- Davis Causey – guitar, backing vocals
- Jai Johanny Johanson – congas
- Chuck Leavell – piano, organ, electric piano, ARP Odyssey, clavinet, percussion, vocals
- Jimmy Nalls – guitar, backing vocals
- George Weaver – drums
- Lamar Williams – bass
- Technical
- Stewart Levine – producer
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer
- David Pinkston – engineer
References
- Country fools . Jazziz . Jul 2002 . 19 . 7 . 21.
- Web site: Reviews: Sea Level . Peter . Thelen . April 1, 1999 . Exposé . August 23, 2022.
- Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 267.
