Crazy Legs (album) explained

Crazy Legs
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jeff Beck and the Big Town Playboys
Cover:	JeffBeck-CrazyLegs.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	29 June 1993
Studio:	Townhouse, London
Genre:	Rockabilly
Length:	41:08
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Stuart Colman
Chronology:	Jeff Beck
Prev Title:	Frankie's House
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Who Else!
Next Year:	1999

Crazy Legs is a studio album by Jeff Beck and the Big Town Playboys, released on 29 June 1993. The recording is an album of Gene Vincent songs. The album is considered to be a tribute to Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps,^{[1] [2]} and in particular to Vincent's early guitarist Cliff Gallup, who Beck recognized as his biggest influence.^{[1] [3]}

The album peaked at No. 171 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Race with the Devil" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:00
2. "Cruisin'" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:22
3. "Crazy Legs" (Danny Wolfe, Jerry Reed) – 2:03
4. "Double Talkin' Baby" (Danny Wolfe, Jerry Reed) – 2:15
5. "Woman Love" (Jack Rhodes) – 2:35
6. "Lotta Lovin'" (Bernice Bedwell) – 2:04
7. "Catman" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:24
8. "Pink Thunderbird" (Paul Peek, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:30
9. "Baby Blue" (Gene Vincent, Bobby Jones) – 2:36
10. "You Better Believe" (Cliff Gallup) – 2:09
11. "Who Slapped John?" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 1:55
12. "Say Mama" (Johnny Earl, Johnny Meeks) – 2:13
13. "Red Blue Jeans and a Pony Tail" (Jack Rhodes, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:18
14. "Five Feet of Lovin'" (Buck Peddy, Mel Tillis) – 2:11
15. "B-I-Bickey-Bi-Bo-Bo-Go" (Don Carter, Dub Nalls, Jack Rhodes) – 2:12
16. "Blues Stay Away from Me" (Alton Delmore, Henry Glover, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney) – 2:24
17. "Pretty Pretty Baby" (Danny Wolfe) – 2:26
18. "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me" (Gene Vincent, Sheriff Tex Davis) – 2:15

Personnel

• Jeff Beck - lead guitars

The Big Town Playboys

• Mike Sanchez - vocals, piano
• Adrian Utley - rhythm guitar
• Ian Jennings - upright bass, backing vocals
• Clive Deamer - drums, backing vocals

with:

• Leo Green - tenor saxophone on "Say Mama"
• Nick Lunt - baritone saxophone on "Say Mama"
• Tony Rivers - backing vocals on "Baby Blue"

Technical

• Leif Mases - engineer
• David Saunders & Lance Miles - Studio & Backline Techs
• Stan Watts - cover illustration

Additional notes

Catalogue: (CD) Epic 53562

Notes and References

1. http://www.djnoble.demon.co.uk/ints/JEFFBEC.KIN.html Jeff Beck Interview
2. "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide", 2004, p. 57
3. http://www.drfeelgood.de/btps/btp_inte.htm#mike1int "The Big Town Playboys"
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r183479/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} ''Crazy Legs'' - Chart & Awards ]. Allmusic. 26 August 2009.